The UK government and the Green Investment Bank plan to invest in a new renewable energy plant in Scotland, which will help power a well-known whisky distillery, Reuters has reported. The project will cost a total of £74m. The UK…
Day: August 22, 2014
Get in early for plumbers and heating home improvements
Qualified plumbers and heating engineers are among UK tradesmen whose diaries are getting full up, with many expecting to get even busier over the next 12 months according to new research by trade supplier, Plumbfix. Nearly half (42%) of all…
Construction: Second quarter housing starts up 18 percent on last year
The level of England’s new housing construction activity in the April to June quarter of 2014 was unchanged on the first quarter but up 18% year-on-year. The latest statistics show that there were 36,230 new housing starts in England between…
New UK distributor for De Dietrich
Dublin-based distribution company, KAL Group has been appointed by Groupe Brandt (France) S.A.S., to promote and distribute De Dietrich kitchen appliances throughout the UK. As part of the agreement, KAL Group will honour all warranty obligations for the De Dietrich…
Plumbing industry enthusiastic about the future
With rising optimism in the construction and house building sectors, research by Uponor has shown that the heating and plumbing industry is following suit with 90% of installers enthusiastic about the year ahead. In the survey of Uponor’s supplier network,…
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