Day: 3 August 2011

Dr Nick Murry joins IMS Consulting

IMS Consulting is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Nick Murry as Director for Business Development and Strategy.

Scottish company fined £30,000 for illegal water work

Inverness-shire engineering company S D Cameron has been fined £30,000 for illegal water work carried out on a burn.

Asian business tycoon snaps up Northumbrian Water

Northumbrian Water has been bought by a syndicate led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI), under the newly formed company UK Water for £2.4bn.

Lincolnshire lays claim to UK’s first ‘super waste’ site

Organic Recycling has announced its intention to develop a 'super waste' site in Crowland, Lincolnshire, with the capability to treat over 100 different types of waste.

Bradford set to house Europe’s largest sustainable business site

A new sustainable building development in Inspire Bradford Business Park is set to become Europe's largest construction of environmentally friendly office spaces after securing funding.

Exports fuelling growth in packaging waste recycling rates

Growth in the UK recycling market is chiefly being driven by exports with 37% of packaging waste volume being shipped to countries such as India and China, according to a new report.

Dragon Peter Jones criticised for solar slating

Solar panel installers Ploughcroft Solar have secured investment from Dragons' Den stars Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis to expand the business - while fellow entrepreneur Peter Jones was criticised for saying solar was 'unaffordable'.

London Underground shows plenty of bottle for recycling

Plastic bottles left on London Underground's tube network are being targeted in a recycling drive that will see them reprocessed back into food-grade packaging material.

Good Energy to hold electricity price but increase gas charges

Renewable power supplier Good Energy has announced it will cap electricity prices until 2012 - but admitted gas costs will increase.

Advertising watchdog halts air-source heat pump ad

An advert for air-source heat pumps claiming the technology could cut winter fuel bills by 40% has been criticised by advertising watchdogs.

Modified Refrigeration systems reduced energy consumption by 500,000 kwh / year, and carbon emissions by over 270 tonnes.

For each 1 deg c you reduce condensing temperature(discharge pressure) refrigeration efficiency improves by 2-4%.

No time to stand still for ambitious M&S

Having launched a bolder version of its Plan A, Marks & Spencer is now striving to become the world's most sustainable retailer

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