Colin Lynch has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Energy Assets Group, one of Britain’s leading independent metering services and utility construction and asset management companies.
He takes over the role from Phil Bellamy-Lee, who remains a Group Director and will provide on-going strategic and key customer support to a new corporate structure that sees Dave Sing become Group Managing Director of the asset management business stream, and Craig Topley Group Managing Director of network asset construction activities. John McMorrow will continue in his role as Chief Financial Officer.

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Bespoke modular construction specialist Elite Systems is bringing its bespoke modular buildings to ecobuild, held at ExCeL London from 6th to 8th March.

The off-site construction specialist is giving visitors to its stand, F43, the opportunity to learn more about its fully modular eco-classroom concept, and will reveal the first details of the company’s bespoke modular housing prototype.

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A combination of Government initiatives, improvements in battery technology and falling costs when compared with traditionally-fuelled vehicles has created strong momentum in the electric vehicles market over the past 12 to 18 months.

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A COUNTY DURHAM-based housebuilder is celebrating reaching a milestone – building its 2018th house since it started in business – in 2018.

Partner Construction is going from strength-to-strength along and its annual results recently showed an unprecedented level of growth, seeing pre-tax profits treble over the past year.

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The flexible, easy-to-install qualities of Sika-Trocal’s SGK system enabled a vital maintenance feature to be incorporated within the roof of a popular seaside pier without compromise to its aesthetically-pleasing design.

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The Chocolate Quarter, one of the UK’s most stylish retirement complexes, is now protected by industry-leading fire panels from Advanced.

Originally the home of Fry’s chocolate, the iconic collection of 1920s buildings has been sympathetically developed by KWL Architects and Andrew Wilson Developments for Bristol-based charity, the St Monica Trust. The result is an impressive complex of high-spec apartments, elegant living spaces and a range of leisure facilities. As well as protecting the multi-tenant retirement apartments and care home, the Advanced system also covers a doctors’ surgery, offices, spa, retail space and car park.

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Marley Eternit launches new convenient Slater’s Tub

Roof systems manufacturer Marley Eternit has launched a new Slater’s Tub to make it quicker and easier to install fibre cement slates to BS 5534 requirements.  The convenient container is designed to sit perfectly on the battens and contains all of the fixings needed to install 1,000 slates.

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Simon Keam-George, CEO at Enigma Telematics

Aggressive competition and tightening regulatory requirements are pushing the construction industry to find new strategies that increase performance with calculable returns on their investments.

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Heckmondwike, one of the UK’s leading fibre bonded carpet and carpet tile manufacturers, has launched a new RIBA approved Continual Professional Development (CPD) seminar for specifiers, architects and installers.

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Knauf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building products and systems, has achieved third party certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) for its Windliner Sheathing Board.

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