RECENT NEWS

Allianz Engineering has introduced a new inspection service for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

New Jersey-headquartered, The Clarient Group, which describes itself as ‘a leader in smart building consulting and technology engineering’, has joined architecture, engineering, and design firm, CannonDesign.

Roads, railways, schools, and hospitals, will be delivered more efficiently as the government ‘gets a grip’ on vital infrastructure delays, and ‘goes further and faster to kickstart economic growth and improve the lives of working people across the country’, with the recent announcement of the creation of the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

VES, which supplies and manufactures air-handling, heat recovery, and supply and extract units for public, commercial, and industrial buildings across the UK, has announced the recent addition of Ben and Will Peters as shareholders and directors of its holding company, Ventilating Equipment Supply Holdings.

Compliance Group, a UK specialist in integrated safety and regulatory compliance across electrical, fire, and water, has announced the appointment of Sarah Dixon (pictured) as its new CEO.

Pinpoint, which manufactures staff alarm systems ‘for high-risk workplaces’, has launched a new website to mark what the Leven-based business says is a ‘fresh direction’ as it seeks to drive sales of its ‘cutting-edge’ P2 System.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the appointment of Paul Eagle (pictured), Executive Board Technical director at BESA member company, Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee.

Stannah Lifts is calling on businesses and Facilities managers to ‘act now’ and upgrade their lift communications systems to ensure that they are ready for the UK’s new high-speed, GSM digital network.

Cistermiser, a leading UK provider of water and energy saving management solutions, says it welcomes the launch of Ofwat’s £100 million Water Efficiency Fund ‘as a crucial investment in securing the UK’s future water supply’.

NHS staff at Scarborough Hospital’s Emergency Department have recently welcomed a new ‘colleague’ – a research robot called DAISY.

Babor Qureshi (pictured), just appointed by Stephen George + Partners (SGP) as Principal architect in the practice’s Healthcare team, based at its Leeds office, brings over 18 years’ experience to the AJ100 practice, primarily in the healthcare sector – working closely with NHS Trusts and contractors across the UK.

Vantify, claimed to be ‘the first UK-based full service compliance software ecosystem’, has launched today (31 March) as part of a multimillion pound investment in its technology.

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has appointed Stephen Talboys, Chief Operating Officer – Campus 2030 for the Open University (pictured), as its new Chief Property Officer – an executive and Board Director position.

‘Hundreds’ of schools, NHS Trusts, and communities across the UK will benefit from new rooftop solar power and renewable schemes to save money on their energy bills, thanks to a total £200 million investment from the UK government and Great British Energy, it was announced on 21 March.

NHS Property Services has launched its new Green Plan, a comprehensive three-year strategy which it says is aimed at reducing the environmental impact of NHS facilities, and ‘progressing towards a Net Zero carbon future’ by 2040.

Global multidisciplinary engineering and design consultant, Cundall, says the appointment of Jordan Mason as an associate director, based in its London office, reflects the business’s ambition to strengthen its science and technology service offering.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has officially become a Trade Associate of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) – which it says reinforces its commitment to raising standards in construction product information and marketing ‘in the light of the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report’.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (the MHRA) recently welcomed Health Minister, Karin Smyth, to its science campus in South Mimms as part of British Science Week ‘to demonstrate how innovations become safe, effective treatments for NHS patients’.

A webinar to be held by MRI Software in association with Health Estate Journal at 11.00 am on 1 May will focus on ‘the significant challenges the NHS faces in estates and facilities management due to fragmented systems, manual data collection, and inefficiencies’.

Assa Abloy has acquired Senior Architectural Systems Ltd (SAS), an independent aluminium fenestration systems supplier in the UK.