Schools and hospitals and more than 115,000 homes across England are to get upgrades to improve their energy efficiency as the Government announces the allocation of nearly £2 billion in funding.

Chubb, fire safety and security solutions provider, has congratulated a staff member on winning a prestigious Apprentice of the Year award.

The government’s strategy for spending up to £2.5bn on improving the energy efficiency of homes and public sector buildings has been given a cautious welcome by an industry trade association.

Clade Engineering Systems (Clade), the manufacturer of natural refrigerant CO2 heat pumps, is partnering with Groupe Atlantic’s UK, ROI & North America Division.

Heat pump company Qvantum has received the German ISH Design Plus award for a new apartment heat pump. The heat pump is so compact that it can be installed, for example, under a kitchen sink and will be able to replace the gas burners that are now to be phased out in the cities of Europe.

Tangible solutions for achieving climate protection goals in the building sector were the focus of the ISH in Frankfurt am Main.

Titon has extended the market leading Titon FireSafe® range by introducing the new non-combustible Titon FireSafe® 100mm Push Through Pull Kit that is ideal for Social Housing, new build, and refurb residential applications.

Holmwood House was opened in 1922 as a boy’s school by Mr and Mrs E F Duggan with the aim ‘to develop the individuality and abilities of each child, to make them self-reliant and adaptable’.