A UK-based long range weather forecaster has released a statement warning of severe winter weather for 2011-2012. The advisory has been issued following one of the harshest winters experienced in Ireland and Britain more than 45 years.

Meteorologist James Madden of Exacta Weather correctly predicted the cold conditions experienced over the previous two years, and is once again forecasting record breaking snowfall and drastically low temperatures between November and January.

Deritend Industries – the UK’s leading industrial maintenance, service and repair group – have once again bolstered their credentials in the water industry by landing a major five year contract with Anglian Water.

The refusal of high-street banks to finance domestic solar panels has resulted in Government feed-in-tariffs only benefiting the ‘well-off’ but a leading solar developer reports that the situation may be about to change for the better. 

 When Greg Barker, the Climate Change Minister, announced changes to feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) earlier this year he said that he wanted the population at large to be able to benefit from, and engage with, renewable power generation.  

However, according to industry experts the refusal of high-street banks to finance domestic solar installations has resulted in feed-in-tariffs (generated by a national levy on power bills) only being available for the ‘well-off’.

Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting has enhanced its position as a leader in the energy, natural resources and waste management sector with the acquisition of GreenEng, a global engineering firm based in South Africa.

 South Staffordshire College is launching a suite of Renewable Technologies training courses, building on its commitment to the environment.  

Caring for the environment and renewable technology is a key priority for South Staffordshire College.  As the first FE College in England to obtain the ISO14001 Environment Management Standard and the Eco-Campus Silver Award, its new Foster Centre for Learning, due to open in September on Rodbaston Campus, will incorporate the use of bio-mass boilers, rain water harvesting, intelligent building and lighting systems and the use of thermal massing throughout and is designed to achieve the Breeam Excellent standard for building design.

 
Despite the inclement weather during this year’s three-day IOG SALTEX turf and open space management show, exhibitors were reporting a high number of serious enquiries – and sales leads – starting right from the first few hours of the exhibition.

Water quality has been a central theme in a redevelopment project that began with the creation of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation in April 1987.

Exciting details about next year’s show will be unveiled today, including a new look for the 2012 event, and sales will go live with the opening of the floor plan for stand bookings.