The BEST Show began at the NEC Birmingham today, 18th October, with all sectors of the construction industry converging to discuss climate change, lower carbon emissions and the necessary changes in both the behaviour and culture of the construction industry to reflect these worries.

Environment Minister, Jane Davidson is in Luxembourg this week to champion the role that regional governments have to play in tackling Climate Change.

The Minister is attending the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg which will focus on protecting biodiversity and consider the best way of ensuring that the EU goes beyond a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.  The Council will also agree the EU position ahead of the December climate change summit in Cancun.

Seventy three serviced apartments in Hyde Park are being reconfigured and redesigned to become thirty six luxurious residential homes in prime central London. Liberty Properties has appointed leading property consultant MDA Consulting to oversee the redevelopment of 2 Hyde Park Square as the quantity surveyors, party wall surveyors and construction design management co-ordinators. The contemporary new development will comprise 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments including a magnificent penthouse and will offer underground parking.

Thames Laboratories specialise in the fields of Health & safety compliance and statutory inspections.  They are specialists in the fields of asbestos management and asbestos surveys, legionella,fire and energy services.