NAPIT announces UKAS accreditation for MCS scheme
NAPIT, a company developing green skills and compliance, has confirmed that it has achieved UKAS accreditation to deliver the MCS Redeveloped Installer Scheme. The company says this reinforces its commitment to quality, consumer protection, and robust certification standards across the small-scale renewable sector. The milestone marks a new phase in the long-standing partnership between NAPIT […]
Octopus and Barratt Redrow target zero home energy bills
Octopus Energy, one of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, and Barratt Redrow, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, have announced a partnership aimed at delivering homes with no household energy bills for up to 10 years, combining low-carbon building design with integrated clean energy technology. The agreement brings together Octopus Energy’s Zero Bills tariff with […]
Scolmore Group earns EcoVadis Silver status
EcoVadis has awarded electrical products provider Scolmore Group a Silver Sustainability Medal, recognising an improvement from its previous Bronze rating first achieved in 2022. The company is now placed within the top 15% of more than 150,000 organisations assessed worldwide. Scolmore Group’s overall sustainability score increased from 66 in 2024 to 78 this year, surpassing […]
Salko opens new electrical plant hire depot in Balkholme
Mechanical and electrical engineering specialist Salko UK has announced the opening of its new electric plant hire warehouse in Balkholme, near Goole. The company says the investment marks a step forward in its commitment to sustainability and innovation across multiple sectors and disciplines. Brett Dainton, previously Technical Engineer at Clarks Vehicle Conversions in Doncaster, has been appointed […]
Recolight launches Used Luminaire Certificate service
Recolight, a UK not-for-profit compliance scheme for lighting waste recycling and sustainability, has announced the introduction of its Used Luminaire Certification service, designed to encourage and support the reuse of lighting products across the industry. With sustainability and embodied carbon at the forefront of project priorities, this certification offers reassurance to developers, consulting engineers, and […]
In2tec develops disassemblable lightbars using ReUSE tech
In2tec, a UK-based sustainable electronics specialist, has introduced new technology designed to make industrial LED lightbars more circular, repairable, and resource-efficient. The company’s ReUSE and ReCYCLE processes allow lightbars to be fully disassembled and reused, significantly reducing carbon emissions and electronic waste. Reducing manufacturing emissions and e-waste As energy costs rise and environmental regulations tighten, […]
Zumtobel achieves fourth Ecovadis Gold
The Zumtobel Group, an Austrian lighting company specialising in indoor and outdoor lighting, has been awarded an EcoVadis gold medal for the fourth time in succession. The evaluation by the independent sustainability platform covers the headquarters in Dornbirn as well as all the globally operating lighting group’s other locations worldwide. In an industry comparison, the […]
Electrification could save Europe €250 billion per year
Schneider Electric, a global energy technology company, has launched a new research report highlighting the role electrification must play in Europe’s future. Currently the electrification rate in Europe is just 21%, a figure that hasn’t changed in the last decade and is 10% behind China, where rapid electrification is taking place. At the same time, […]
UK Power Networks secures 100% low-carbon flexibility tender
Distribution network operator UK Power Networks has secured a 100% low-carbon flexibility portfolio for the first time ever. The latest tender round demonstrated how customers are powering the transition to a smarter, cleaner energy system to enable ‘Clean Power 2030’. The firm awarded 20MW of capacity – enough to power over 13,000 households across London, […]
Solar & Storage Live UK 2025 opens in Birmingham
Solar & Storage Live UK 2025, the country’s largest exhibition dedicated to solar and energy storage, opens today at the NEC Birmingham (23–25 September). More than 20,000 energy professionals are expected to attend. The exhibition will feature over 500 companies spanning solar, storage, and related technologies. Exhibitors include GivEnergy, Alpha ESS, Anker SOLIX, BYD, DAS […]