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CHAS helps environmental charity grow its impact in local community

0n6828Donations from Merton-based supply chain compliance expert, CHAS, are helping fund the essential work of local environmental charity Sustainable Merton.

Founded in 2007, Sustainable Merton is dedicated to inspiring, mobilising and enabling the Merton community to respond to the climate emergency while also improving local quality of life. With the support of its army of volunteers, it works to champion sustainability and make a difference through community-led projects that address issues around waste, air quality, energy and food.

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Tickets are now available for Ladder Conference 2022

vfdyORtRegistrations are now open for the 2022 Ladder Conference, which will take place on Thursday 20 October at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon - and even better, General Admission tickets are free.

There is a packed agenda with a great speaker line-up - and they'd love to see you there in person. This year is particularly special as the Ladder Association celebrates its 75th Anniversary, so they've got some added extras planned to make this conference the best so far!

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Ground Source comes to the Yorkshire Dales

GSHPA 186Visitors from around the UK will soon again be attending the Ground Source Heat Pump Associations annual conference this September being held at the Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, Skipton North Yorkshire.

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Direct electric heating: a real low-carbon alternative for construction

6cd72b2c10b4c33ce627fa0ac6622b28A new report from ThermoSphere – ‘Working towards Net Zero’ – sheds light on the attitudes toward direct electric heating in the construction industry, with many preferring it as a means of retrofitting small homes and apartments. Alistair Bell, ThermoSphere’s managing director discusses the mood in construction, and the industry’s opportunity for growth.

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Experiential learning for industry

0n6847Constructionarium is a not-for-profit organisation based within a 19-acre bespoke training facility in Norfolk. Over the past 19 years, its core business has been to provide essential practical programmes for Built Environment students in higher and further education who lack practical application by “Turning Theory Into Practice”.

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