London’s EcoBuild: Brexit, new build energy efficiency and disruptive technology
Last month, the ExCeL Centre in London played host to the latest edition of the EcoBuild show. Brexit’s impact on construction was one of the main topics of the show, as well as air-pollution and green infrastructure. EcoBuild is pitched as the UK’s leading exhibition and conference for construction, design and energy in the sustainable built environment, appealing to construction suppliers […]
Scott Bader wins supplier award from turbine blade company
LM Wind Power has presented Scott Bader with its ‘Most innovative supplier 2016’ award. Scott Bader’s new ‘zero styrene’ spray gelcoat technology came in for praise from the wind turbine rotor blade supplier. LM is a long standing global customer of the company, with factories using Scott Bader’s gelcoat and structural adhesive in the production […]
Drop tariffs on ‘green goods’ to boost eco-friendly tech, says UN
Dropping tariffs and easing trade for components used in eco-friendly technology is vital to move to a greener economy, according to the UN. At the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, currently underway, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has said that access to ‘green goods’ should be encouraged by moving away from protectionism. Potentially, this proposal […]
Eco anti-corrosion coating specialist Greenkote doubles capacity in Ohio
Anti-corrosion metal coating provider Greenkote has more than doubled capacity at its HQ production facility in Brook Park, Ohio, near Cleveland. Significantly increasing demand from the industry and regulation around the pollutants connected to older coating processes have been behind the expansion, Greekote said, which holds several patents in corrosion protection and specialises in advanced, ecofriendly […]