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Loughborough University has picked up a prestigious award for innovation. The award, for Best Small to Medium-sized Enterprise / University Collaboration, was presented by Wayne Hemingway, one of Britain’s best known designers and champions of innovation, at this year’s Sustainable Construction Innovation Awards ceremony.
Organised by the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet), the awards showcased innovation [...]

Northamptonshire architects, Victor J Wigley and Associates, has picked up a prestigious award for innovation.
The award, for Most Commercial Impact, was presented by Wayne Hemingway, one of Britain’s best known designers and champions of innovation, at this year’s Sustainable Construction Innovation Awards ceremony.
Organised by the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet), the awards showcased innovation in [...]

Northamptonshire company, Cool Planet, has picked up a prestigious award for innovation.
The award, for Best Innovative Product or Process, was presented by Wayne Hemingway, one of Britain’s best known designers and champions of innovation, at this year’s Sustainable Construction Innovation Awards ceremony.
Organised by the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet), the awards showcased innovation in the [...]

A Yorkshire company Oakworth Homes, soon to relocate to Derbyshire, has picked up a prestigious award for innovation.
The award, for Best Overall Innovation, was presented by Wayne Hemingway, one of Britain’s best known designers and champions of innovation, at this year’s Sustainable Construction Innovation Awards ceremony.
Organised by the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet), the awards [...]

A public sector organisation that provides support, advice and funding for East Midlands construction companies and their supply chains will be making its debut at this year’s Ecobuild.
The Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet) will be joined by four of the region’s leading innovative organisations; Hertalan UK, LEDinlight Ltd, The University of Northampton and Northamptonshire Enterprise [...]

East Midlands construction companies looking for financial help, support or advice on how to ‘go greener’ by using sustainable resources are encouraged to attend the Application of Renewables in Today’s Market event.
The free all-day event will take place at Loughborough University on 12 November, from 9.30 am until 4 pm.
The event will showcase the latest [...]

East Midlands construction companies looking for advice, support or financial help on how to ‘go green’ by using sustainable resources are advised to attend the New Technologies in Timber event.
The free briefing event will take place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Nottingham on the 22 October 2009, from 5.30 pm until 7.30 pm.
The event [...]

A Nottinghamshire business has become one of the first companies in the East Midlands to receive funding from the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet) to help develop its range of valves used in the recycling process.
 
Alex Marshall has run the family-business, Midland Industrial [...]

A Northamptonshire business has received funding from the Sustainable Construction innovation Network (iNet) to help develop a new and clean way to heat buildings.
 
Cool Planet, based in Higham Ferrers, provides renewable energy solutions and systems to domestic and commercial clients across the UK.
 
Steve [...]

Pivotal Construction is the one of the first Northamptonshire businesses to receive funding through the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet).
Nick Barnett and Neil Cumming – the directors of Pivotal Construction – formed the company in 2009 after they recognised the problem of the on-going need for housing, but a diminishing supply of suitable development land.
Nick [...]