New production line has been opened at the Clivet plant which is located in Feltre, Belluno. In order to make the launch of the new production line, there was an opening ceremony held at the plant by the President of Midea Commercial, Eric Tian. It was also said that the
Contracts have been awarded for the new healthcare construction framework. The successful parties who have been awarded for these contracts have been named. It is thought that the Framework Manager for the project will be Prime, who already specialises in healthcare and managed the procurement process of the project. Prime
It has been revealed that an international delegation has met with officials from the Irish Government and other industry bodies in order to discuss plans to introduce a more sustainable building global standard. The delegation was led by Scott Foster, who is the Director for Sustainable Energy from the UN
Costain announced that they have taken on their 4,000th trainee. IPS Communications’ Kieran Campbell will be joining the Supply Chain Academy their 4,000th trainee. The massively successful training academy is thought of as the industry leading academy for the Supply Chain sector. As a demonstration of the training academy’s success,
New production line has been opened at the Clivet plant which is located in Feltre, Belluno. In order to make the launch of the new production line, there was an opening ceremony held at the plant by the President of Midea Commercial, Eric Tian. It was also said that the major of Feltre Paolo Perenzin was in attendance, as was Luca Barbini, the president of Confindustria Belluno Dolomiti. There were also a number of trade union representatives as well as members of the sales network and the Clivet production staff and management at the opening ceremony of the new production line. This new line has been created in order to focus on the production of AQUA, which is a heat pump that can be used in domestic hot water production. The production was officially opened by the president of Midea Commercial Air Conditioning, Eric Tian. The Production line that is now dedicated to creating the AQUA products has been the result of extensive cooperation between the Italian and the Chinese team. The hard work of the two groups has meant that the high efficiency domestic heat pump will now the latest product to add to the company’s range. The new production line situated in Belluno has the ability to generate 12,000 units a year for each work shift. This high capacity of production will be able to deliver what is being called a “just in time” service to all of the company’s customers that are located in Europe or those who are Group members. Clivet was announced in October as a Midea pole of excellence and it is thought that the new production line and the employment and development opportunities that will stem from it will create even more opportunities in the region. Other development projects that have taken place in Midea for their employees include the free Chinese and English classes that began in April this year.
Contracts have been awarded for the new healthcare construction framework. The successful parties who have been awarded for these contracts have been named. It is thought that the Framework Manager for the project will be Prime, who already specialises in healthcare and managed the procurement process of the project. Prime announced that Interserve, Kier, VINCI Construction UK, Willmott Dixon and Speller Metcalfe will be working on The Private Investment Construction Framework. The Investment Framework that has been announced will be supported by Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust will create privately-funded projects on behalf of the NHS and other private healthcare operators. These projects that form a part of the framework will be divided in to two different Lots. Lot One will be working on delivering projects that have a value that is in excess of £10 million, and will work to offer national coverage with projects for this lot spread out over England and Wales. Lot two of the Framework will aim to establish a number of different projects that have a value lower than the first lot and will be mainly focused in the South and Central areas of the country. The contractors that have been named to work on the project that work nationwide: Kier, Vinci Construction UK and Wilmott Dixon, will be working on the projects from bot of the Framework lots. Speller Metcalfe on the other hand, will focus their attentions ion to the projects that will be taking place in Lot 2 and will work on the project by delivering more access to other contractors that have experience working in the healthcare sector. The Private Investment Construction Framework is expected to last for four years. It is thought that this Framework will allow for a range of new build and refurbishment works to take place in a range of different healthcare areas like acute, primary care, community care and the elderly care sectors. As stated previously the work in these areas will be across both NHS and private Healthcare facilities.
It has been revealed that an international delegation has met with officials from the Irish Government and other industry bodies in order to discuss plans to introduce a more sustainable building global standard. The delegation was led by Scott Foster, who is the Director for Sustainable Energy from the UN Economic Commission for Europe, or UNECE. The Irish officials involved at the meeting included Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Joining Scott Foster as part of the international delegation was Dr. David Riley, Dr. Somayeh Asadi and Lisa Shulock from Penn State University and Robert Cavey who is a Partner of Praxis which is Washington D.C. The delegation has carried out a two-day visit to Ireland and the fist appointment for the group was to meet with Taoiseach Enda Kenny. During this meeting the different details of the Global High Performance Buildings Framework were looked at. This Building Frameworks is in the process of being provided by the UNECE and it is thought that it will be published at some point in the next few months. At these discussions were a number of vital Irish stakeholders including the representatives from Quinn Building Products, SOLAS, nZEBRA, and Wexford County Council. Throughout the meeting the Taoiseach was informed about other development plans that are being created in Wexford. This Wexford site will see the delivery of an international centre for excellence and a training facility. After the meeting with the Irish Government representatives, the International delegation then went to a dinner and networking function that was hosted by Quinn Building Products. At this event the guests could then discuss other plans for the Framework and for the international training centre. It is advantageous for Ireland to support the development of the sustainable building standards as tit will keep the country at the forefront of high performance buildings. The delegation will also be attending the site of Ireland’s first passive house and the social housing project that has been completed by Michael Bennett & Sons as well as the proposed Wexford location of the international training centre.
Costain announced that they have taken on their 4,000th trainee. IPS Communications’ Kieran Campbell will be joining the Supply Chain Academy their 4,000th trainee. The massively successful training academy is thought of as the industry leading academy for the Supply Chain sector. As a demonstration of the training academy’s success, it has been used by 127 different Small and Medium sized businesses from the industry. The Supply Chain Academy is a training course that is operated by Costain staff. The training facility also enjoys the support of a number of Costain’s more strategic partners that prove exceedingly beneficial to the Small and Medium sized suppliers that are interested in the training process. The Supply Chain Academy has been structured in order to allow the Small and Medium sized suppliers learn the necessary skills to expand in order to successfully deliver more projects. The Training courses are free and module based and cover a wide range of topics. The subjects looked at as part of the Supply Chain Academy includes BIM, insurance, equality and diversity in the company. In order to deliver projects successfully in is imperative that the supply chain meets the desired standard. Therefore, the academy is vital to develop the supply chain and supply organisations with the skills required. The Supply Chain Academy allows Costain to share their knowledge of best practice within the industry it also means that the industry will have knowledgeably suppliers who are trained to a high standard. The Supply Chain Academy shows how Costain is managing to meet goals from the corporate world as well as making their strategy more efficient. The Academy was first started in 2011 and it is a reflection of how important the training is that the training centre has already taught 4,000 people. The Academy is available to SMEs all around the UK in order to make sure that all different regions have access to the training.