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It costs a lot to fly a load of Lycra-clad athletes over to the UK, dump them in a flash new stadium and carry a gold-plated torch around them - about £11 billion, according to reports. But despite the massive public spend that's gone on hosting the London 2012 Olympics, there is at least one arena in which the planning committees are Read more...

The UK is like a chubby child with a feverish appetite for chocolate biscuits, only to feed this particular country-shaped beast, you need a steady supply of electricity and gas. However, one government-sponsored thinktank has announced that the UK could cut its electricity demand by as much as 40 per cent by the year 2030 - but it's not a Read more...

The UK ranks first among the world's 12 largest economies for reducing pollution and emissions through industry, transport and buildings, according to a report issued this month by the Washington-based American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). According to the report, the UK beat out America (ranked 9th in the research, thanks Read more...

We've all thought it: "I've installed LED lighting in my home, but what are they doing in Runcorn?" Well, worry no more. Investment has been secured to retrofit energy-saving lighting to more than 80 homes on a Runcorn housing estate, so the Runcorn and Widnes area can stop letting the side down. According to reports, the housing Read more...

Homeowners are still pretty useless when it comes to energy efficiency, according to Age UK. They've had enough, the charity. They've had enough of heat leaking out of single-glazed windows, of lights being left on in vacant rooms, of phone chargers being left in the plug despite the battery being full. They have just had it with us, all of Read more...

Cambridge County Council is the latest organisation to join the ranks of green local assemblies, with the news that a thriving car park in the city centre has been converted to LED lighting. As part of its long-term commitment to making Cambridge a more sustainable city, the council recruited Manchester-based MHA lighting to replace the 220 Read more...

The next year should see electrical contractors benefit from a growing number of new opportunities, the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) has predicted. Publishing its latest Quarterly Business Trends Survey, the professional body has revealed that more than one in four of its members saw an increase in turnover during the first three Read more...

Electricians are set to benefit from a new iPad app that will allow them to spend more time fixing switches and sockets or troubleshooting wiring problems rather than having to bother with tiresome paperwork. Developed in partnership with the software company Click, the new initiative from the electrical contracting excellence group (NICEIC) will Read more...

When homeowners look to light their rooms, they often hit the main bases: an overhead light in the exact centre of the room, a lamp out towards the sides for special occasions, a night light plugged in to electrical sockets for sleepwalkers. But as specialist lighting provider DOCA points out, practical lighting in the main working areas is also Read more...

Living next to a river can certainly be calming, but it may not be without its problems, especially if you live in a flood-risk area. This means it's important to guard your home against the risk of rising waters, paying particularly close attention to switches and sockets. According to experts, both electric and gas fixtures, fittings and Read more...