Following our theme of talking about politicians (is there an election coming up by any chance?), MPs’ pension fund is at risk from fossil fuel investments, Green MP Caroline Lucas warns. The £487 million UK MPs’ pension pot is in danger of taking a financial hit due to the failure…
Top five housebuilder Linden Homes has been named as Sustainable Developer of the Year at the What House? Awards. Winning gold, Linden Homes was praised not only for its environmental efforts around the country but also its hard work to bring social benefits to the wider communities where it builds.…
The first phase of the new Urban 180 development at Overend Street, West Bromwich, has won another prestigious excellence award. The project formerly called Eastern Gateway – of 80-plus contemporary homes in the heart of West Bromwich town centre, has been announced as winner in the ‘Social or Affordable Housing‘…
Eco2Solar are working on, not one, but three projects on a site in Leyland, Lancashire. Known locally as Clayton-Le-Woods, the site is divided up between 3 contractors. David Wilson Homes have Cuerden Heights where Eco2Solar are installing solar panels on 144 houses with all black panel systems integrated into the roof, to…
Eco2Solar recently installed a 10kWp solar PV system at Warwick Hospital, part of the South Warwickshire NHS Trust. This is the second system installed at Warwick Hospital by the Worcestershire based company and the third system for a South Warwickshire NHS Trust building. The solar panel system, comprising 40 Solarworld…
Eco2Solar are delighted to announce that their Managing Director, Paul Hutchens, has been appointed to the board of the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP). Worcestershire was one of the first standalone, single-county LEPs to be approved in December 2010 by the Departments for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Communities and…
PLEASE VOTE FOR ARELEY KINGS VILLAGE HALL We need your vote! Areley Kings Village Hall has been shortlisted by Lloyds Bank Community Fund in a competition to win funds for our IT project. We hope to provide free equipment and training in the hall to those in our community who…
Eco2Solar installed a 3kWp solar PV system for a new customer in Sevenoaks, Kent. The twelve 250W SolarWorld solar panels were selected because of their low impact black appearance which would blend in well in the pleasant neighbourhood. The installation was completed in less than a day and the customer,…
BUILDING contractor Speller Metcalfe has been shortlisted in a major eco awards scheme. The company from Enigma Business Park in Malvern is well known for its green projects and has reached the final stages in the sustainable new housing project of the year category in the Sustainable Housing Awards 2014,…
Eco2Solar installed a 20kW PV system on the lower roof for Redhill School in Worcester. This was an extension to an existing 4kW system installed by Eco2Solar in 2013 – Redhill School were so happy with the free solar energy that they wanted to use the maximum roof area available to locate…
Fourteen new bungalows have been handed over to residents at White Farm Road, in Sutton Coldfield. The Birmingham Council bungalows, which are largely dormer-style, have been designed specifically to meet both the needs and aspirations of people over the age of 55 who are looking to downsize in later life.…
It might be mid-summer but West Midland Safari Park is already looking towards the dark nights and to alternative ways of keeping their Indian Rhino House light and bright for their trio of exotic Indian Rhino. Therefore, the Parks’ ‘Green Team’ stepped in and suggested that solar panels be fitted…
