Recent News & Press

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for their news updates. Turtle Launches UK’s First Wind and Solar Powered Defibrillator  Turtle Defib Cabinets – a manufacturer of defibrillators and supplier of medical equipment – has designed and engineered the first solar and wind powered defibrillator cabinet in the UK.  The launch of...

WOBO thanks “edie” for the range of news items available for its membership. UK Government forges ahead with green hydrogen for industry, backs 20% blends in gas grid The UK Government has thrown its weight between 11 green hydrogen generation and use projects spearheaded by...

ICC News and Global Developments. Dubai Municipality Joins the Code Council’s MENA Building Science Advisory Council Dubai Municipality’s participation in this council underlines its unwavering commitment to enhancing building safety standards in Dubai and the wider MENA region. Read More       Water Reuse...

WOBO thanks Fire Safety Matters for their news and updates. Body-worn cameras used to monitor cladding remediation projects INSURANCE COMPANY AXA UK is providing body-worn cameras for contractors so that they can record essential safety work transacted on those buildings containing flammable cladding and insulation....

WOBO members and fellow professionals are encouraged to read the newsletter as it relates to “real” projects and incidents within the built environment. CROSS-UK Newsletter 71 includes expert comment on fire and structural safety reports made to CROSS, along with a range of building safety...

WOBO thanks Renewable items for their news items and updates. Brits ‘bamboozled’ by heat pump misinformation       One in four UK residents hold misconceptions about heat pumps; Good Energy responds with targeted winter advice. Read more         100,000 Welsh home and business...

WOBO thanks edie for all the information provided in respect of COP 28 and encourages members to sign up with edie. COP28 climate summit: Where do we stand with the major new draft Global Stocktake text? In the final hours of COP28, the UN published...

WOBO appreciates the links to the news items provided by edie. Science-based nature targets for cities and Race to Zero updates: The 7 biggest stories from 6 December at COP28 In this members’ exclusive COP28 daily roundup, we summarise seven of the biggest stories from 6...

WOBO welcomes the updates from the HSE and the Building Safety Regulator Asbestos is the greatest cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain. Around 5,000 people die every year from asbestos-related diseases which typically take decades to develop and cannot be cured. HSE has refreshed...