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NEWS

Successful CIOB

Golf Event at Dunmurry

The sun was shining at Dunmurry Golf Roger Gillespie, Chair of the CIOB
Club for the recent Chartered Institute Belfast Hub committee commented,
of Building (CIOB) golf event. Farrans “Thanks to the sponsors and teams
Construction won the Team Prize, with from Farrans Construction, Quigg
Warren Wright pipping Brad Walker Golden, Titan Air Conditioning,
of Housing LMS to the best gross. Training LMS, Housing LMS, and Hays
The Individual accolade was closely for participating. We hope to build on
contested, with a top three of Martin this and have an even larger event
Lilley from Daikin Air Conditioning next year.”

taking third place, Chris McNamara
from Hays taking second place, and
Michael O’Shea of Quigg Golden
being the winner. Sponsors of the
event were Farrans Construction,
Titan Air Conditioning, Training LMS,
Housing LMS, and Hays.
Chancellor’s commitment

to levelling up lacks key

details on net zero says CIOB

Autumn’s Budget saw commitments in the industry, should have a positive homes on the route to Net Zero.
from Government to strengthen impact on the construction industry’s However, the £3.9 billion pledge for
business investment and further output levels. heat pumps is someway short of the
encourage levelling up in the UK, “Last week, CIOB welcomed the Government’s £9.2 billion manifesto
however it lacked key details on how publication of the Heat and Buildings commitment for domestic energy
Government will drive the Net Zero Strategy as a means of addressing efficiency improvements. CIOB would
agenda. some of the key issues surrounding like to see the Government allocate
Eddie Tuttle, Director of Policy, Public sustainability in the built environment. the remaining £5.3 billion towards the
Affairs and Research at CIOB, said: However, we’re concerned that the Construction Leadership Council’s
“Many of the announcements, such Chancellor did not release further (CLC) National Retrofit Strategy which
as a new business rates improvement information on how the new funding has been backed by CIOB and
relief allowing private companies announced in the Strategy would many other bodies within the built
to invest in their property and a link with the UK’s ambitions to meet environment.”
£150 billion increase in overall Net Zero targets by 2050. The Heat
departmental spending which will and Buildings Strategy was a clear
allow for further public sector work to indicator of the Government’s
continue to address prominent issues commitment to decarbonising our

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