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Exceptional year in the Humber sets scene for leading offshore wind conference

Exceptional year in the Humber sets scene for leading offshore wind conference

Jan 17, 2022

Offshore Wind Connections 2022 has been announced against a backdrop of gains for the Humber region over the past 12 months. The well-established event organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance will be held at The Spa, Bridlington, on April 27 and 28, marking a return to an in-person conference following the restrictions brought by the pandemic. Hundreds of delegates will converge on the coastal...

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Ideal Heating announces £1m training centre for renewable energy

Ideal Heating announces £1m training centre for renewable energy

Jan 10, 2022

Hull-based Ideal Heating has announced a new, £1 million state-of-the-art training centre focusing on renewable energy. Located at Wykeland Group’s Bridgehead business park in Hessle, the 15,000 sq ft training centre will open this coming spring, and will welcome thousands of installers from across the UK to the region to learn new skills as the industry transitions from traditional gas boilers...

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Free course to help businesses enter growing property flood resilience market

Free course to help businesses enter growing property flood resilience market

Nov 8, 2021

Businesses across the Yorkshire and Humber region are being offered free places on an online course aimed at helping them to benefit from the opportunities available in the growing property flood resilience sector. Run by the Flood Innovation Centre at the University of Hull, the 15-hour Introduction to Property Flood Resilience course is particularly relevant to architects, builders, civil...

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The Waterline Summit 2021: The Humber unites to lead the drive to net-zero

The Waterline Summit 2021: The Humber unites to lead the drive to net-zero

Oct 25, 2021

The Humber has come together to lead the global fight against climate change. The Waterline Summit 2021 – the biggest event of its kind in the north of England – successfully united businesses, public sector organisations, schools, colleges and communities in the drive to a net-zero carbon economy. The five-day summit, organised by Marketing Humber as part of its The Waterline campaign, involved...

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Humber region’s LEPs welcome East Coast Cluster announcement

Humber region’s LEPs welcome East Coast Cluster announcement

Oct 22, 2021

The Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP) and Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership have welcomed the Government’s announcement that the East Coast Cluster is one of its chosen first Track One clusters. The East Coast Cluster is a collaboration between Zero Carbon Humber, Net Zero Teesside and Northern Endurance Partnership, and aims to remove nearly 50% of...

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