NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Due to popular demand ‘Managing your Carbon Footprint’ is now available as a public course in addition to our existing in-house course.

Managing your Carbon Footprint will be running at our Luton venue on the 15th November 2007. The cost of this course is £265 + VAT and places are […]

The UK Government and the devolved administrations have published the latest Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on 17th July 2007. The strategy:
- sets out away forward for work and planning on air quality issues
- sets out the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved
- introduces a new policy framework for tackling fine […]

Defra has issued a consultation inviting comments on a draft revised General Guidance Manual for local authority regulated pollution prevention and control. The draft guidance covers the introduction of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Local authorities regulate some 23,000 installations under the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations. Most are regulated for air emissions; some […]

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – formerly known as the Energy Performance Commitment (EPC), is a new mandatory cap-and-trade scheme to reduce energy use emissions from targeted large business and public sector organisations. The CRC will target organisations with an annual electricity consumption from mandatory half hourly meters in excess of 6,000MWh. At current […]

The Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs has issued the final consultation of Sector Guidance Note (SG) 7 for A2 activities in the ceramics sector. This is the fifth of the “2-year reviews” of all the sector guidance notes for the local authority IPPC-regime. The 2-year review programme is to reinforce the […]

The Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1596), were laid before Parliament 6th June and enter into force on 30th June. Amendments relate to the use of arsenic compounds. Arsenic compounds may not be used as substances and constituents of preparations intended for use :
(a) to […]

BOOK NOW! DON’T DELAY!
We have limited places available for courses taking place in August.
Call NOW on 01565-724200 and speak to our friendly Sales Team who will be pleased to assist you with your training requirements and receive £50 discount on training in August.
See below for courses available
(not available in conjuction with any other offer)
The […]

The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1742) were made on 15th June and come into force on 16th July 2007. The Regulations appoint the competent authorities, except in Scotland, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the […]

The Biofuels and Other Fuel Substitutes (Payment of Excise Duties etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1640) were made on 8th June and came into force on 30th June. These Regulations are enforced by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and amend the Biofuels and Other Fuel Substitutes (Payment of […]

The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1842) were made on 24th June and enter into force on 21st August 2007. These Regulations make provision for implementing Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds (O.J. No. L103, 25.4.79, p.1.) and Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation […]