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FEAKLE GAS & PLUMBING ACQUIRED BY WATER INTELLIGENCE IN €2.3M DEAL
Co Clare water leak specialist Feakle Gas & Plumbing (FG&P) has been acquired by Water Intelligence in a €2.3m strategic acquisition aimed at expanding the UK plc’s presence in Ireland. FG&P was established by Pauric Gallagher and Tara O’Brien in 2017 and services residential and commercial markets in central Ireland with service and construction plumbing. It recently set up two new businesses, CKS Solar Renewable and Kilbarron Property Holdings. Water Intelligence uses acoustic and infrared- based technology to identify and fix leakages across residential, commercial and municipal markets.
Its Irish subsidiary, Water Intelligence Leak Detection and Repair, has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of FG&P. Water Intelligence currently operates across the US, and in the UK, Canada and Australia, and is hoping to expand its presence in the EU from its new base in Ireland. Dr Patrick DeSouza, Executive Chairman, Water Intelligence, said, “We are excited by the growth opportunities available to the group in Ireland and the EU. Given the proximity of Ireland to our existing operations in the UK, our teams will be able to work together seamlessly as we expand our international operations.” www.waterintelligence.co.uk
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Government has pledged support for sustainable development.
Zero carbon, clean energy and housing pledges announced by the UK’s newly-elected Labour Government have been welcomed by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). CIBSE said it looks forward to collaborating with the new administration after its landslide victory in the July 4 General Election, also welcoming a commitment to advancing the nation’s infrastructure and housing sectors outlined in the King’s Speech on July 17. All electricity is to be UK generated and zero carbon by 2030, while Labour has also pledged to upgrade the National Grid, reform planning to expedite clean energy projects and extend benefits to local communities hosting clean energy infrastructure. Four million homes are to be upgraded to Energy Performance Certificate band C in the Government’s first term, with £2.3bn allocated per year to help households insulate their homes. Meanwhile, CIBSE recently formed a strategic alliance with the Building Engineering Services Association aimed at supporting the push for net zero in the built environment and delivery of the Building Safety Act. www.cibse.org CIBSE WELCOMES NEW GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION PLEDGES
Patrick Buckley, MD, EPS Group.
EPS GROUP MD SECURES APPOINTMENT TO NATIONAL SKILLS COUNCIL
Patrick Buckley, Managing Director of Co Cork-based water infrastructure specialist EPS Group, has been appointed to the National Skills Council. Patrick, who is also chair of Regional Skills South West, was one of eight enterprise members appointed by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The newly-formed Council
will play a crucial role in communicating and promoting the need for change in lifelong learning through reskilling and upskilling. Its remit includes enabling society and industry, and in particular SMEs, to respond to global change driven by the impact of digitisation/ AI, decarbonisation and demographic change. Patrick said, “In recent years, through my involvement with the various regional skills fora,
local and regional business and engineering networks and indeed through our own business across Ireland, both north and south, I have first-hand, front-line experience of the challenges facing both the SME and education sectors and am very much looking forward to working with the Department, wider government agencies and my fellow Skills Council members to effectively develop skills policy for the future.” www.epswater.ie
PLUMBEX DUBLIN: REGISTER TO ATTEND AT WWW.BEPEX.IE
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