LowC News

February 2010

• Breaking News: LowC Construction Ltd wins Tender for Turn Key Zero Carbon exemplar Nursery and Community Building for Bedford Eastern Schools Trust, due for completion January 2011.
  
  
  
• LowC Construction Ltd completes the installation of Bigwood School CHP unit.
  
  Following a comprehensive feasibility study of appropriate renewable technologies, LowC proposed a fully integrated, renewable Combined Heat and Power (CHP) solution to deliver the school's energy demands onsite. Running on pure vegetable oil, the systems will meet around 70% of the school's total energy requirements, far exceeding the Nottingham Council's targets. The CHP unit is connected to a thermal store which optimises the efficiency of the installation within the constraints of a school's occupancy profile. The schools are also eligible to benefit from additional revenue streams through Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC's) for every unit of electricity generated. LowC is also responsible for establishing a renewable fuel supply chain comprising local farming co-operatives to ensure the quality and sustainability of the fuel.
  
  The energy strategy developed by LowC was crucial to the combined success of the bid. This is the first Renewably fuelled CHP unit of its kind to be installed in a school and became fully operational in September 2009.

May 2009

LowC Communities Ltd partners with Carillion and preferred bidder of the £500 million Durham Building Schools for the Future Programme. This forms the delivery of 40 schools over a 10 year program.

May 2009

LowC Communities Ltd awarded the supply of Renewable Combined Heat and Power Energy Centres fuelled by Pure Plant Oil. Energy Centres to be supplied to Mossley Hollins and St Damians schools in Tameside, Manchester as part of the Tameside Building Schools for the Future Programme.

April 2009

LowC Construction Ltd awarded Full Turn-key Installation of Renewable Energy Centres at both Bigwood School and Oakfield SEN school as part of the Nottingham Building Schools for the Future Programme.

April 2009

Low C Construction Ltd in negotiation with local developer Jack Loggin Ltd to construct 14 apartments & 3 commercial units including development of the renewable energy centre equating to a 57% Carbon Reduction compared to standard grid supply.

January 2009

In response to increasing involvement in projects in the area, LowC opens its Newcastle office, to be managed by Scott Graham. Scott is formerly of Arup and will be handling operations in the north of England as Project Director.

November 2008

LowC Communities announces the formation of LowC Construction to offer integrated turnkey construction services. Andy West, formerly of Larkfleet Homes, is appointed as Director of LowC Construction and will be responsible for managing its operations.

October 2008

• LowC Technologies awarded £1m order to supply, install, commission and operate the renewable energy centres for the first two schools in the Nottingham BSF programme. The BioCHP units implemented by LowC are among the first of their type to be introduced into the UK.
  

• Biofuels Expo 2008

  Following our recent success in securing the first pure plant oil CHP based energy centres into the UK through the Governments BSF programme LowC will be exhibiting at the Biofuels Expo in Newark on 15th and 16th October 2008. Please see the Biofuels Expo 2008 website for more details.
  
  Representing all companies within the LowC Communities group: LowC Consulting, LowC Technologies, and LowC Energy Services, we are exhibiting on stands 72 and 74 as well as presenting a seminar on the 15th and hosting workshops on both days.
  

September 2008

• LowC Consulting achieves dual accreditation from both CIBSE and Stroma to deliver domestic and commercial energy performance certifications.
  
• Mark Brown, formerly of Bureau Veritas joins LowC as Operations Director for LowC Energy Services.
  
• LowC opens an office in Belfast to handle its operations in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Jonathan Buick, formerly of Action Renewables is appointed as LowC General Manager for the Irish regions.
  

August 2008

LowC awarded exclusive distribution rights for Baelz Jet Pump technology across the whole of the UK and Ireland

July 2008

Building on its partnership with Carillion, LowC extended its success to enable InspiredSpaces to be selected as preferred bidder for Tameside County Council BSF project - project value £400M.

June 2008

LowC Communities Opens Head Office
The LowC head office in Stamford, Lincolnshire opened in early June 2008 and is now fully operational. This will be the hub of operations for both the consulting and operational divisions of LowC.

May 2008

LowC Technologies awarded exclusive distribution rights for Kuhse greenPower renewable CHP technology across the whole of the UK and Ireland.

May 2008

LowC's partner, Carillion's PFI Education arm (InspiredSpaces) wins Nottingham City Council Building Schools for the Future (BSF) bid - project value £208M. The renewable energy content by LowC was deemed to be the major differentiator in the bid:

Building Magazine - Carillion wins £208m Nottingham BSF contract

Partnerships for Schools - Nottingham City Council announces Selected Bidder

May 2008

LowC awarded exclusive distribution rights for Kuhse greenPower CHP technology across the whole of the UK and Ireland

February 2008

LowC is fully accredited by the Carbon Trust
LowC Communities is accredited by the Carbon Trust to provide Carbon Management and Energy Efficiency (CMEE) project management support.

LowC staff are also accredited to deliver Carbon Trust Building Design Advice, Opportunity Identification and Solution Development services to their client base.

The advice we give can help your organisation to cut energy use, costs and carbon emissions and will play a key role in moving the UK towards a low carbon economy.

January 2008

LowC Solution helps win Building Schools for the Future Bid in Nottingham:

Building Magazine - Carillion wins £208m Nottingham BSF contract

Partnerships for Schools - Nottingham City Council announces Selected Bidder

August 2007

LowC wins 3 year project for Enterprise Inns to deliver a Low carbon reduction programme for the head office in Solihull and the carbon reduction programme for its Pub Estate.