What to Expect from ISO 9001:2026: Key Changes for UK Businesses
For more than a decade, ISO 9001:2015 has provided organisations with a globally recognised framework for quality management. From manufacturers and construction firms to schools, healthcare providers and service organisations, the standard has helped businesses improve consistency, reduce risk and deliver better outcomes for customers. Now, a revised version of the world’s most […]
Gilberts Help Deliver Net Zero in Newcastle
We’re proud to have played a key role in helping the new Callerton Academy in Newcastle achieve carbon neutral status. The £39m new school has capacity for 1400 pupils over its campus of a three-storey teaching building and adjoining dedicated sports facility. Designed and built to ‘fabric first’ principles, Callerton Academy features diverse green […]
ventilation/ heat recovery headline performance and massive running cost savings
A new ventilation/ heat recovery option can achieve performance better than anything else on the market, meaning massive savings on energy bills. Mistrale Fusion Deo achieves up to 65% heat recovery- significantly better than other similar type systems. That outstanding performance means that for a typical school, energy bills could be cut dramatically by recovering […]
Fusing a healthy environment for re-purposed brewery
The £12.6m extension to Thomas Telford University Technical College (UTC) is using the latest technology to deliver “a gold standard in education”, through to its ventilation. Designed by Associated Architects and delivered by Morgan Sindall, the facility forms part of what is Europe’s largest construction education campus, on a former brewery site. The three-storey, 4500m2 […]
“Top of the class” claims for new ventilation with heat recovery unit
In the drive towards reduced net zero, Gilberts Blackpool claims its new MFS-HR hybrid natural ventilation unit, which now includes significant heat recovery capabilities, appears to surpass the performance of anything comparable on the market for commercial and public sector applications. Building on Gilberts’ pioneering MFS hybrid natural ventilation unit- the first of its kind […]
“Ticking the boxes” in more ways than one
Two into one does go with advancements to Gilberts’ natural ventilation accessories in line with changes to Building Regulations and guidance. Its latest Series VN-S unit not only addresses noise attenuation into the internal space but is also fully non-combustible. The Series VN-S range of acoustic silencers for natural ventilation provide sound reduction with a […]
How we can help UK building & construction in the zero carbon evolution
With new Building Regulations on ventilation and energy efficiency coming into force later this year, to help achieve zero carbon by 2050, Gilberts Blackpool is ahead of the game in advice and support. As the UK’s leading independent air movement specialist with more than half a century delivering natural and mechanical ventilation for commercial and […]
Helping school design reduce carbon emissions
With heating being a school’s primary use of energy, leading independent building services specialist Gilberts is taking steps to help the educational estate optimise its carbon footprint. The move coincides with updates to the required technical standards and performance criteria for schools’ mechanical services, within the Department for Education’s Facilities Output Specification(1). The updates are […]