Posted February 5, 2025
Local Plans Propel Herts IQ’s Ambitions for High-Value Employment
The St Albans and Dacorum Local Plans are crucial for Herts IQ's goal of fostering high-value employment. With the Crown Estate's Hemel East development, the rapid progress at Maylands Gateway, and new infrastructure projects like the A414 crossing and Dutch-style roundabout, the region is set for significant growth. These initiatives collectively support a sustainable, integrated, and prosperous future for Hemel Hempstead and its surrounding areas, aligning with the Hertfordshire Economic Strategy.
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Posted March 6, 2023
Making Hertfordshire more energy efficient
Our homes are one of the biggest offenders when it comes to energy consumption – using around 35% of all ...
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Posted February 9, 2022
Herts IQ sponsors key conference on sustainability
Hertfordshire Innovation Quarter (Herts IQ) and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership are proud to sponsor the pivotal sustainability conference taking place…
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Posted January 20, 2022
Free support programme for construction SMEs
BRE and I-Construct to support SMEs bringing new products or services to market a free scheme to help 20…
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Posted December 1, 2021
Hertfordshire to lead sustainable challenge by attracting new talent into offsite construction
Hertfordshire is to offer a new vocational apprenticeship programme in Timber Frame – MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) thanks to a...
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Posted November 30, 2021
Huge opportunities for Hertfordshire SMEs in the wake of COP26
With the highly-anticipated United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) all wrapped up, what has been the takeaway for Hertfordshire businesses and where does the local economy go from here? Helen Pollock, Hert’s IQ’s Enterprise Zone Project Executive, shares her thoughts.
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Posted September 13, 2021
Carbon Battle Bus delivers net zero carbon message to local businesses
Hemel Hempstead’s local businesses and organisations came to Ashridge House on Tuesday to visit leading sustainability certification group Planet Mark’s 100% electric battle bus and hear from local people, organisations and community groups about the impactful and inspiring projects they are undertaking to reduce their carbon emissions.
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Posted June 22, 2021
Herts IQ is latest stop for zero carbon ‘Battle Bus.’
The UK’s first fully-electric ‘Carbon Battle Bus’ made a stop at Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, as part of a Zero Carbon Tour of the UK on route to COP26 in Glasgow in November.
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Posted June 21, 2021
£3m project to decarbonise Maylands' businesses
The Eastern New Energy research project aims to accelerate the race to net zero at a grass roots level by decarbonising one of the UK’s largest business parks.
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