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United Infrastructure agrees £57.5m acquisition of Wood’s UK T&D business

United Infrastructure has reached an agreement to acquire John Wood Group’s UK Transmission & Distribution (T&D) engineering business for £57.5m. UK T&D is a provider of engineering, procurement, ...
Investing

Wood sells UK transmission & distribution business for £57.5 million

UK T&D contributed $65.2 million in revenue and $2.4 million in adjusted EBITDA to Wood’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. The transaction will also release Wood from the ...
Phys.org

Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions in the U.K.—but a loophole from Britain's smog years is fueling the problem

Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes with a hidden cost. So-called domestic burning is now a leading source of ...
Zawya

UK's Wood Group secures $450mln funding from suitor Sidara

Wood Group said on Thursday it has secured access to $450 million in new funding from Dubai-based suitor Sidara after satisfying key conditions, marking a significant milestone in a takeover bid that ...
The Guardian

UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show

Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share Britain’s reliance on burning wood to generate electricity has reached record ...
Metro

Open fires and wood-burning stoves face crackdown in new air pollution plans

Father Christmas might have to find another way of dropping off our presents soon, as open fires and wood-burning stoves are set to face pollution restrictions. The government released its latest ...
Daily Express

Brits given £1k fine warning over using wood burners

20:31, Sat, Nov 22, 2025 Updated: 20:34, Sat, Nov 22, 2025 As freezing temperatures hit many parts of the UK, log burners have become a popular source of home heating. However, Britons are being urged ...
Forbes

Wood Burning Linked To Nearly 2,500 U.K. Deaths A Year, Study Finds

This photograph taken in Saint-Evarzec, western France, December 14, 2022 shows a log burning in a fireplace. (Photo by FRED TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images) Air pollution ...
Daily Mail

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, council-backed study claims

Wood-burning stoves and open fires are linked to 2,500 deaths a year in Britain – and banning them could save the NHS £54million a year, a study claimed today. Non-essential domestic burning of wood ...
The Independent

Wood burning fires in homes linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, report says

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Guardian

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds

Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions The burning of wood and coal in homes contributes to almost 2,500 deaths a year in ...