Uponor started in Q1 2022 offering PEX pipes, based on renewable raw materials, with a reduced carbon footprint of up to 90 per cent compared to fossil-based PEX pipes currently on the market. The new PEX Pipe Blue products have been launched in Norway, Sweden and Finland so far.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has recently made a £1,000 donation to a Stapleford-based charity which supports young people who have experienced homelessness, and those who are at risk. Broxtowe Youth Homelessness helps people aged between 16 and 25 to not only prevent homelessness in the first instance, but also to provide those already without a home with the help they need to rebuild their lives and empower them to successfully move on.

eola, an operating system for experience providers, and Snow Camp, a charity turning young lives around with the power of snowsports, are announcing their new partnership. They will work together over the coming years to raise funds to directly impact the young people Snow Camp supports and promote their life-changing work across the UK.

Midlands planning consultancy Marrons Planning has bolstered its urban design service with the appointment of Jared McQueen-Pullen. Having launched the new service less than a year ago, the consultancy is strengthening the team in response to growing demand for architecture and urban design advice.

Jared joins the team from Dudley Council, where he was responsible for setting the vision and standard for design within in the borough.

Gary Imrie has been named as an Avison Young Principal based in the firm’s Birmingham office. Avison Young is a Principal-led, people-first firm with more than 650 Principals across the globe. Principals are industry leaders who exemplify the collaborative culture and client-centric mentality, developing long-standing relationships with clients as partners.  

Young professionals are being encouraged to submit an application to win an award at the Future Faces Chamber of Commerce’s highly anticipated awards ceremony this summer.

Celebrating the region’s young professionals and their achievements, the Future Faces Annual Dinner & Awards 2022 will take place at the ICC in Birmingham on Friday 26 August from 7pm.