October 5, 2015
At the 2015 International Radon Symposium in Minneapolis, USA, propertECO’s Commercial Director, Rebecca Coates was presented with an award recognising her efforts to further radon education and awareness in the UK. The Innovative Leadership Award was presented to Rebecca by Shawn Price, President of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) for her […]
Tags: AARST, European Radon Day, propertECO, Radon, Radon Awareness, Radon Awareness Week, Radon Risk Communication, Rebecca Coates, UK Radon Association
February 4, 2015
Wednesday 4th February 2015 is World Cancer Day. Few people realise that a naturally occurring gas that can accumulate unnoticed within buildings is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the UK, and the leading cause of the disease in non-smokers. Radon-induced lung cancer claims over 1000 lives in the UK every year, yet […]
Tags: Lung Cancer, Radon, Radon Awareness, Radon Testing, UK Radon Association, World Cancer Day 2015
October 27, 2014
propertECO have been crowned champions of The Pitch 2014, the UK’s longest running small business competition. More than 1000 businesses entered the competition and propertECO were shortlisted in the top 100 earlier this year. To progress to the final, co-founder Rebecca Coates gave a 90 second pitch outlining the strengths of the business, that she […]
Tags: #thepitch14, Martin Freeman, propertECO, Radon, Radon Awareness, Rebecca Coates, The Pitch, UK Small Business Competition
October 2, 2013
propertECO were delighted to be invited to attend the 2013 International Radon Symposium in September, organised by the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST). The 4-day event included a programme of seminars on wide-ranging topics, such as how to deal with radon in multi-family homes, the potential for radon release during fracking and […]
Tags: AARST, CanSAR, International Radon Symposium, Radon Awareness, Radon mitigation
December 14, 2011
The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has given its support to the Radon Tee World Trek. The international campaign, which was started in the USA by charity Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) aims to increase awareness of the naturally occurring radioactive gas. Radon Tee UK co-ordinators, propertECO met with David Fenton & Stephanie Long […]
Tags: David Fenton, Radon Awareness, Radon Campaign, Radon Gas, Radon Tee, Radon Testing, RPII, Stephanie Long