The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has welcomed the first tentative steps announced yesterday (May 21) to get the sector in Scotland back to work – but insists health and safety and collaboration must be at the heart of the phased return. The collective – which has been working towards restart with a number of bodies,…
An apprentice with Birmingham-based mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has clinched a top regional training award. Shaun Donaldson, who works out of the Aston headquarters of the 130-year-old company, was named Mechanical Engineering Services Apprentice of the Year for the Midlands by JTL, a leading training provider for the building services industry,…
Toolstation has launched an initiative to help provide support to the mental health and wellbeing needs of those working in the trade. Working together with the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, ‘Head First’ will encourage the trade to be more open in talking about their own mental health and supportive of others who…
CHAS, the Health & Safety accreditation specialist, has signed an agreement with Checkatrade that will see the two organisations work together to help their trade members boost their accredited status and availability for work. Checkatrade is one of the UK’s leading directories of recommended, vetted and monitored trade experts, while CHAS helps construction clients to…
‘Keep Indoor Places Well Ventilated’– This is one of the key principles cited in the UK Government’s COVID-19 return to work strategy1published on 11 May 2020. The strategy also states‘Evidence suggests that the virus is less likely to be passed on in well-ventilated buildings and outdoors’and advises to ‘Use external extractor fans to keep spaces…
Midlands engineering contractors I.C. Electrical and Franklyn Yates Engineering Limited have helped to strengthen the NHS’ capacity at a critical time by supporting the delivery of an external consulting room, for the treatment of non-coronavirus-related illnesses. The project, for Burton upon Trent-based Wetmore Road Surgery, involved the businesses completing electrical installations for a new external patient consulting unit. Designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the main surgery building, the temporary structure will only be used for treating patients with…
NICEIC and ELECSA, the nation’s leading certification bodies for the electrical industry, cancel 2020 Apprentice of the Year competition in light of COVID-19 pandemic The competition, which is in its fifth year, attracted hundreds of entrants from across the countryand was due to conclude on June 2 at the Belfry Hotel. NICEIC and ELECSA together with partners Scolmore Group and Voltimum took the…
Now in its 28th year, The Electrical Industry Awards (EIA) is the only awards programme that brings together the entire UK electrical sector to reward and celebrate the very best in products, people, businesses and projects. The awards are judged by an independent panel of experts representing the UK Electrical sector, including LIA, JIB, ECA,…
Now in its 28th year, The Electrical Industry Awards (EIA) is the only awards programme that brings together the entire UK electrical sector to reward and celebrate the very best in products, people, businesses and projects. The awards are judged by an independent panel of experts representing the UK Electrical sector, including LIA, JIB, ECA,…
Selco Builders Warehouse has revealed the second phase of its reopening process, meaning all 68 branches will be open in some form by next week. Selco reopened 42 of its branches to support the delivery of online orders – through Click & Collect from branch car parks and Click & Deliver – last week. This…
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