With summer holidays in full swing and more electric vehicles on the road than ever before*, InstaVolt – the UK’s leading ultra-rapid EV charging network – has officially declared 2025 the Year of the Electric Road Trip. With over 1.6 million electric vehicles now on UK roads, an increase of nearly half a million since…
A JTL apprentice from Preston has played a hands-on role in transforming a Lancashire home for BBC One’s DIY SOS, helping a local family welcome their teenage son home for the first time in three years. Joe Bibby, who is the second year of his electrical apprenticeship with JTL and his employer, Progress Housing, was…
CEF, the UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor, has retained its silver EcoVadis sustainability rating, which places the business in the top 15% of all companies assessed globally. EcoVadis is a platform that evaluates a company’s sustainability practices, measuring performance across four key categories: environment, labour & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The ratings, which…
A new report, ‘Apprenticeship Pathways’ recommends the Welsh Government should work with schools, colleges and employers to present vocational courses as a good quality option. The Senedd’s Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, set up to hold the Welsh Government to account on specific issues including skills, opened a consultation in the Spring. ECA (Electrical…
New insights from B&Q reveal Gen Z tradespeople see a career in trade as a savvy business move. Over a third (39 per cent) of young tradespeople chose the profession for its good career opportunities – as well as it being a platform to channel entrepreneurial spirit with 30 per cent seeing it as an…
It was always going to be an incredibly special evening, as the Lighthouse Charity’s Scotland West Region, marked a major milestone and celebrated six decades of charitable giving and support to the construction community. And It was only fitting that the celebratory event on Friday 1st August took place on a national treasure; the Waverley,…
Daikin, a global leader in HVAC solutions, has launched the Daikin Discovery Series, a comprehensive programme of regional events designed to deepen relationships with professional installers and consultants across the UK commercial heating and cooling sector. Running from 4th September to 2nd October 2025, the Daikin Discovery Series is an evolution of Daikin’s established summer…
As thousands of young people across Scotland receive their exam results, two leading electrical bodies have reminded students that there’s no wrong path to a rewarding and successful career in the electrotechnical industry. With many school leavers unsure of their next step, and others disappointed by their grades, SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board…
A Powerful Opening to a Groundbreaking Day of Technical Excellence in Lighting The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) is proud to announce Ricky Nuttall as the keynote speaker for the inaugural TECH-X: Technical Excellence Conference, taking place on Wednesday 10th September 2025 at Convene, 133 Houndsditch in the City of London. A former firefighter, mental health…
UK’s first investor-funded ground source heat pump network kickstarts new £100bn clean energy asset class. By 2040, 250,000 homes a year are expected to connect to a network Network installed by Kensa and backed by funds managed by Octopus Energy Generation will provide clean, low-cost heat for 114 new South Wales homes, delivered by Tirion…