Scolmore Group company, Ovia, has moved its warehouse and distribution centre from its original site in Tamworth Staffordshire, to brand new, increased-capacity premises in nearby Appleby Magna. As the lighting division continues to expand, the new 51,000sq ft site will not only accommodate an increased number of products, but will play a role in helping…
Experts call on HR teams to encourage workers in the sector to consider smoking cessation to improve health According to newly released data from the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID), one in five employees in routine, manual, and service occupations in England smoke – 2.5 times higher than in any other industry and…
RDM Electrical & Mechanical Services, a leading South Wales-based building services company and part of the wider Raven Delta (RD) Group, is celebrating a remarkable achievement, having secured victories at both the ECA Industry Awards 2024 and the BESA Awards 2024 for its work on the Cross Hands East Strategic Employment Site (SES) project. The…
George White MIET, Senior Consultant (EV Charging and Building Services) at leading compliance expert, Bureau Veritas, discusses the recent influx of funding for Zero Emission Vehicles. George highlights the distinct need for compliant and competent installation and maintenance to support this mass roll-out. As the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles continues to deliver on its…
Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled natural and hybrid ventilation systems, is striding ahead in indoor air quality (IAQ) with three exciting developments. Firstly, the company has led the way in innovation by recently celebrating winning ‘Commercial/ Industrial Ventilation Product of the Year’ category at the prestigious HVR Awards 2024. The company won the…
InstallerSHOW 2025 (24-26 June, NEC Birmingham) has revealed details of an enhanced partnership with the Builders Merchants Federation. The BMF is the only trade association representing merchants and suppliers in the UK and Ireland. Its vision is to enable members to ‘build excellence’ in the building materials sector. Total membership stands at 1,000 merchant and supplier companies…
Scolmore has announced today that it has settled a dispute with Dean Electrical Wholesale Ltd, Premspec Group Ltd and with Dennis Boseley, who is the founder of Dean Electrical. The settlement represents another very significant victory for Scolmore, because Dean and Premspec were selling counterfeit (entirely fake) products into the UK market, which they had…
At 12 noon yesterday (Thursday, October 24), the finalists and winners of this year’s Electrical Industry Awards were announced at a virtual ceremony, presented by meteorologist and BBC weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas. The Electrical Industry Awards 2024, which is available to watch at www.electricaltimes.co.uk, is supported by main sponsors LUCKINSlive and W&ED, and category sponsors Wiska,…
Werner, a leading manufacturer of access solutions, is making it easier than ever before for UK multi-trade professionals to access its wide range of ladder solutions with the launch of a new product brochure, which collates Werner’s complete offering to the sector in one place, for the very first time. Multi-trade professionals require versatility, safety,…
MEASURABLE ENERGY BANKS £4m OF NEW INVESTMENT TO ACCELERATE BUSINESS EXPANSION IN THE UK & GLOBAL MARKETS Vertex Exploratory Fund of Vertex Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, makes its first investment in the UK clean tech sector Clean Growth Fund co-leads investment round after making its first investment into measurable.energy in 2023 energy’s…