The decision by the new Labour government to lift the ban on the development of onshore wind farms will be good for both operators and businesses wanting to generate their own renewable energy, says a planning expert. The new government is set to lift the de-facto ban on onshore wind in England as part of…
Regions Total skilled trade workers Straight or Heterosexual Gay or Lesbian Bisexual All other sexual orientations London 328,042 286,514 87.34% 3,662 1.12% 3,023 0.92% 2,158 0.66% South East 447,317 414,030 92.56% 3,573 0.80% 2,623 0.59% 885 0.20% East of England 323,624 300,142 92.74% 2,067 0.64% 1,584 0.49% 682 0.21% South West 326,017 301,338 92.43% 2,771…
A building services company founded by an ‘exceptional electrical engineer’ is celebrating its 50th anniversary and looking to the future following a management buy-out. Copeland Group was started by the late Tony Copeland and his wife Annice in a mid-terrace house in Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, with the single aim of providing unrivalled quality workmanship and…
Martin Wilson, North EMEA Regional Director at Resideo, looks at what the survey highlighted as important to homeowners, what this means for security professionals recommending a new system and the opportunity presented by alarms that can be built on and adapted to suit individual customer needs. Resideo surveyed 1,000 homeowners across the UK1 with almost…
MCS certify products and installers of renewable energy so people can have confidence in the low-carbon technology they invest in. From solar and heat pumps to battery storage or biomass, we want to inspire a new generation of home-grown energy, fit for the needs of every UK home and community. Ian Rippin, CEO at MCS,…
CEF has announced that registrations for the fourth series of their award winning TechTalks, commencing in September, has opened. The free and educational event is back for its fourth series and are bringing its expert advisers and presenters to over 20 locations across the UK. From today customers can register to attend their local TechTalk…
• New Ecolink over-the-counter Trade range of competitively priced LED luminaires covers the lighting needs for the majority of day-to-day projects for electrical installers. • Designed and developed in the UK, specifically to meet the needs of the UK market. Guildford, United Kingdom – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is launching a…
A sample of over 3,000 people from across the UK, Germany and Netherlands found: Understanding of the term ‘net zero’ is higher in the UK (87%) than in Germany(61%) and Netherlands (53%) But 2 in 3 Brits still don’t know what actions they need to take to reach ambitious 2050 targets 1 in 3 say…
Frank Bertie, Managing Director, welcomes the positive approach of the new Labour Government’s willingness to engage with industry to bring forward plans to meet the Net Zero targets and looks forward to working with Government officials, politicians and policy makers from all parties. After the general election on July 4th, where the Labour Party secured…
The eight SkillELECTRIC competitors who scored most highly across the recent national qualifying heats have been named as this year’s UK finalists: Charlie Moore – Bramham Electrical / College of West Anglia Fabien Maciejewski – a completed T Level Learner at Leicester College Joe Swallow – M&C Engineering / Suffolk New College John-Ross Campbell –…