Charity tournament at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium is raising money for Mind Organised by IronmongeryDirect, it will be the UK’s first ever inter-trade football tournament, with teams representing each trade Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is promoting the benefits of exercise on mental wellbeing Tradespeople can apply to play in the event on the IronmongeryDirect…
Research from Ford Pro reveals that 50 per cent of tradespeople admit to working harder in the homes of friendlier hosts and are more likely to return The poll of UK tradespeople and homeowners reveals that forgetting to arrange parking for their Transit is the biggest cause of tension with three quarters being left to…
InstallerSHOW and the National Retrofit Hub are pleased to introduce the Get Retro Fit initiative, a collaborative effort with Lyrical Communications – including elemental, Installer, and InstallerSHOW – to support the industry in scaling retrofit solutions. Get Retro Fit will offer roundtables, and networking opportunities, with a special focus on the three days of InstallerSHOW. Lucy Dixon,…
Emily Wass, 17, has revealed why she chose a career in renewable heating by becoming one of the UK’s first Low Carbon Heating Technician apprentices. The Low Carbon Heating Technician apprenticeship has been developed by MCS, the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable technology, in collaboration with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, alongside…
JTL apprentice, Cole Galligan, has been named Apprentice of the Year at the AICO|HomeLINK Community Awards. Cole, who is currently in the first year of his Electrical Installation Level 3 apprenticeship at his family’s electrical company, Raylec, in Leicester, beat hundreds of apprentices to be named winner at the awards following a thorough judging process,…
Last week (19 April), the UK Government ruled-out recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to equalise VAT on public charging.[1] Proposed as part of a new report aiming to further accelerate the transition to electrification, the move would have seen public charging VAT rates fall from 20 per cent to…
Leading ladder and access solutions specialist WernerCo is using this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work to encourage contractors and businesses to ensure they are ‘working at height aware’. Taking place on Sunday, 28th April, this year’s World Day comes at an important time for occupational health in the UK. A recent report…
evec, a leading provider of EV charging solutions, has today announced a strategic partnership with Connekt, a pioneer in software solutions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This partnership marks a significant milestone for evec as it seeks to enhance its workplace and destination charging solutions, enabling commercial charger users to monetise EV chargers seamlessly. As…
Cistermiser has announced it will be launching an exciting new water saving innovation at InstallerSHOW. The new product looks set to become an essential part of water management across the public sector and beyond and will be unveiled exclusively at the show. As well as the new product, the stand will feature Cistermiser’s sister company…
Awards season is here, and The Electrical Industry Awards are back with a new and improved look. You may have noticed that this year we have a brand new logo. This year, our 32nd of running the awards, we wanted to give the logo a fresh and modern look that represents our continued commitment to…