Leading manufacturer of cable management solutions, CMP Products had plenty of reasons to celebrate at the recent Electrical Distributors Association’s (EDA) Data Awards after it walked away with two major awards. The Cramlington-based business received the Overall Data Quality award for 2,000 stock keeping units (SKUs), while the other was a Gold Standard Data Quality…
Average value of jobs walked away from due to customer behaviour is £1,062 Tradespeople walk away from an average of five jobs per year due to customer ‘red flags’ Nearly half (49 per cent) of tradespeople say customers who claim they can get someone else to do the job for less is a red flag…
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Options Skills, a premier training provider in the gas, plumbing, and electrical industries, proudly announces the successful training of over 500 students in gas and electrician courses in the past year. This significant achievement shows the company’s commitment to excellence in trade education and workforce development. In an impressive display of their comprehensive training approach,…
86 per cent of FM professionals have agreed that the latest ‘smart’ software to launch in their industry this month will greatly benefit their organisation, according to the latest data from the software’s pre-launch webinar. SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, will be launching a new software solution designed to address the ‘once in…
Norfolk power worker David Ready has been dubbed a superhero by colleagues after saving the life of a man who had collapsed unconscious. A grateful John Boniface said from his hospital bed:” I’ve been told by two doctors that if David wasn’t there I might not be here now”. Quick thinking David spotted John lying…
The average trade job value has dropped by 20 per cent in the past year The average value of quotes has decreased by 6.5 per cent from 2022 to 2023 Data analysis from Workever shows tradespeople are waiting 6 per cent longer to be paid Jobs given the go ahead have dropped in value by…
Electrical engineers and contractors can now access a free course from the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills provider to kickstart their career in retrofit. The new online course, Retrofit 101, has been curated and designed by The Retrofit Academy to provide anyone wanting to learn about the fundamentals of what domestic retrofit involves and…
How to sustainably manufacture lighting equipment Organised by The LIA and Recolight held at 15Hatfields Conference Centre, London, Thursday 2nd May 2024. The LIA and Recolight are delighted to be collaborating on the Net Zero Lighting Conference 2024, taking place on 2nd May in London. The agenda highlights net zero focused manufacturing practices within the…
BGEN hosts special Energy Saving Week assembly for local school children It’s the latest STEM and Sustainability Partnership collaboration between BGEN and the school It follows BGEN’s donation of 20 Chromebooks and supporting its switch to LED lighting To mark Energy Saving Week, Warrington-headquartered BGEN, one of the UK’s largest engineering firms driving the energy…