Local family-run business celebrates second birthday From Lizard Point to Liverpool, a Stourbridge-based family-run company has celebrated its second birthday by going from strength to strength with customers the length and breadth of the country. StarkEV was started by local business owners and husband and wife team, Stuart and Lisa Starkey, in 2021, in the…
An ambitious project to create a specialist homeless facility to house rough sleepers in Salford has received the backing of one of the UK’s leading builders merchants. Property developer James Worthington is building a new property on the site of a former carpet shop in Seedley Road which will include eight self-contained apartments, each capable…
Leading engineering services provider, Edwin James Group, has launched a pilot programme that will eventually replace around 70 diesel vans per year with eco-friendly alternatives. The new vans mark the initial step towards electrifying the entire van fleet, with engineers currently testing their performance and suitability for various operational requirements. The project aligns with Edwin…
The eight SkillELECTRIC competitors who scored most highly across the recent national qualifying heats have been named as this year’s UK finalists: Ben Gillin – Lloyd Morris Electrical / JTL Training Conor McDonnell – Nesbitt Electrical / Southern Regional College Danny McBean – Grants of Dufftown / SECTT Demi Mae Whitehead – William Davis Homes…
Bespoke cable hangers designed and manufactured by Ellis Patents served the world’s media well during Wimbledon fortnight – with the hot-dip galvanised, structural steel products securely carrying cables around the All England Club’s Media Pavilion. The two-storey building features a stunning rooftop terrace, broadcast editing and production space and a state-of-the-art interview suite that opens…
· UK remains laggard of Europe on heat decarbonisation, while France surges ahead · France installed ten times more heat pumps than the UK last year · Government has five years to achieve a ten-fold increase in heat pump installations · Massive ramp-up of heat pump deployment needed to meet climate change goals France…
Local authorities issue call for reform of apprenticeship system As the school year ends and final-year students consider what to do next, a group of local authorities are calling for comprehensive reforms to the apprenticeship system. The Industrial Communities Alliance – the all-party association of local authorities in the industrial areas of England, Scotland and…
Despite reports increasing over the past year, the fatality rates of the leading types of accidents have declined – an encouraging sign that collective action across the powered access industry to tackle key underlying causes of accidents is starting to take effect, according to the latest report from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) based…
Opportunity to drive the world-famous Goodwood Motor Circuit at the end of a day’s rallying The UK’s growing army of EV owners is already helping drive down air pollution and so limit the damage to children, particularly in poorer, urban areas most exposed to fossil fuel fumes. Now they have the opportunity to have fun,…
Twelve Travis Perkins Supply Chain colleagues took part in the London Royal Parks walk last week to raise money for Travis Perkins’ charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Raising a total £2,500, the walk spread over 13.1 miles, the same distance as a half marathon, and covered four out of eight royal London parks including Hyde…