JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, has announced all of its winners for the JTL Regional Awards. The annual Regional Awards celebrate apprentices who demonstrate outstanding levels of achievement and commitment to learning throughout their apprenticeships. The award winners were each presented with an…
A recent survey by Trend-Monitor and the Bathroom Manufacturers Association has found that bathroom budgets have increased significantly to roughly £7.5k. With this increased budget comes higher expectations so it’s important that electricians can offer customers what they want when refurbing a bathroom or adding an en-suite to a property. Fortunately, leading ventilation specialist, Vent-Axia,…
IMServ, one of the UK’s leading Meter Operators (MOP) and Data Collectors (DC), has won a six-month Crowded Meter Room Pilot contract with the Alt HAN Company (Alt HAN Co), a not-for-profit collective of energy suppliers tasked with developing a market-wide solution to extend the range of smart meter communications for hard-to-reach locations.” IMServ’s scope…
More than 60,000 installations completed in Q1 2023, the highest-performing quarter since Q4 2015 Solar PV installations from January to March 2023 numbered 50,719, a 114 per cent increase on the number of installations for the same period in 2022 8,790 heat pumps deployed in Q1 2023, the second highest quarter for the technology in…
SELECT hits the road again with its enormously successful Toolbox Talks – and this year the tour will be a double act after it invited representatives from a fellow trade body to add its voice to the hot topics being discussed. For the first time, members of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation…
As the 10th anniversary of the annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work approaches, WernerCo, the leading access equipment specialist, is reminding professionals of the importance of being safe when working at height. Since 28th April 2003, the annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work has been promoting the prevention of…
Ahead of World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28th April), a fire safety expert has shared advice for tradespeople on protecting themselves from different types of hazards in the workplace. Recent research by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, revealed that 85 per cent of tradespeople wouldn’t know what to do…
Nearly a quarter of a million extra people are needed in construction by 2027 but outdated perceptions mean it is often overlooked as a career, according to a new report. The Chartered Institute of Building, CIOB’s The Real Face of Construction survey showed 57 per cent of respondents perceived average annual earnings to be lower…
New data from The Eco Expert’s National Home Energy Survey has revealed that soaring energy bills and the rise in cost of living has made 43 per cent of Brits less likely to purchase low-carbon technology in the past 12 months. Low-carbon heating products such as air source heat pumps could help UK households to…
Screwfix has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to roll out defibrillators in all of its stores across the UK and Ireland, becoming the first trade retailer to roll-out defibrillators on this scale. With more than 870 stores across the UK and Ireland, Screwfix is perfectly placed to provide the lifesaving devices in the…