Electrical Industries Charity have collaborated with Dr Dipesh Mistry, Consultant Psychiatrist & Sleep Physician, to bring a series of article for for Stress Awareness Month. Article 4. Stress: It’s okay to seek help What could happen if I don’t seek help? For many people, stress will naturally subside as circumstances settle without any clear intervention. If stress…
A shortlist of 25 leading businesses from across the electrotechnical and engineering services sector has been chosen for this year’s prestigious ECA Industry Awards. Drawn from a highly competitive pool of entries, the successful organisations were selected for their exceptional performance and achievements in the last two years, for awards including ‘Best Health and Safety…
Two apprentice electricians, Harry Baines and DJ Earley, have reached the final of the 2023 Screwfix Trade Apprentice award From 1,700 entries, the top 10 have been selected to attend the national final in May One winner will be named Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2023 and receive a career-boosting trade bundle worth £10,000 Ten ambitious apprentices,…
Walking around with invisible wheelbarrows and being sent to look for fallopian tubes and left-handed screwdrivers are among the highlights of a fun new podcast from the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and electrical trade association SELECT. The first episode of Sparks’ Remarks sees five Scottish apprentices sharing laughs and stories about some of…
National Ventilation is celebrating its Operations Director, Alan Parkinson, completing the 2023 TCS London Marathon. On Sunday 23rd April, 64-year-old Alan ran 26.2 miles for Young Lives vs Cancer in the 43rd edition of the world’s most popular marathon, which starts at Blackheath and ends at The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace. After months…
Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of UK electricians have turned down customer requests for EV work Electricians get asked to do EV-related jobs around 40 times a year, or once every nine days Workers can earn over £300 per charger installation More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of UK electricians are potentially missing out…
Electrical Industries Charity have collaborated with Dr Dipesh Mistry, Consultant Psychiatrist & Sleep Physician, to bring a series of article for for Stress Awareness Month Article 3. Stress and Anxiety: The signs and symptoms Let’s talk about stress and anxiety, what the signs are and what a person might experience. If we recognise the signs early, we…
With Earth Day 2023 acknowledged this month, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is urging plumbing and heating installers to consider their role in environmental protection. The Global Day of Action focusses on protecting Earth’s natural resources for future generations and, with the UK using 14 billion litres of water every day,…
The retailer has introduced a pay rise of 9.4 per cent for all colleagues at entry level and in all store and operations roles. It means that the hourly rate for entry level colleagues will increase to £10.60. Jag Nagra, HR Director for Toolstation, says: “We’re a business that cares about our colleagues and this…
UK’s most prestigious business award granted for Innovation of Panel Pod product Leading lighting manufacturer Ansell Lighting has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Ansell, based in Warrington, Cheshire, is one of 148 organisations nationally to receive with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise and has been recognised for…