Flowbird UK has installed the first electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint hub for Waitrose employees at the retailer’s main distribution centre in Bracknell. The move sees Flowbird collaborating with electric chargepoint manufacturer Easee to design, install and commission 14 22kW EV rapid charge points at Waitrose’s 114,000 sq ft main warehouse and distribution depot. This hub will…
JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, has announced its support for the Department of Education’s (DFE) decision to list apprenticeships on the UCAS portal. The plans, announced in February, mean that thousands of apprenticeship opportunities will be listed alongside the undergraduate routes usually presented…
Tool theft from vehicles is 20 times less likely to result in a charge compared to all other tool theft cases Metropolitan Police data has revealed that 34,712 tools were stolen in London from 2021 to 2022 compared to 21,445 tools from 2019 to 2020. While as many as four in five tradespeople have experienced…
The UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor CEF has relocated its Cannock branch to a larger, more modern location and is welcoming customers to its new premises. The new branch and trade counter boasts around 11,000 sq ft of space, making it one of the largest in the company’s UK national network. CEF Cannock is well…
More than 500 signed up to STIEBEL ELTRON training programme following significant investment 170 have so far completed STIEBEL ELTRON training programme 100 percent of trainees would recommend course Hundreds have signed up to STIEBEL ELTRON UK’s training courses following the company’s £350,000 investment in a new centre designed to supercharge Britain’s heat pump market….
Drayton, one of the UK’s leading heating control manufacturers, has introduced a new training module to its online training academy,9º Know How, broadening the learning opportunities for installers. The new addition, which is the 5thmodule available, supports installers by covering the installation, wiring, and testing of Drayton’s range of motorised valves, which are used for…
The omnichannel retailer, which is part of Kingfisher plc, plans to open up to 85 new Screwfix stores by the end of its financial year (January 2024), with up to 60 in the UK and Ireland and up to 25 in France The business is targeting at least 1000 stores in the UK & Republic…
LT Tools Ltd, a start-up tool company founded by Nathaen Lucas and Paul Thurlow, has been shortlisted for two categories in the Torfaen and Monmouthshire Business Awards 2023, namely, Entrepreneur of the Year and Innovative Technology Business of the Year. The company’s invention, Bracket Mate, is a patented tool used for the installation of electrical…
UK electrical manufacturers are dangerously overstocked and could enjoy an average cash windfall of £136,041 as they recover from last year’s overstocking crisis according to new research released today. The Cash Flow and Overstock report, by inventory management software provider Unleashed, analysed 381,000 products, ingredients and components stocked by over 1,800 firms across the UK, North America, Australia…
Tradesmen across the UK are being encouraged to get hands on to ‘check their tools’ are in good working order by leading builder’s merchants MKM to mark April’s Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Following on from the successful launch of their ‘Check Your Tools’ campaign last year, MKM has once again partnered with charity The OddBalls…