Well-known Shropshire electrical contractor Mel Jones is celebrating 50 years in business in style. A celebration party is being organised for his company M. J. Jones Electrical Ltd in the Sovereign Suite at Shrewsbury Town’s Montgomery Waters Meadow on Friday, March 31. The family company, based at Unit 3B, Vernon Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury,…
Rithum, the manufacturer of the Rithum Switch smart home touch panel, are making ripples across the smart home tech sector having formally on-boarded Peats as their latest distributor to cover Ireland. Peats offer a full suite of smart home products and solutions, including Sonos and Bluesound which Rithum integrate with, making them a great distribution…
Ellis Patents purchasing administrator, Jade Greenwell is set to show her appreciation of the work of Macmillan Cancer Support by leaping out of a plane at 10,000ft on April 15th. Rillington-based Jade was inspired to raise money for the charity after witnessing up close the incredible work they do for cancer patients following her dad’s…
The first resident in the Cornish village of Stithians has today had their ground source heat pump (GSHP) connected to an ambient heat network that will draw energy from under the street. It’s thought to be a world first shared ground array being retrospectively installed in a public highway. The pioneering project, Heat the Streets,…
Turnbull & Scott (Engineers) Ltd has been part of the industrial landscape in Hawick since 1933 and now in 2023 it celebrates its 90th anniversary. Throughout the decades, the company has had connections to numerous organisations and people and is now seeking assistance in gathering as thorough a record of its history as is possible….
A call for evidence to look at successful nutrient mitigation schemes in areas where river phosphates and nitrates are too high, has been cautiously received by the housebuilding industry. Currently, an estimated 120,000 proposed new homes are on hold because they are in areas where nitrate levels in rivers are regarded by Natural England as…
Data Centre design and build specialist Sudlows has been awarded a £18m contract to deliver the critical Mechanical and Electrical services for a new state-of-the-art Data Centre facility. Sudlows were awarded the contract by specialist main contractor Russell WHBO following a successful competitive tender process. The facility is due to house some of the UK’s…
Logic4training launches new business modules, free to candidates on select courses Leading building services training provider, Logic4training, has added new ‘business ready’ modules to some of its training programmes to ensure candidates hit the ground running when it comes to finding and winning work. New entrants who complete one of Logic4training’s plumbing packages or gas…
Like every industry, construction has its peaks and troughs throughout the year. The winter period is commonly seen as prime time for businesses and contractors to source new projects for the year ahead and get a head start on their plans, working with designers and co-workers to outline project timelines and requirements. With winter coming…
Over a year on from the launch of the reporting tool for unsafe and non-compliant electrical work, following a unique collaboration by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) and TrustMark, the results continue to highlight electrical safety concerns in the owner-occupied sector. 70 per cent of the electrical safety faults which have been reported over the…