Leading builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has launched a new Women’s Forum to help highlight and encourage the ongoing career progression of females in the company. The opening meeting was held on International Women’s Day in Coventry with many of its 19 female branch deputy managers and two female branch managers in attendance. Amongst the…
The seven regional finalists have been announced in the SPARKS 2023 Learner of the Year competition. The SPARKS Learner of the Year aims to seek the best up-and-coming talent in the electrical industry, in association with Luceco Lighting, the lighting sponsor of the competition. The regional heats were carried out across England and Wales throughout…
Analysis of public building energy usage finds government risks missing its 75 per cent CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years. The UK government is currently missing one of its core Net Zero commitments to reduce CO2 emissions by 101 years, according to the Public Building Energy Efficiency Report. CO2 emissions from public buildings…
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, comments on the 2023 spring budget. Responding to the Chancellor’s spring statement Mark Yeeles, VP Industrial Automation UK & Ireland said: “The Chancellor’s spring budget presents a mixed bag for UK industry. While the full expensing measures are a good step towards…
Manrose, a leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer, has welcomed Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18 March 2023, which aims to highlight the importance recycling plays in preserving the planet’s resources. Manrose is helping achieve this aim by making ventilation more sustainable for installers, specifiers, contractors, developers and wholesalers with its 100 per cent recycled ducting…
Business also unveils private health care for all employees in bid to become an “employer of choice” Edison Group, the fast-growing Irvine-headquartered construction property and investment business, has become a convert to the principle of the four-day working week for all employees. The new regime, which will guarantee all sixty Edison Group employees three days…
Independent supplier Vanaways has delivered the first customer vehicles to be sold through an innovative partnership with leading trade and DIY retailer Toolstation. Launched in December last year, the ground-breaking link between the two companies means Toolstation customers can now pick up not just a drill or some screws – but also order new van,…
Werner, the leading manufacturer of ladder and access solutions, is delighted to share that one of its key products is being used as a focal point of an art installation on display at London’s Tate Modern. ‘Seamless’, an artwork created in 1999 by American artist Sarah Sze, was initially displayed in Pittsburgh, USA at the…
Paul Wrighton, Director of Sustainable Infrastructure at Johnson Controls said: “The chancellor’s action on energy – especially the extension of the Climate Change Agreement scheme – sends a relatively positive message, however the lack of clear ringfenced funding for wider energy efficiency measures is disappointing, especially at a time when cost pressures for households and businesses are going nowhere fast. What was missing…
Bright sparks from wholesaler and manufacturer businesses across the UK were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in an Apprenticeship and the EDA Product Knowledge studies at the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s Learning Achievement Awards recently. Now in their ninth year the annual EDA Learning Achievement Awards took place at London’s Shard on Friday 10 March 2023….