Vent-Axia is celebrating Global Recycling Day, which takes place on 18 March 2023, by showing its commitment to expanding its range of recycled plastic ventilation products and meeting its environmental targets. Vent-Axia is leading the way in the ventilation sector with a market transformation to manufacturing from recycled material to improve indoor air sustainably. This includes its…
Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA has broadly welcomed today’s Budget, praising the extension of the energy support guarantee for another three months. However, ECA has warned that the Chancellor’s corporation tax hike could harm electrotechnical businesses, especially SMEs, as they continue to face fiscal pressures from the energy crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, and…
Measures to address the chronic skills shortages in the construction industry by relaxing immigration rules are a welcome boost, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response today’s Budget. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said “It’s good to see the Government listening to the FMB and other industry stakeholders about the current skills…
Jo-Jo Hubbard, CEO of Electron said: “This budget seems to be overweight and over reliant on nuclear power for when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. This single technology focus seems not to recognise that a) there are already three times as many MWs waiting to be connected to the grid than we…
Dame Judith Hackitt will chair ETIM UK’s panel discussion at Digital Construction Week 2023 highlighting the importance of digitalisation in the drive for building safety. The event takes place on Thursday 18 May at London’s ExCeL. In the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, Dame Judith conducted an Independent Review for UK Government into Building…
Star of both the Rugby field and film set, Martin Bayfield, hosted the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s (EDA) annual Education & Training Awards in front of over 500 guests at the Association’s flag-ship Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday 9 March 2023 in London’s Park Lane. EDA Investor in Training Award winners are hand-picked from thousands of…
A new study by Yell reveals that over 1 in 6 SMEs in the United Kingdom have £1,000 or less saved to help them stay afloat during a downturn in revenue The research, which surveyed business leaders across the UK also highlights that 1 in 10 aren’t confident their business will still be afloat in…
This year, Drayton continues to help heating engineers, electricians and installers keep up to date with the latest industry topics and hot talking points with free live expert panels on The Drayton Community Facebook group. Kicking off the 2023 calendar in March, Drayton will welcome industry experts throughout the year to discuss topics ranging from…
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A survey of 1,000 UK van drivers by Comparethemarket reveals that 46 per cent have been involved in at least one accident due to distractions caused by the clutter in their vehicle Over one in six (16 per cent) say no injuries were caused to themselves or anyone else, however, one in three (30 per…