Leading UK builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse’s innovative apprenticeship campaign, delivered by established training provider Realise, is continuing to bring in success.. Selco colleagues across its 74 branches have been given the chance to enhance their careers through its ‘Rising Stars’ initiative. The programme was originally launched in 2020 to mark Selco’s 125th anniversary and…
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from team members at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector. Name Nick Woollacott Job Title IR/Labour Manager When did you…
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from team members at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector. Name Tom Woollacott Job title Technology Strategic Account Manager When…
CEF, the UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor is proud to be sponsoring the Doddie Cup 555 challenge to support the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation in their mission to find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The Doddie Cup 555 challenge is a long distance, endurance cycle ride taking place between Thursday 9th February and Saturday…
Construction businesses in Scotland are still suffering the scourge of late payments, outstanding retentions and unexpected charges, a new survey by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has revealed. Some 68 per cent of respondents to the body’s in-depth poll said their payment terms were altered negatively, with 60 per cent claiming adjustments to payments…
In a YouGov poll of 2,000 parents, 84 per cent of parents also believe that construction skills (such as building, plumbing, electrical and other trades) should be more valued by society 80 per cent believe an apprenticeship is better or equal value for money compared to a university degree The free-to-use, Government-backed website Talentview Construction…
Insurance provider Simply Business will give £2,500 to winner of public vote for best business name Last year’s entries from the world of construction included ‘Pane in the Glass’, ‘Grout of this World’ and ‘Only Poles and Hoses’ Research found that two thirds of people say they’d be more likely to notice a small business with a…
For National Apprenticeship Week (6th to 12th February 2023) pliers’ specialists KNIPEX has put together exclusive discount packages, competitions and events for electrical apprentices. Consulting closely with well-known electrician and social media content creator Nick Bundy (www.youtube.com/@NBundyElectrical), and in collaboration with Northern Ireland tool retailer Tool Monster, 10 essential KNIPEX tools have been hand-selected to…
A top HR director has praised electricity workers for placing UK Power Networks among the UK’s best employers for the tenth year running. Andrew Pace spoke to TV broadcaster Dan Walker, at Best Companies Live, where the latest league tables revealed Britain’s biggest electricity distributor was second overall in the Best Big Companies to Work…
A leading decorating and DIY specialist is continuing its rapid growth across London by launching a new store in Hammersmith – with more openings planned for 2023. Leyland SDM will cut the ribbon on its 33rd store – at 137-139 King Street today – Wednesday (February 8). The new store will provide a welcome jobs boost…