FireAngel, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of smoke, heat and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, has raised over £1,200 for National Energy Action (NEA) to support its vital work in ending fuel poverty throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Firefighters from West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service visited FireAngel’s UK headquarters in Coventry to support the…
Giving up mandatory housing targets will harm SME developers and condemn another generation to ‘housing misery’, the National Federation of Builders, NFB, has warned. The trade body said compulsory targets had allowed councils to concentrate on sites that could easily be delivered which had helped local SME builders. It claimed that making the targets negotiable…
With van theft on the rise and expected to double in the next decade, Matthew Parton, product development manager with security products supplier, ESP, offers some advice to contractors on how to protect their most valuable assets. According to recent research by UK price comparison website, Compare the Market, levels of van theft are predicted…
NAPIT are delighted with the decision taken by OFGEM to approve Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement (DCUSA) Change Proposal 394 to widen the scope of DCUSA to allow any authorised REC accredited meter operator to carry out de-energisation and re-energisation works. This Change Proposal, which will be implemented on the 29th June 2023,…
A £100,000 Christmas jackpot pay-out will be triggered at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship if one player can hit two nine-dart finishes in the tournament. PDC official partner Selco Builders Warehouse is offering the six-figure bonanza, which will see £25,000 received by one lucky member of the public who has registered online and the…
To celebrate a half century in the UK market, leading power tool manufacturer Makita has launched a special 50th anniversary promotion, offering end users the opportunity to claim free products with the purchase of selected items from its range. With the purchase of either the18V LXT Combi Drill Kit DHP482JX14, or DHP484TJX9, or DHP485TJX8, end…
According to a research study from Jason Rowley LTD, falls from a height account for 24 per cent of fatal workplace injuries in 2021/22, with 29 related deaths this year. In order to prevent further fatal injuries in the workplace, Jason Rowley LTD has compiled a list of simple measures that employees and supervisors should…
A new report endorsed by over 150 engineering leaders and celebrities, led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is today calling on government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into the current curriculum. The IET’s new Engineering Kids’ Futures (EKF) report – which includes signatories from the likes…
Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA has promised to support its Members who may be asked to design and install emergency power systems in the event of emergency power cuts this winter. Energy providers and National Grid have warned of potential power cuts caused by supply fears following the war in Ukraine. Worst-case government…
Christmas is coming early on The Drayton Community Facebook group, as the heating controls manufacturer prepares to launch its ‘12 Days of Christmas’ competition, with plenty of prizes to be won in the run–up to the festivities. Installers will be in with a chance of winning by participating in daily challenges that appear on The Drayton Community Facebook group, between 12th – 23rd December. Prizes up…