A record £2.5 million support fund to help vulnerable customers this winter is being pledged by National Grid, the electricity distribution network operator for the Midlands, South West and South Wales. The shareholder-funded initiative has been set up as an urgent response to the national cost of living crisis. National fuel poverty charity the Fuel…
The dust has finally settled after Friday’s fiscal statement, and while many are still talking about the ramifications, it did deliver the government’s plan going forward. What was obviously, starkly, missing however was a plan concerning business rates. Many people including experts, business owners and leaders, and commercial property tenants and owners – have spoken about…
Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled a £2.5m boost to its staff to help them deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis. The leading builders merchant, which has 73 branches across the UK, will give 96 per cent of its 3,000-strong workforce a payment of £750 spread over five months. The scheme will run from…
Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled hybrid ventilation systems, is celebrating winning the Collaboration of the Year category at the prestigious HVR Awards. The company scooped the award for its collaboration with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) charity and the project team to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and the working environment at…
Governments across the United Kingdom have been increasing their efforts in recent years to improve electrical safety standards in dwellings. The significance of inspecting and testing electrical installations in homes is clear, given that taking England alone, there were 12,851 accidental electrical fires in 2021/22. Regulations have been introduced UK wide, with Scotland introducing legislation…
On Monday 10 October from 11am to 12:30pm, leading electrotechnical and engineering services association ECA will present a live webinar and Q&A explaining the most important changes to the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations and how these might affect electrical and engineering services businesses. The webinar is CPD accredited, and open to the public. Delivered by…
A recent episode of the popular BBC TV series DIY SOS: the big build, shone a light on the plight of a family in Morpeth, Northumberland, struggling to cope in a house that was not fit to accommodate them. Four generations of the family needed to live together to provide support for each other with…
Responding to the cost of living crisis, campaigning charity, Electrical Safety First, has launched a grant scheme to help reduce electrical risk in the home. Around half of all domestic fires in the UK are caused by electricity, with most arising from electrical products. The charity has made up to £100,000 available, via its Electrical…
World EV Day is a global movement, driving change, celebrating e-mobility and encouraging transitions to sustainable transport. City & Guilds have made significant strides to support this agenda in the past 12 months by developing a range of new products that will support the need to train tens of thousands of people to fit the…
We have a champion! Toby Peacock, a Cambridge electrician, has proved he is the brightest spark and has been officially announced as the winner of Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2022. Toby, 26, was presented with the award – one of the industry’s most coveted titles – during Screwfix Live, held at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference…