With the cost-of-living crisis at the forefront of everyone’s minds, many large corporations such as Rolls Royce and Lloyds have responded by offering their staff monetary bonuses. But let’s not forget the smaller companies, whose inspirational leaders are going the extra mile to support their employees too. Back in April when the crisis first hit,…
Charge Point Operator Mer and installers Joju Charging are supporting Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council’s sustainability goals with the roll out of EV charging infrastructure. Sustainable transport forms a key part of the Council’s Climate and Ecological Emergency it declared in 2019. Amongst the pledges was the re-examination of the taxi licensing criteria so…
Make a date in your diary to attend Electrical Safety First’s annual Electrical Product Safety Conference ─ Safe and Sustainable – this November. Chaired by Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor at The Times, and with a keynote speech by the Minister for Small Business, Consumers, and Labour Markets, it will explore the safety and sustainability…
My Local Toolbox received its 500,000th job posting on the 25th of August 2022. The value of this work is £750m for tradespeople Launched in 2018, My Local Toolbox helps homeowners to find trusted tradespeople in their local area. Their unique approach of partnering with a range of ‘find a tradesperson’ platforms enable them to…
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted twice in the prestigious HVR Awards 2022. The Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon Multivent MEV range and the Lo-Carbon NBR dMEV C have both been named as finalists in the Domestic Ventilation Product of Year Award category. This news comes hot on the heels of the…
With Transport Secretary Grant Shapps indicating that electric vehicle chargepoints will become a “British emblem” in the coming years and electric vehicle uptake increasing by 71 per cent in 2021, Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT Group, discusses the Government’s increased policy focus on electric vehicles and highlights how installers can play a role…
Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has made further inroads into the higher education sector after welcoming the University of St Andrews into membership. The world-famous seat of learning – one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world – joins the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University as members of the campaigning electrical trade…
Develop Training, one of the UK’s leading accredited providers of compliance, technical and safety training, continues to raise awareness of the need for qualified electric vehicle (EV) charging installers in order to tackle the UK’s demand for EV charging infrastructure. EVs are a significant part of the growing necessity for greener technologies, and with the…
by Dan Powell, Senior Editor at AutoVillage With the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles to be banned in 2030, larger companies like Royal Mail have taken steps to transition towards a fully electric fleet. With the cost of living crisis at the forefront of everyone’s minds, it presents the question of whether tradespeople…
One of the UK’s leading builders merchants has delivered an electric commercial dropside van to its fleet for the first time. As part of its commitment to operate more sustainable transport solutions, Selco Builders Warehouse has been adding cleaner fuel options to its fleet over the last 12 months. The latest development has seen Selco…