IBMG’s electrical division is pleased to announce the opening of its latest Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler located on Hainault Rd, Romford, Essex. Romford Branch is a specialist containment branch, providing customers with a wide selection of tray and trunking, and solutions to all their containment needs. Additionally, the branch has a broad range of…
ECA’s nation-wide tour for its #Project18 Amendment 2 Roadshow is now well underway, with three Roadshows completed and four remaining. The remaining Roadshow events will take place at the following venues. Click a venue below to book your place (exclusively for ECA Members): • Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, 25 April • Old Trafford, Manchester, 27…
More than a third (37 per cent) of tradespeople use social media platforms to help combat tool theft The same proportion (37 per cent) question whether the price “feels right” or is suspiciously low when they are buying tools second-hand Over a quarter (27 per cent) are leaving their tools in their van regularly, putting…
Recolight’s first training workshop focusing on Lighting Product Design for a Circular Economy ran in London during April. The course was designed following feedback from the Recolight Circular Economy webinar series. We were told that the lighting industry need to fully understand the Circular Economy, and how products can be designed to embed circularity. The…
To mark this year’s Earth Day on 22nd April, Rated People reveals how UK tradespeople are going greener in 2022, which are the UK’s greenest trades, and how homeowner demand for eco home improvements is skyrocketing Rated People analysed its own data of over 800,000 home improvement jobs posted on its platform and spoke to…
To mark April’s Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, MKM Building Supplies is encouraging electricians to ‘Check Their Tools’ and self-examine for any changes or lumps. Testicular cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men aged 15-49, with 2,300 new cases diagnosed annually. Despite being one of the most treatable forms of cancer in men if…
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “Like most industries, UK construction took a massive hit during the pandemic and sadly thousands of workers found themselves unemployed. However, new data has revealed that the number of those without work in the sector is down 23% year-on-year, suggesting stability has started to return. “Between…
Electrical connector supplier helps to promote apprenticeships in the South of England Southampton-based cable and connector specialist PEI-Genesis recently sponsored an award at PETA’s Apprenticeship Vs Dragons’ Den Programme in a bid to inspire the next generation of technology apprentices. This event saw four students from Horndean Technology College, Hampshire, take the top prize for…
A global trade body has welcomed a new report that paves the way to ‘significant’ opportunity and growth for anti-counterfeiting and security devices such as holograms. The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) was commenting on the Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment 2022* report by EUIPO (EU Intellectual Property Office) and Europol. According to the report, piracy and…
A long-established supplier is urging caution when it comes to a surprising change to regulations for electrical installers. Niglon has been serving the industry for many decades, and the team has been keeping a keen eye on the changes to the 18th edition wiring regulations. Draft proposals were circulated last year, but the publication of the…