A campaign emphasising the importance of working safely to avoid falls from the platform when using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) to enable temporary work at height has been launched by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) at its annual Summit in London, UK, on 10 March 2022. IPAF’s Don’t Fall For It! safety campaign…
UK Power Networks Services is supporting the Port of London Authority’s (PLA) sustainability ambitions by successfully completing an energy feasibility study to identify opportunities to integrate low-carbon generation technologies across its sites and floating structures. The PLA is aiming for a 60 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2025 and to achieve Net Zero…
Following a series of successfully completed projects, NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business, has announced the expansion of its electric vehicle infrastructure service, as it meets the increasing needs of businesses and wider society looking for vehicle charging solutions. The dedicated business unit, a first for a company in NG Bailey’s…
Adopting digital ways of working maximises the benefits of new technologies and prepares a business for growth. Today the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) launches a new guide – Summary of Funding and Business Support Available to Scottish Construction Companies. The guide is just one of the actions from the Scottish Government (SG) funded CLF…
Training provider the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has come to the aid of facilities hit with spiralling materials costs by providing £54,000 of additional financial assistance. The substantial funding to the electrical departments at 21 Approved Centres – which range from Stornoway and Thurso in the north to Dumfries in the south –…
A dad-of-two suffering with an incurable form of brain cancer is set to receive help from the same charity he volunteered for just a few years ago after receiving his diagnosis. Band of Builders (BoB) volunteer tradespeople from across the UK will descend on Hereford to complete work at the home of Kyle O’Connor, who…
A quarter (25 per cent) have made mistakes when pricing up jobs and lost money as a result Three-quarters (76 per cent) of electricians don’t account for the cost of living when giving quotes Thousands of UK electricians haven’t increased their prices since the pandemic began Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of UK electricians don’t…
We know a healthy diet and lifestyle are vital to maintaining our wellbeing. Nutrition and health – both physical and mental – are all areas the EIC can help our industry colleagues with. Holly and her husband both worked in generation and renewables, but her husband had experienced significant trauma as a child. He suppressed…
The recovery in construction output to its highest level since September 2019 risks being undermined by the invasion of Ukraine and the impact this is having on the supply of materials and rising costs, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the publication of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) construction output…
Bemco, one of the larger independent electrical wholesalers in the UK and a specialist in smart home technologies, has introduced Bemco SmartPRO, a new online channel for electricians’ keen to grow their business in the professional smart home space. This initiative is supported by a new “Innovation Room”, located at Bemco’s HQ in Wandsworth, South…