A Rochester builders merchant has marked its official opening by making a £5,000 donation to charities. Selco Builders Warehouse opened its doors on the Medway City Estate on Anthony’s Way in December and has now held its official opening celebration, which was delayed due to coronavirus restrictions. As part of its opening, Selco…
SkillELECTRIC 2022 now open for entries Talented electrotechnical students are being encouraged to register for this year’s SkillELECTRIC competition. The application window is now open and runs until 01 April 2022. The event, which is organised by National Electrotechnical Training (NET) and is part of the WorldSkills UK competition network, is designed to promote and…
A South Shields woman who hit the national news headlines after her dog alerted her to ovarian cancer – will have an outside space built by volunteer landscapers from the charity Band of Builders to help as she recuperates from chemotherapy. Friends of Tess Robison told her and husband Paul – who is a plasterer – about…
As T.N. Robinson approaches its centenary year, we take a little look back at the first 99 years of Stockport’s oldest established wholesale electrical distributor. Where it Began Mr Thomas Needham Robinson was an enterprising gentleman with an eye to the needs of his time, he worked in all the departments of the Mill Gate…
The annual free toolkit initiative ran by leading national training provider, JTL, goes from strength to strength as apprentices are presented with free starter toolkits donated by the UK’s leading electrical distributor, Edmundson Electrical, at JTL’s latest centre opening. For the last six years, JTL has been distributing free toolkits to learners who are on…
Data highlights that half of these fatal incidents were due to falls from heights, an outcome 284 per cent more likely than being struck by something collapsing or overturning. Fatal incidents in UK construction have risen by almost 10 per cent in the last five years. There are now 1.62 deaths per 100,000 workers, which…
The UK’s tool theft capitals: In 2020 close to 11,300 tool thefts were reported, equalling an average loss of £633,742 per area. By submitting a freedom of information request to police constabularies, Toolstation have revealed the hotspots for tool theft across the UK. Northumbria experienced the most tool thefts from the data gathered, with 1,398…
Is it time your brand got a New Year refresh? Here, Andrew Dark, Director and Co-Owner of Custom Planet shares his tips for making your brand stand out in 2022. You’ve heard of “new year, new me”, but have you considered a “new year, new brand”? The fresh start a new year brings can be…
Travis Perkins, which is part of Travis Perkins plc and the UK’s largest distributor of materials to the construction sector, has launched nationwide, real time delivery tracking and management for its customers, becoming the first national builders merchant in the UK to do so. The service is designed to take the guesswork out of deliveries,…
Proposed road tax changes likely to hit electricians hard fuelGenie can help consolidate existing fuel receipts and admin Finding the lowest cost fuel will be vital fuelGenie is aiming to help electricians prepare for a challenging road ahead with lower cost fuel, consolidated payments and easy to manage invoicing. It follows news that road tax…