Acrospire worked with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to deliver a borough-wide LED retrofit programme, upgrading around 500 lanterns using a bespoke retrofit kit. By retaining existing luminaires and replacing internal components, the scheme reduces energy consumption, minimises disruption, and preserves the visual character of residential streets. Across the London Borough of Waltham Forest,…
UK households are facing their second major energy cost crisis in five years. Electricity prices have risen at an average of 6% a year since 2000, more than double the rate of general inflation, and with ongoing disruption to global energy markets pushing prices higher, there is little consensus on when or whether prices will…
UK Power Networks is investing more than £2.6 million to future-proof electricity supplies in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. The company is delivering an upgrade at Sheerness Primary Substation to connect a new customer to the network, increase capacity and upgrade the network for more than 6,100 existing homes and businesses. The project will…
Built in the late 1930s in a distinctive neo-Georgian style, Dolphin Square is the UK’s largest privately owned apartment complex and a long-standing London icon. Recently, the building has undergone a major refurbishment by GRID Architects, bringing its historic character into dialogue with modern living, comfort, and amenity. The project transforms both the apartments and…
HDM Solar, one of the UK’s fastest-growing suppliers of renewable energy products, officially opened its first Scottish branch on Friday 8th May in Livingston at Brucefield Industrial Park West. The new branch is strategically located to serve installers in Scotland and the North of England with quality products from HDM Solar’s platinum partners, including Astronergy,…
NICEIC, the UK’s leading certification and training body for the electrical industry, is offering a 20% discount on e-learning training courses until the end of May. NICEIC’s e-learning options make it easier than ever to get the skills you need, whilst fitting modules in around your existing schedule. Delivered online, NICEIC e-learning provides a structured…
Scolmore Group, through its community-focused platform Scolmore Connect, has announced a new partnership with the Marc Albrighton Centre of Development (MACOD), a collaboration that underlines the company’s wider commitment to delivering meaningful social value alongside its established role in the electrical industry. By bringing together business and community organisations, Scolmore Connect reflects Scolmore Group’s people-first…
Taking action to support your mental health can help make positive changes to your wellbeing. There are many pressures that tradespeople constantly face that can affect their mental health. The cost-of-living crisis, personal, family or business finances, work overload, a poor work-life balance, pressures of being a self-employed sole trader or owner and employees of…
The Connectivity Standards Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance today announced a formal liaison agreement to enable their mutual members to accelerate the adoption of grid-connected residential energy management solutions. This collaboration across two leading standards organisations addresses a growing need for seamless communication between smart home devices and the energy grid. Utilities face mounting pressure to manage…
Utilligence has secured a significant contract with independent power producer Enviromena for the design, construction and commissioning of a new 132kV electrical substation and associated power infrastructure. This project is at Enviromena’s recently acquired Longpasture solar farm near County Durham. This pivotal project underscores Utilligence’s expertise in delivering complex, contestable connections for the UK’s accelerating…