New public money focussing on unlocking brownfield land to pave the way for up to 116,000 new homes has been announced by the government. The £624m funding is available to all housebuilders particularly SMEs to help them pay for key infrastructure such as public transport and new schools as well as land remediation. Housing minister…
After completing ten successful years as Chair of the Electrical Safety Roundtable in the Home, Chris Bielby has fulfilled his period of office and is stepping down. With his multitude of industry knowledge and experience following a career committed to enhancing safety, the Roundtable thrived under his leadership. Over the last ten years, the Electrical…
83 per cent of tradespeople own or would like an electric vehicle in future – significantly more than the motoring public at large (54 per cent) Of these tradespeople, more than one in five want to own an electric vehicle because of cost savings on fuel, while 15 per cent want to do so for…
FoI request reveals only 33 per cent of UK local authorities have EV charging plans in place A freedom of information request (FoI) by leading electrical industry trade body ECA revealed that almost two thirds (66 per cent) of local authorities do not have any plans to roll out electric vehicle charge points (EVCPs). With…
Over several decades now, a key component for protecting a location from a breach of security or safety has been a network of closed-circuit TV cameras, or CCTV. And whilst the cameras are mostly clearly visible, what goes on behind the scenes, in the remote video monitoring centres, has largely been an untold area of…
With global emissions rising at unprecedented levels and energy prices around the globe reaching all-time highs, it is now more urgent than ever that the world and business leaders at COP26 in Glasgow commit to bolder targets to tackle climate change. Signify(Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, advocates a fast transition to energy-efficient connected…
Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72 per cent in two years, according to analysis of recently published government data by the construction site storage experts at SiteStak. The data from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is recently published and is the latest statistical release on UK waste. The…
Over eight in ten tradespeople (83 per cent) either own or would like to invest in an electric vehicle in the future, according to new research from Direct Line business insurance.1 This is significantly more than the motoring public – just 54 per cent of whom either own or wish to switch to an electric…
The South Yorkshire agency Bigfoot Digital have been hired by YESSS Electrical to drive online growth through digital PR, PPC, and onsite SEO channels. The Barnsley-based digital agency has gone from strength to strength in the past few months, having recruited Head of SEO, Lizzie Lewington from Jaywing, along with senior content and technical SEO…
Vogue (UK), the UK’s largest British designer and manufacturer of premium radiators and heating products is delighted to introduce a new EE005 Remoter Control Element, for use across its range of electric and dual fuel towel warmers to make each model in the collection 100% Eco Design compliant. The new EE005 control element has been…