Today (29 October), myenergi will welcome electric vehicle drivers from across the UK and Europe to its eco headquarters in Lincolnshire, as they travel to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference. Part of the ‘Electric Road to COP26’, an initiative organised by EVA England, EVA Scotland, GEVA and Local EV Groups (NEXUS), the group is…
Electrical contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and industry organisations tuned in last night for the Electrical Industry Awards 2021. Organised by Electrical Times magazine and hosted by meteorologist and BBC weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas, the virtual event rewarded a whole host of proactive approaches to individual achievement, technical innovation, and supply-chain collaboration. If you missed the live…
Scotland’s electrical training body has saluted an “excellent” start to the academic year after the number of electrical apprentices and adult trainees beginning their studies reached a 12-year high. More than 800 new learners have enrolled on the Electrical Apprenticeship and Adult Trainee Programmes for 2021, with colleges and training centres reporting full classrooms as…
An overwhelming majority, 89 per cent, of local builders are reporting delays because of supply chain issues or difficulty recruiting staff, according to a survey of SMEs. And 60 per cent of respondents to the Federation of Master Builders, FMB, state of the trade survey for the third quarter, July to September, said they had…
The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) is to offer installers easy and affordable access to apprentices with a ground-breaking employer package for the new Apprenticeship programme. The KBB Fitted Interiors Apprenticeship programme is set to provide hundreds of youngsters with career opportunities within the KBB installation sector, tackling immediate worker shortages…
Schneider Electric, the leader in energy management and automation, is offering the chance for electricians in the UK and Ireland to get a £5.00 gift card to spend at Costa Coffee on any food or beverage of their choice. Products available to distributors as part of the promotion include consumer units, wiring accessories, fuse gears…
Today, Delta-EE, the specialist new energy research and consulting company, reveals that heat pump costs could fall by as much as 40 per cent over a 10-year period. As much as 20 per cent of this cost reduction will largely be driven by market competition squeezing margins across the supply chain. The new research published…
New research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that over half of homeowners (55 per cent) have plans for green home improvements over the next decade, however costs and finance options are the greatest barriers to carrying these improvements out. The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that the Energy Performance…
EngineeringUK is calling on the government to use next week’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) as an opportunity to invest £40 million annually in careers provision for students in schools and colleges in England to enable more young people to understand the opportunities available in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers. This call is part…
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been heralded as the answer to transportation’s sustainability issues, providing a scalable solution for the notoriously difficult-to-decarbonise sector. However, there’s one key component that needs some work if EVs are to become a completely sustainable method of transport — the battery. Here, Simone Bruckner, managing director of automotive resistor manufacturer Cressall,…