Seaward testers are being specified by a commercial training company to deliver improved levels of PAT (portable appliance testing) training to organisations across the UK. South West-based TTS Training Services Ltd provides a range of professional health and safety training for all types of industry and commerce, including one day courses covering the IET’s Code…
27 per cent more women have registered for manual trade courses over the last year Plumbing proves most popular with 41 per cent of women opting for this course, followed by a quarter (25 per cent) of women opting for electrical courses Women in the East of England lead the way with a 40 per…
Electricians in Birmingham have an average review rating of 9.82/10 – the highest of anywhere in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Homeowners in Birmingham have the best chance of securing the services of an electrician with excellent reviews, new research1 from SGS Engineering has found. SGS looked at the number of specialist tradespeople listed on TrustATrade, CheckaTrade and Rated People and calculated where in the UK the most highly rated plumber, builders, electricians and…
Former England and British and Irish Lions Rugby star, Austin Healey, joined the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s (EDA) Annual Awards Dinner to entertain guests and to present the EDA Investor in Training Awards to 10 high performing wholesalers and manufacturers. 500 guests attended the Association’s Annual Dinner on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Intercontinental on…
Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled plans for two new branch openings in the last three months of 2021. The leading builders merchant has confirmed it will open new branches in Canning Town next month and Rochester in December. The new branches will create more than 60 jobs in the local areas and means…
Following the appeal from Dame Judith Hackitt for industry to act now, rather than wait for Regulations to improve safety within Higher-risk Buildings (HRBs), the Electrical Safety Roundtable has created new Guidance, entitled: How to Manage Electrical Systems within Higher-risk Buildings. The 106-page document, created for persons responsible for managing risks associated with electrical systems…
The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points added to the network in London, the East and South East, has increased by nearly 2,700 in the past 12 months, UK Power Networks has revealed today. The new findings have been released in the run-up to National Drive Electric Week (September 25-October 23) when many people…
The skyline of a historic Suffolk village has been transformed by the removal of overhead power lines as part of a £600,000 project. UK Power Networks has completed its work at Orford which has seen more than 5,000 metres of both 33,000-volt and 11,000-volt overhead lines replaced by new underground cabling to continue the safe…
JTL, the leading national training provider for electrical and plumbing & heating apprenticeships, is to get a world-class skills boost after being selected to join an elite training programme. JTL is one of 12 leading institutions (colleges and Independent Training Providers) to have been selected to join the skills revolution by becoming part of WorldSkills…
“SNAP-IT delivers materials to tradespeople on-demand, allowing them to complete more jobs and increase annual earnings, whilst generating incremental revenue for partnered retailers. Most importantly, the end customers have their repairs fixed there and then! Everyone benefits from the SNAP-IT ecosystem.” – Viktor Muhhin, Founder, SNAP-IT SNAP IT is the new on-demand delivery service that…