An intrepid team of 13, including National Ventilation’s sales manager, Andy Bills, has successfully completed a half-ultra challenge, hiking 53km through the Peak District on 3rd July 2021 to raise money for the Young Lives vs Cancer charity. The Peak District Challenge is an annual event which welcomes over 2,500 adventurers to test themselves in…
New research highlights that the construction industry has grown nearly 6 per cent in early spring 2021, meaning that new work and repair and maintenance are £334m above pre-pandemic levels. The research, conducted by specialist on-site storage company SiteStak, looked at the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics alongside UK Government data to…
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is encouraging trades personnel looking to build on their existing knowledge gained from the BCM01-03 training courses to maximise their career potential with three further courses that will qualify them for an Advanced Technical Certificate. The electrotechnical industry is a competitive environment and the BCIA believes that possessing detailed…
By Joanne Harris, Technical Commercial Manager at SJD Accountancy – an accountancy firm that works with sole traders, freelancers and contractors The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant financial ramifications across the board, but electricians and millions of other self-employed workers across the UK have been hit particularly hard. Prospective self-employed home buyers are struggling to…
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BIRMINGHAM, NORWICH AND CARDIFF LEAD THE CHARGE FOR ELECTRICIAN GRADUATES Access Training UK reveals a 29 per cent increase in applicants to its trade courses in 2020, including a 14 per cent increase in female applicants Gas courses prove most popular in Leicester with a 175 per cent increase in graduates year-on-year Whilst, Plymouth carves…
Dan Little, Director of J Brand, speaks to the ECS about the development and importance of the new Occupational Qualification Structure for the Network Infrastructure industry Originally set up in 1933 by Joseph Brand as an electrical contracting and repair business in West London, today the J Brand business directly employs over 120 staff and…
UK property developers may have to adjust schedules and pricing to adapt to the lack of supplies to complete projects, advises Construction Leadership Council, CLC, co-chair Andy Mitchell. In an open letter to the industry, he points out that most contracts such as JCT and NEC 4 Secondary X1 have provisions to deal with fluctuations…
The Renewable Heat Installer Training & Support Scheme (RHITSS) launched at the start of the year, offered installers up to 70 per cent off the training required to become a heat pump, solar thermal or biomass engineer – some of the most popular and accessible renewable technologies. As of 07/07/21 individual installers who missed out…
Electrical contractor MEDLEC has seen a 40 per cent improvement in worker productivity since introducing a mobile workforce management system from BigChange. The 5 in 1 system has allowed MEDLEC to completely eliminate paper by equipping field engineers with mobile devices linked to vehicle trackers giving the company real-time 24/7 visibility of the status of…