A leading supplier of fire protection products, ESP is constantly developing solutions and offering advice on ways to keep up to date with the latest requirements. Here, product manager, Matt Parton, answers some simple questions about fire alarm zone plans. What is a fire alarm zone plan? A zone plan is a layout of a…
IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced expanded delivery options to include Call & Collect and has added new postcodes to their same-day delivery service, making it even easier for professionals to order products flexibly and in line with the demands of their project schedules. The Call & Collect service offers a new way for tradespeople to…
Marshall-Tufflex has announced that its PVC-U cable management products were manufactured using 74% recycled material in the last year. This milestone is a significant achievement for the company as part of its mission to drive positive change in the industry, towards a minimum of 50% recycled material in cable management products by 2028. A pioneer…
Domus Ventilation, part of the Genuit Group’, is the proud sponsor of a new Elemental Talks webinar on 24thJune 2021 on ‘The importance of improved indoor air quality’. Elemental is an online community for professionals focused on heat, water, air and energy, focussed on how to deliver energy-efficient solutions to help achieve a sustainable future. Elemental…
The building industry has fine-tuned its 20-year blueprint to make the UK’s 28m existing homes greener ahead of the government’s imminent release of its heat and buildings strategy. The Construction Leadership Council, CLC, together with 38 signatories, has written to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng urging for its proposals to be adopted in the forthcoming white…
The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is reminding ECS card holders with a Network Infrastructure occupation that from 1 July 2021 all card renewals need to meet the requirements of the new Occupational Qualification Structure for the Network Infrastructure industry. This includes the requirement for a Network Infrastructure assessment for Network Infrastructure Installation Assistant and new routes…
Grant & Stone Group, the largest independent builders’ merchant in Southern England, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Devondale Electrical Distributors (Devondale), expanding its network of specialist electrical wholesalers and complementing the recent acquisitions of builders’ and plumbers’ merchants in the South West of England. Established in 1981, Devondale is the largest independent…
An investment blueprint has been developed which could see £1 billion spent on low carbon projects, in Cheshire and nearly 3 million tonnes of CO2 saved by 2030. EA Technology is part of a consortium of companies, which has formed a partnership with the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to deliver the Invest…
Expert engineering consultancy Couch Perry Wilkes (CPW) boosts its track record of training the next generation by taking on two new graduates, Charlie Davis and Jack Pascoe, bolstering its East Midlands team and investing in training young people across the region. Jack and Charlie join CPW with degrees in architectural technology and mechanical engineering respectively,…
Ansell Lighting has become a member of the Made in Britain organisation, the official collective marque for British manufacturers. A recognised market leader in the lighting sector, Ansell designs and assembles high-quality luminaires for the commercial, domestic, industrial and architectural markets, from its Warrington headquarters and exports those products to more than 19 countries worldwide….