EngineeringUK is inviting the engineering community to take part in the Big Engineering Conversation – a new campaign to encourage discussion and realise the ambition to increase the diversity and number of young people entering engineering. A series of Talking Points released over the next 3 months will aim to get employers, individual engineers, Professional…
The latest figures from Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker reveal the pipeline of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and Wales currently stands at 86GW. The research also shows 40.6GW of sites are classified with a development status of “scoping”. This is where sites are yet to submit a planning application but have…
Sirius Buying Group, leading buying group in the electrical appliance and kitchen retail sector celebrate the resilience of the brands and businesses that make-up the KBB sector by awarding an exclusive Sirius Award 2020, across seven categories. Traditionally announced at its Annual Awards ceremony, which takes place the night of its trade show in September,…
Ovia’s free lighting design services is available to electrical contracting companies and anyone involved in the specification and design of lighting and lighting control equipment. The aim is to provide expertise in choosing the right products and solutions for a proposed scheme, ensuring full compliance with the relevant regulations and standards. With all the information…
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is delighted to announce the finalists for the BCIA Awards 2021. Despite a difficult and unprecedented year the record has once again been broken for the number of entries received, giving the judges plenty to think about. The finalised shortlists are as follows: Building Controls and BEMS Installer of…
The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) today revealed plans for the coming weeks to provide hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for lighting engineers, designers, students and consultants. All the events will be held online and cover a range of lighting topics. Light pollution, contracts, electric vehicles, and road lighting standards are all on the…
A study by fleet management company Vimcar found that 1 in 3 employers in the electrical services sector has had a vehicle stolen, at one time. Shocking though this might be, it seems to be in line with other research done on business vehicle theft in general: according to Logistics UK more than a third…
Major contractors are rolling out a new common assessment standard aimed at radically reducing the £1bn spent a year checking out supply chain providers. Balfour Beatty, Costain, HS2, Mace, Multiplex and Skanska have signed up to the new pre-qualification system where just one certification is required for tenderers. Build UK deputy chief executive Jo Fautley…
Leading national builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse will stay on the oche and firmly in the sporting spotlight after extending its sponsorship of big-time darts. The UK’s fastest growing builders merchant will remain an official partner of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) until the end of 2023. Selco first teamed up with the PDC in…
While many of us will have already polished off all of our Easter eggs, one man from Shrewsbury still has a long way to go if he’s to get through all of the treats he received for Easter. William Aston, 43, won 80kg of chocolate after entering a competition with electrical wholesaler ERF. The competition which…