With a focus on comfort, performance and sustainability in its new products, the 2021 digital catalogue has all you need to know about Snickers Workwear, including new products that now use REPREVE, the world’s number one brand of recycled performance fibre. There’s also new AllroundWork Topwear with the cooling 37.5 moisture transportation fabric, as well as upgraded FLEXIWork Stretch…
Following a very successful first year operating as an independent lighting company, Ovia Ltd continues to grow and expand and has recently appointed three new members to the sales team. A number of regions have been split further to accommodate the growth in demand for Ovia products and to ensure that customers in all regions…
Ideal Industries, the global leader in electrical accessories, tools and equipment, is supporting a not-for-profit training initiative that aims to help people re-skill and up-skill in the electrical sector. Based in Widnes, Trade Training provides electrical training and qualifications, personal development, career advice and on-going support for people who want to start their journey to…
The LIA’s new Safety Certification Scheme (LIASC) was created to focus on product safety and compliance and we are excited to announce that the first company to achieve such certification is Fox Lux Emergency Lighting. After listening to our customers who regularly use the LIA Laboratory for safety testing, the LIA Compliance team identified a…
The Government’s Online Harms Bill has failed to address the problem of dangerous electrical goods available from online marketplaces. So leading consumer protection charity, Electrical Safety First, has put forward its own, ‘game changing’ Bill. Electrical Safety First’s new Bill would make online marketplaces – such as Amazon and eBay – legally responsible for hosting…
2021 and beyond Cooperation and collaboration, greater worker welfare and a top-to-bottom revolution of the construction sector are all top of the Christmas wish-list for members of the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum. With a year of massive and unprecedented upheaval drawing to a close, the unique collective asked its 100-plus members to reveal their…
Andy Greenhorn, FireAngel’s Specification Manager for Scotland and Ireland, advises how contractors can support clients in achieving efficient and cost-effective compliance with the updated Scottish Tolerable Standard What types of housing will be affected by the new standard? The latest regulations will affect all households across Scotland, including new build developments and existing dwellings. This…
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick announced today a rethink on controversial housing need algorithms which favoured the South rather than the North for development. He said an updated method would level up delivery of 300,000 new homes a year concentrating on brownfield and urban sites in England’s 20 largest cities such as Birmingham and Manchester. About…
With Brexit just weeks away, Brits who are planning to drive abroad have been warned to check they are compliant with the EU rules of the road. From buying an international driving permit and a green card, to checking their insurance, British drivers will now need to understand upcoming changes that will affect them. Driving…
More than 2 out of 5 businesses (43 per cent) expect their turnover to fall by the end of Q4 2020, according to a new engineering services sector survey. The same survey also revealed that just under 1 in 3 businesses (30 per cent) say they are not clear about the forthcoming business implications of…