Research from leading supplier of electrical products and accessories, ElectricalDirect, has found that smart products are high on the list of purchases for the home and is encouraging homeowners to explore the options available, to ‘make one change’ this National Home Improvement Month. It can be quite difficult to know where to begin in choosing…
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with BHETA for National Home Improvement Month (NHIM) to encourage the UK to improve their homes this September. NHIM is the UK’s largest home improvement Awareness Campaign, aiming to inspire millions of homeowners and renters and encourage them to take up a home improvement…
Save the date for one of the key events in the industry year. Electrical Safety First’s twelfth annual product safety conference – A Sustainable Future – will be online and free to attend. The event will run over two consecutive mornings, from Wednesday 4 November (9.30am-11.30am), to Thursday 5 November (9.30 am – 12.30pm). This…
Boris Johnson has pledged significant investment in Britain’s electric vehicle charging network to support the Government’s plan to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035. His vision is that electric vehicle (EV) owners should be no more than 30 miles away from their nearest charge point. Although there are now more than 30,000…
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation, energy management, and automation, has reopened its dedicated electrical safety training centre in Telford. Due to the growing complexity of power systems in operation today, electrical outages are a greater risk than ever. If mismanaged or not effectively maintained, they can lead to a loss in revenue, or…
Electrical contractors are being encouraged to take part in a short labour market survey being carried out by The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP). Findings from the research will provide TESP with up-to-date information on the industry’s current and future skills needs, business decisions around apprenticeship recruitment and the workforce and what support might be needed…
What’s one piece of equipment in your manufacturing facility or warehouse that you absolutely could not live without? I’ll betcha that you didn’t say valves. Though an underrated, often-forgotten piece of equipment, valves are an absolutely integral component to your overall operations. Consequently, it makes a lot of sense that you are well educated on the types of valves that…
British drivers have been urged to check tyre treads, pressure and general wear and tear in order to avoid hefty £2,500 fines and penalty points. Motoring specialists from LeaseVan.co.uk have revealed three essential tyre checks drivers should make regularly to stay on the right side of the law, be safe, and avoid unwanted fines. A…
With the country on the receiving end of unrelenting bad news since the Coronavirus began to wreak global havoc in March, reports that the construction industry has seen a sharp upturn in business provides a much welcome shard of positivity. As reported in online trade magazine, Construction Enquirer, the index which measures annual business expectations…
A SOUTH London man who has spent lockdown volunteering at a local Salvation Army foodbank with his teenage children has described it as ‘incredibly moving’. 50-year-old married father-of-two John King from Brixton is an electrician and he trains people to get qualified in the trade through The Salvation Army’s Employment Plus programme. But when lockdown…