ElectricalDirect has launched a new Click & Collect service, providing even greater flexibility and choice of delivery options for customers across its huge electrical range. Customers can order their products as usual from the wide range of sockets, lighting, consumer units, trunking and more, and simply select the Click & Collect option at the checkout….
Charities and community groups across the UK are being given the chance to receive a helping hand in their coronavirus recovery programme – thanks to a leading builders merchant. Selco Builders Warehouse, which has 68 branches across England and Wales, is offering charities and community groups from anywhere in the UK the chance to benefit…
Scolmore is continuing its support for the UK’s largest online construction based community, On the Tools, with a renewal of its sponsorship for their annual awards. With restrictions being placed on events nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s awards event has been replaced with an on online awards ceremony called ‘Heroes in a…
Keeping anti-bacterial wipes handy, refusing cups of tea and purchasing PPE are among some ways tradespeople can try to reduce the risk of COVID-19, it has been revealed. Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have revealed five helpful hints to ensure tradespeople stay as safe as possible when working with eased coronavirus restrictions. By saying no to refreshments…
Over six in 10 engineering services businesses (63 per cent) are having ‘sustained difficulty’ in obtaining suitable face masks (FFP3) for use on site, according to a new survey from ECA, BESA, SELECT, SNIPEF, LEIA and the CICV Forum. Of these businesses struggling to obtain FFP3 masks, 15 per cent said their situation was ‘impossible’,…
As both a leading training provider and charity, JTL is always looking for new ways to serve the industry and give back, and as a result it has designed and developed Toolbox. Toolbox is a completely free online resource created by JTL, full of interesting information, training and guidance related to the sector. JTL recognises…
Colleagues at leading merchant Selco Builders Warehouse displayed their culinary talents to help raise £1,000 for its nominated charity. Colleagues were challenged to bake a creative cake, with Selco donating £10 for each one completed to its charity for 2020, Global’s Make Some Noise. Prizes were given for three winners, which included desert versions of…
SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have once again teamed up to develop another eye-catching animation – this time shining the spotlight on the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA). As testing centres prepare to reopen next week, and apprentices across Scotland pick up their tools and books again, the two-minute film gives an…
Evaluating ventilation systems, before pubs reopen on 4 July as the COVID-19 lockdown eases, is the first step to take before reopening as laid out in the Government’s new guidance. In ‘Keeping workers and customers safe during COVID-19 in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services’ guidance, published on 24 June 2020, the document states that…
Polling from Sage of 5,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) reveals shifts in sentiment over the lockdown period and priorities for recovery The overall expected revenue impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on UK SMEs improved consistently during lockdown, rising from -29 per cent in late March to -10 per cent in late May However, near-term challenges remain;…