Eight men are planning to take part in a 24-hour Cyclothon in King’s Lynn to help raise money for a local girl who has been diagnosed with a very rare form of bone cancer. Five-year-old Lily Wright, from Tilney, has been diagnosed with Paediatric Chordoma which affects around one in 20 million youngsters and is…
Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is committed to best practice and is proud to offer its NICEIC Domestic Ventilation Training Course which is held at its head office in Crawley. The two-day course is aimed at anyone with an interest in installing ventilation systems, particularly experienced electricians, plumbers, ventilation installers and heating engineers looking to…
In a landscape of stagnating new car sales, electric vehicle (EV) sales have soared. With further analysis by Pixie Energy on the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures* showing the market share of EVs almost doubling in the first half of the Financial Year FY20. The below graph highlights the share taken by…
Selco Builders Warehouse has been recognised for its commitment to the environment by being shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The leading builders merchant is one of seven companies and organisations shortlisted for the Lighting Energy Impact category at the Energy Awards. Selco caught the eye of the judges after undertaking a major project to…
In a year in which the Scottish electrical industry took another historic step towards being recognised as a profession, SELECT, the country’s largest trade association, on Friday (October 11) paid tribute to the sector’s leading talent, drive and enterprise. Behind the glitz and glamour of the campaigning body’s annual awards ceremony at the Radisson Blu…
By Nadège Petit, Executive Vice President, Global Power Products at Schneider Electric We’re on the cusp of an energy revolution. Renewables are gaining ground while generation is becoming more dispersed in the hands of a new generation of energy consumers eager to create energy as well as use it. Power will be cleaner, more efficient…
The number of OSDs is widely underestimated nationally; they are more common than you might think. In fact, around 40 per cent of workers will be affected at some point in their career. Cracked, sore, swollen or bleeding hands may be a common, but being their most important tools of the trade, they should be…
Screwfix have given a customer the gift of a lifetime to celebrate the omnichannel retailer’s 40th birthday. Celebrating being trusted by the trade for 40 years, Screwfix ran a ‘Ruby Ticket’ campaign and gave away over 200 prizes to their customers in a seven-day bonanza. Customers who shopped in-store during the first week of October…
Customers have chosen their winners of Screwfix’s first ever Product of the Year awards with two of the seven trophies going to Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Shockwave Impact Screwdriver Bits PZ2 25 Pack received nearly 50 per cent of customer votes to win the best overall Product of the Year. The Power Tool of the Year…
The increasingly high standard and technical complexity of electrical distribution was put in the spotlight on Friday (October 11) when one of its young stars took a major title at the sector’s most important awards ceremony. Rian Keegan, 20, from East Kilbride, was named as Electrical Distributors’ Association (Scottish Section) Wholesaler Apprentice of the Year 2019, an award category…