This September NAPIT held a summer charity event for all staff and business partners from NAPIT Insurance to raise money for member Matt Carter. Matt Carter, an Electrician from Bakewell, fell from a ladder while on a job in December last year. The fall was only 5 feet, but he landed on his head causing…
CEO and Founder Luke Polach who ran his own building business in the UK (between 2013 and 2017) has launched Buildiro, the world’s first mobile app for materials procurement which solves the key challenge of knowing stock availability thereby eliminating wasted time spent driving to merchants to source items. Initially launching in London, the app…
Batt Cables looks to ELB Partners for end-to-end logistics solution Britain’s oldest and largest specialised cable supplier is marking a milestone of 15 years of connection with logistics company ELB Partners. From short-length domestic wiring to miles of deep-sea industrial oil, gas and petrochemical connectivity, Batt Cables plc, the UK’s premier supplier of specialised cabling,…
The United Kingdom has the oldest and leakiest housing stock in Europe, with almost 38% of our homes dating from 1946 or before[1]. One of the biggest challenges we therefore face as a nation is how to improve the energy performance of existing buildings. The answer lies in innovative approaches to retrofit, and with a…
Genlec has begun work for Russells Construction at the 20-storey Motel One and Staycity scheme in Manchester City Centre under a multi-million pound contract. The large-scale mechanical and electrical programme is this week underway and is expected to take some 21 months to complete. The towering new structure, being built on behalf of developer Property…
nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) (“nVent”), a global leader in electrical connection and protection solutions, today announced that the nVent RAYCHEM self-regulating heat tracing cable earned a place in the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) “Milestones Program”. Invented in 1972, the self-regulating heat tracing cable was the first cable to maintain constant pipe…
Screwfix LIVE opened today, with the show’s biggest fan, 10-year-old Molly Kurzeja and Screwfix CEO John Mewett. Thanks to Screwfix’s partnership with the EFL, legends, Matt Le Tissier (Friday, 1-4pm), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Saturday, 11am-2pm) and Emile Heskey (Sunday, 11am-2pm) will be at Farnborough Exhibition Centre to meet and greet fans across the weekend. This…
Electrical distributor Rexel UK announced it will be aiming to raise tens of thousands for its newly announced official charity partner, the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC), in the first few months of the partnership. For more than 100 years the Electrical Industries Charity has recognised that providing individuals with access to the right support is…
On Friday 20th September, JTL, the leading national training provider for electrical and plumbing & heating apprenticeships, invited local MP, John Stevenson, to have a tour of its recently opened electrical training centre in Carlisle and meet its second-year apprentices. The Carlisle centre based on Lancaster Street, was opened in June this year by the…
A team of 30 Selco Builders Warehouse staff members all put their best foot forward to complete a marathon walking challenge and raise almost £20,000 for charity. Staff from 10 different Selco branches joined forces to complete the Macmillan Cancer Support Wye Valley Mighty Hike. The epic 26.2 mile journey saw the walkers travel through…