The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry (JIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Parmar as its new Chief Executive. Jay takes up the post on 1st October 2019 and will replace Steve Brawley following his retirement after 11 years in the role. Previously Director of Policy and Membership at the…
A series of leading bodies from across the fire, emergency and security systems sector are now supporting this year’s FSA Awards, which are currently open to nominations from the entire industry. In addition to ECA and SELECT, who are partnering on the FSA Awards, the industry bodies now supporting the awards are as follows: BAFE…
Scotland’s leading trade body for the electrical industry has warned that new fire safety regulations under consideration by the UK government could undermine existing qualifications that currently ensure contractors are qualified and competent to carry out work in their field. In its response to the ‘Building A Safer Future’ consultation, which relates to buildings above…
Staff, suppliers and customers at a leading builders merchant in Cardiff displayed their golfing prowess to raise more than £5,000 for charity. More than 80 players took part in the golf day fundraiser at Llanishen Golf Club, which was organised by Selco’s Cardiff Llanishen branch. Twenty teams teed off looking for glory in the Texas…
Youngsters put their marketing skills and imaginations to the test when they were visited for a Dragon’s Den style learning session by Rexel, a leading electrical distributor. The event, which was set up by Everton Football Club’s official charity as part of its ‘All About Enterprise’ scheme, saw children from five schools create a product…
NATIONAL M&E consultancy Couch Perry Wilkes (CPW) has announced the senior promotion of Alex Jones to director. Alex joined CPW eight years ago as a senior mechanical engineer. During that time, he has progressed through the business, having managed teams in the Nottingham office for the past two years as well as working on a…
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that Evesham Vale Growers and R & L Holt, a premium tomato grower in the UK, has once again chosen Philips LED and HPS lighting for a new greenhouse, based on the 25% increase in crop production that was achieved with its Philips hybrid lighting…
A Cheshire contracting firm has undergone a management buy-out, backed by a six-figure loan from the EV SME Loans fund, managed by Mercia. Power Installations, which employs a team of 11 in Nantwich, provides specialist cable jointing services to the electricity distribution networks. The deal gives control of the business to the long-standing management team…
After 30+ years of dedicated service to Holophane, Alasdair McRury has decided to retire, stepping down as Managing Director and resigning his position as of August 30, 2019. Alasdair has been Managing Director of the Holophane Europe business for the past 12 years and has successfully led the business through a period of significant change,…
Reinforcing and expanding on its six-year relationship with Sky even further, Screwfix has become the first-ever ‘Official Partner’ of the Sky Sports Football channel after signing a sponsorship deal for the forthcoming 2019/20 season. The seven-figure deal brokered between Sky Media and Wavemaker will see Screwfix exclusively sponsor Sky Sports’ broadcast and digital coverage of…