The great and the good of the construction sector and the industry’s trade media gathered for a boat trip down the Thames this week to celebrate 30 years in business for the sector’s most enduring specialist PR agency, Clare PR. Established by managing director, Clare Ward, in 1989, Clare PR has specialised in PR campaigns…
NICEIC have helped ten more women in the electrical industry thanks to its bursary scheme. The bursary offers grants to women already working as an electrician or those looking to get a helping hand at the start of their career. It is open to females of all ages and the grant can help cover training,…
Last Wednesday – 12th June 2019 – saw the official opening of the leading work-based training company JTL’s latest dedicated training centre in Carlisle. With a brand new and fully equipped electrical workshop, the centre has been designed to offer top quality training to electrical apprentices in the Carlisle and wider Cumbria area. The centre…
Hughes Trade is celebrating after being appointed a sub distributor by Californian based electronics firm Sonos. It will now supply the entire range of Sonos products to installers, businesses and large organisations throughout the country – including the company’s own connected technology specialist department, Hughes Smart. Sonos, founded in 2002, has pioneered the development of…
As part of Aico’s new Carbon Monoxide campaign ‘Why would you risk it?’, Aico is bringing Virtual Reality to its new stand at large exhibitions throughout 2019. Aico has chosen to use Virtual Reality for the first time, working in partnership with Altro-Orbis. Virtual Reality is the use of computer technology to create an engaging,…
With the end of the summer term fast-approaching, Bureau Veritas is advising schools to kick off their annual holiday maintenance programmes with a focus on asbestos management and electrical safety. Latest research shows that over 80% of schools across the UK have reported asbestos present in their buildings, with over seven million children at risk…
The Certified Network Cable Installer (CNCI®) level 3 Apprenticeship is designed for those wishing to demonstrate the highest levels of knowledge, skills and expertise in network cabling infrastructures. CNet is the first company to launch an Apprenticeship within the network cable infrastructure sector across England and Wales. The company has fully planned and prepared the…
British General (BG), part of the Luceco PLC Group, has recently completed a refurbishment project of The Radisson Hotel located at Dublin Airport. Committed to innovation and improving productivity for hotel guests and employees, BG has worked together with National Electrical Wholesalers, PDMK Electrical Contractors/Engineers and Global Design Concepts to install fresh, high-spec designs whilst…
Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May that the UK will eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050 has been warmly welcomed by leading building controls manufacturer Priva UK Ltd. The statutory instrument to implement this will be laid in Parliament today, Wednesday 12 June. This will amend the Climate Change Act 2008….
Abtec Building Technologies (Abtec BT) has been crowned Contractor of the Year at the 2019 Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) Awards. The prestigious event celebrated achievements in the electrotechnical and engineering services industry, during a ceremony held in London on Friday 7 June. Abtec BT, a company within Abtec Group, scooped the award in the sub…