OE Electrics, the Wakefield-based manufacturer of innovative data distribution and power solutions, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company is one of 200 organisations to be recognised nationally in today’s announcement by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, after being personally approved by Her Majesty The Queen for its…
A campaign led by UK electrical safety testing expert Seaward Electronic has sparked the introduction of tough new rules for landlords to keep private tenants safe. Seaward’s campaign was backed by Easington MP Grahame Morris, who sponsored an Early Day Motion calling for the topic to be debated in parliament. The global company, which has…
Independent cable technology company Tratos has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The global company, which manufactures in Britain and Italy and sells to around 52 countries, received the accolade for innovation from the UK’s leading award for business. The company has invested heavily in new plant, equipment and test facilities in the UK and…
Thomas Kruse, smart technology product manager, reichelt elektronik In the last 18 months, voice assistants have burst onto must-have technology lists with the likes of Alexa, Siri and Google Home. Since then, Google and Amazon have been battling it out to claim the top spot, but there is a big elephant in the room that’s…
Findings show that the global structured cabling market had “a very good year”, increasing by 4.2 per cent to USD 6.7 billion in 2018, “a much better performance than 2017” when the market increased by 1.8 per cent. The global estimate is based on data from 39 countries. This is according to BSRIA’s annual global cabling study…
The Irish government recently announced that Ireland’s ambitions for tackling climate change would no longer lag behind the rest of Europe, with their commitment to having 70 per cent of all electricity generated coming from renewable sources by 2030. Research from Cornwall Insight Ireland shows that as things currently stand there is likely to be a…
Calvin Capital (Calvin) has agreed to acquire Lowri Beck, one of the leading providers of meter installation and data collection services to the UK energy market for an undisclosed sum The acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions, will see Lowri Beck join Calvin to create an end-to-end market offering comprising the installation, servicing, managing…
There are some lines of work that will always have a high demand because they meet a need that isn’t going away anytime soon. One of them happens to be the need for electricians, andit’s something needed in both residential and commercial businesses. In light of this, if you’re an electricianand want to delve into…
In conjunction with electrical distributor Rexel, the LEDVANCE truck is back on the road for visitors to experience first-hand the comprehensive range of easy to install LED luminaires. To celebrate the tour, Rexel is running a competition to win a two-night break at the five-star Celtic Manor Resort. The popular orange LEDVANCE truck will be…
Women make up less than a quarter of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce in the UK. STEM Women has assisted over 100 graduate employers, helping companies attract female applicants to their graduate scheme, internship and placement opportunities. STEM Women organise events that bring together female university STEM students and relevant employers at…