Electrician comes up with smart idea to store safety documents Electricians are well known for their technological creativity. Boyd Goulden is proof of that having come up with a novel way to help safeguard all documents relating to safety around the home. CertOn is a paperless document storage system that allows homeowners to upload and…
Following the success of their first 8 events, NAPIT have officially released 10 more dates and locations to their NAPIT EXPO Technical Roadshow line up in 2019. NAPIT have revamped their EXPO events following the 18th Edition of the IET’s Wiring Regulations coming into force, by offering attendees FREE CPD certificates of attendance for masterclasses…
The mental health podcast by tradesmen, for tradesmen Expert Trades is proud to introduce the first episode of our mental health Podcast: MENTalk. The majority of our community are male trades professionals, who are stereotypically ultramasculine, confident and full of playful banter. While this may sometimes be the case, they are also often isolated, stressed…
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is delighted to announce that it now has a grand total of 100 members. The recent addition of Kernow Controls has enabled the BCIA to celebrate this important milestone. The Association is continuing to grow year on year and members of the BCIA play a pivotal role in raising…
Repairs and maintenance specialist Morgan Sindall Property Services has been selected by South Essex Homes, the arm’s length management organisation of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, to deliver property maintenance services for the council’s portfolio of more than 6,000 homes and 1,200 garages. The five-year contract starts in April with the potential to be extended for a…
The Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) launched the Apprentice Support Programme (ASP) to help young talent reach their full potential in the electrical sector and is encouraging the industry to show its support. Apprenticeships are crucial in the electrical sector and can bring endless benefits, not just for young talented individuals who are seeking to build…
Rexel has supplied a full electric vehicle charging (EVC) system for Beyond Housing, one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the north east and Yorkshire. With its Teesside base in Redcar accommodating more than 350 staff, Beyond Housing was keen to implement electric charging facilities in its car park for use by…
Electric vehicle enthusiast Robert Llewellyn guest speaker at Live South TV star and electric vehicle advocate Robert Llewellyn will be the keynote speaker at this year’ Live South event hosted by NICEIC and ELECSA. Llewellyn, who is best known for his roles in TV’s Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge, now runs the YouTube channel Fully…
In March we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week. Here Rexel reflects on its apprenticeship scheme, which continues to go from strength to strength – and meets one of its apprentices that has already gone on to become a mentor just a few years into her own career. Apprenticeships have always played a key role in the…
Electrical contractors have benefited from improved working conditions over the years. As health and safety laws and regulations in the workplace have become complied with, the numbers of electricians who have suffered from reportable accidents are now at 14% of what they were in 2001 (according to statistics from JIB and ECA members). This rate…