The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) believes manufacturers hold the key to helping specifiers make better cable choices. A rise in the number of cable failure reports has prompted the ACI to make the announcement; instances reported relate to where cable is compliant with relevant standards yet not fit for the intended purpose and installation environment….
We are excited to present the launch of Verified; the new free trade directory by Expert Trades. Verified is completely free for both the trades professional and the homeowner, with no subscription or lead fees. Our main goal at Expert Trades is to make it as easy as possible for our members to run their…
The latest UK-entrant to the outbound marketing sector, Direct Software, is already re-shaping how one electrical wholesaler is approaching their outbound marketing. Voted electrical wholesaler of the year in 2018, Luton-based Amble Electrical lighting solutions across the UK in industrial and domestic settings. Amble had ambitious growth plans and were keen to expand their reach…
Powerstar, UK manufacturer of leading-edge smart energy solutions, has announced a new partnership with Thorne & Derrick International to help bolster its smart transformers offering for energy conscious businesses, allowing them to improve their existing high voltage (HV) infrastructures,maximise efficiencies and reduce electricity consumption and costs with a solution that enables real-time asset monitoring to…
Brüel & Kjær, HBM and Prenscia team up for EIS Instrumentation 2019 Visitors to the Engineering Society’s (EIS) annual Instrumentation conference, will g get a firsthand look at the combined power of Brüel & Kjær, HBM and Prenscia’s latest measurement solutions. During the show, taking place on 2nd April at Silverstone, technical experts from the…
Pioneering technology leader ABB, along with Volvo Bus and Birmingham Airport today announced a collaboration, which will see the launch of an environmentally-friendly passenger transport service in and around the airport. Available from November 2019 to the airports 13 million annual passengers, retail staff and airline crew, the service will see six Volvo 7900e fully…
The Urmet Group proudly supplies video door entry and lighting solutions for The Denham Film Studios; a £120 million development by Weston Homes, consisting of 154 apartments and 70 townhouses. Bordering the Grade II-listed film studio building is Miles House; three new apartment buildings spread over four storeys, providing a total of 105 new homes….
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 store all relevant documentation. But it’s much more than a…
Aico – the market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms – is proud to be exhibiting at, and sponsoring, TAI 2019 – Wales’ largest housing event, being held 1st – 2nd May at Sophia Gardens Arena, Cardiff. A Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) event, TAI 2019 provides visitors with access to keynote speakers…
If an entire infrastructure project is to be buried underground then it is obvious that the lighting will be of paramount importance. This is certainly the case with London’s Crossrail line (aka the Elizabeth Line) which will significantly reduce journey times across London for millions when it opens in 2019. The decision to light all…