A surge in doorstep rogue traders is ripping off thousands of home owners for shoddy work that is unfinished, not even started or grossly overpriced. Police and Trading Standards held a national day of joint enforcement action, Operation Rogue Trader, which saw Trading Standards work alongside police to target rogue traders and aggressive doorstep sellers….
Leading mechanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has strengthened its rapidly growing electrical business after appointing a new Senior Electrical Contracts Engineer. Darren Swift will manage the electrical element of M&E building projects, as well as solus electrical projects, across the hotel, residential, social housing, student accommodation, leisure and commercial sectors. Based…
The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has welcomed a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) that calls for a ban on gas boilers in homes by 2025. The report, ‘UK housing: Fit for the future?’, calls on the government to get serious about tackling emissions from homes, warning that the UK’s legally-binding climate change…
A new collaboration to provide a full turnkey funded solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging across the UK has been announced between Mr. Electric, the UK’s leading electrical franchise brand, and Plug-N-Go, a market leading solution for funded EV Charging Systems. Together, the two organisations offer a fully integrated EV charging solution, which is risk…
More than £100,000 in training grants has been awarded by the JIB Skills Development Fund since it launched, helping JIB member employees and JIB-registered apprentices to further their career development. The Fund provides financial assistance to those looking to gain additional industry qualifications. In recent years, the charity has also expanded its work to help…
RS Components has been named as Phoenix Contacts’ UK distribution partner of the year for Device Connections (DC) for exceptional sales growth and targeted marketing activities based around new product introductions throughout 2018. Jacquie Moylan-Emery, Commercial Supplier Manager from RS, said “We are truly delighted to receive this award – this recognises the strong partnership…
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is experiencing an acceleration in the number of companies becoming licensees for its EnabLED licensing program for LED luminaires and retrofit bulbs at the end of December 2018. This follows the addition of 150 more innovations to its portfolio early in 2018. The company signed another 100…
Over half of Brits (52 per cent) do not know how to test their smoke alarm Over a quarter (26 per cent) of British adults are unaware that their boiler requires an annual safety check Further dangerous oversights in the home include: 62 per cent of Brits don’t check if their hob is turned off before…
London’s property managers can turn to a long-established building services provider to help keep their portfolios in running order following the launch of Wright Maintenance. The new company has been launched by UK-leading M&E contractor J S Wright to provide a maintenance, servicing and emergency repair service for commercial customers and homeowners throughout London for…
Ventola Projects manufactures and installs bespoke lighting solutions for a range of business sectors. Based in Anstey in Leicestershire, the company has been enjoying a string of successes which has seen their work expand to the US and to be given the title of Export Champion Managing Director and business owner, Mick Ventola has been…