Accelerate! The essential guide to growing your trades business showcases brilliant people running great trades businesses, allowing them to share their stories of success and inspire others to take their own businesses to the next level. This new book, backed by Checkatrade, Barclays and The Enterprise Trust, and written by leading business journalist Dan Matthews,…
Rexel has launched its new specialist lighting catalogue, showcasing a range of the latest energy saving options in LED. The new catalogue was launched by Rexel’s Specialist Lighting Solutions team in November, it features an extensive range of products, with key developments such as the smart home and decorative filament LEDs reflected in the product…
Are you a brave individual who is looking for a new challenge in 2019? The Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) is offering you an incredible opportunity to take on one of the two life-changing challenges in the new year – Everest Base Camp Challenge and the Croatia Sailing Challenge. Would you like to test your body…
Workers within the UK’s construction industry were today urged to ensure that they are making full utilisation of HMRC’s flat-rate expenses scheme to avoid missing out on their full available tax relief. Tax preparation specialist David Redfern, Managing Director of DSR Tax Claims Ltd, issued his timely reminder to construction workers in the run up…
Mental health is increasingly being spoken about and that’s because according to statistics from NHS Digital; at any one time, a sixth of the population in England aged 16-64 suffer from mental health issues. With mental health illnesses on the rise, it raises our own responsibility to spot the signs among our friends, family, colleagues and even within ourselves. Addiction to drugs and…
Highly-skilled young Scottish engineer Sean McKenzie has many accomplishments, but perhaps his most important contribution to the sector could be a simple lesson: that skills shortages can be overcome. His 11-year career at Blantyre-based, globally-operating semiconductor specialist Ichor Systems has been an object lesson in how focused nurturing of talent can create a new generation…
DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) has released a new Best Practice Guide for the locks and building hardware industry covering the British Standard for Mechanically Operated Push-Button Locksets (BS 8607:2014 + A1:2016). The Standard sets out the requirements and test methods for durability, strength and also functionality. Classification of the Mechanically Operated Push-Button locksets is…
A timely, stark reminder was issued today that there is likely to be a surge in thefts, burglaries and robberies over the Christmas fortnight, based on the evidence of the past three years. Overall, the figures rose 20% during this time according to VPS Security, specialists in providing protection for vacant commercial, retail and residential…
SELECT, the electricians’ trade body in Scotland, has added to the extensive portfolio of services it offers to its members with a new tool to assist with producing vital risk assessment information and guidance. The organisation has entered into an arrangement with the Building Safety Group (BSG) to provide Member companies with online risk assessment…
JTL, the leading work-based learning specialist, that specialisies in providing apprenticeships in the electrical and the heating and plumbing sectors, is one of the first organisations in the UK to receive the prestigious ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ quality mark for its approach to its training programmes. The Leaders in Safeguarding consultants conducted a thorough audit of…