Gewiss’ technical product engineer, Simon Fox, explains to Libby Stonell the rules of Ultimate Frisbee as well as the importance of playing fair and often… I originally studied engineering at Lancaster University, and when I finished that, I wanted to be a maths teacher, which didn’t work out. I decided to return to engineering and spent…
As councils and housing associations across the country continue to review and improve their fire safety provisions in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there has been a growing need to install wired smoke detectors in residential buildings. With this requirement adding to the financial burden of already overstretched local councils, one council has…
Harrogate based consulting engineers practice Brentwood has been appointed to carry out full electrical and mechanical design services for three major student residential build projects in Leeds. The instructions, delivering a combined 2,079 units valued at over £100 million, take Brentwood’s current residential project portfolio in the UK to circa. 25,000 student beds. White Rose…
NICEIC and ELECSA’s latest Tech Talk series has attracted record crowds as contractors prepare for the upcoming introduction of the 18th Edition. More than 3,000 conscientious contractors have now booked to attend one of the 23 regional shows. The NICEIC and ELECSA team are now gearing themselves up for the second part of the series,…
The Commercial Fleet Awards, hosted by TV presenter Lisa Snowdon at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham, saw the PEUGEOT Expert win the ‘Medium Panel Van of the Year’ award. “The van offers best-in-class payload and towing capacity with low emissions, which makes it a clear winner”, said the judges, a panel of Fleet industry experts chaired…
Science is being brought to life at one Gloucestershire school thanks to a helping hand from Clarkson Evans. Churchdown Village Junior School needed to install electrics to get its new log cabin science laboratory up and running. The UK’s leading electrical contractor, Clarkson Evans, which specialises in wiring new homes, stepped in to help put…
PropertyHeads.com, the property and social network portal, has just registered its 5,000th tradesmen since its launch, four months ago. The portal has experienced huge demand and is now seeing more than 300 trade professionals registering a week including electricians, plumbers, decorators and builders. Many are attracted by the opportunity to grow their businesses by word…
Energy is the UK’s lifeblood. It powers everything from the smartphones we use and the electric cars we drive, to the radiators that keep us warm at night. And while we often take our round-the-clock access to electricity for granted, our relationship with our energy providers can feel somewhat turbulent. Finding a provider we don’t…
People and vehicle access control specialist Nortech has recently seen St James’ Market in central London update and improve access to its site using Nedap’s uPASS Target system. Supplied by Nortech, Nedap’s uPASS Target was installed by leading supplier of integrated security systems Total Support Services (Security) Ltd, which was selected to supply the robust…
New research has found that if you are isolated and over 65 in Wales, you are at much greater risk from electrical fires. In fact, older people living alone experienced three times more electrical fires than the same age group who cohabit[i]. Last year, a shocking 311[ii] accidental electrical fires occurred in the homes of…