Youngsters in Liverpool were given a taste of the marketing world when they were visited for an interactive session by Rexel, a leading electrical distributor. The sessions took place earlier this year when Rexel partnered with Everton Football Club’s official charity on its “Home is Where the Heart is” and “All About Enterprise” schemes. The…
When the Ministry of Defence required three new, accommodation blocks to be built on the Falkland Islands, Rexel went above and beyond to provide products, project support and training to the Corp of Royal Engineers to help them successfully complete Project ANEMOI. Project ANEMOI is a £20m capital works project to build three 50x20m single…
A Birmingham electrical franchise business, Mr. Electric, has recently won the acclaimed ‘Family Business of the Year’ award at the Birmingham Post Business Awards 2018. Celebrating the win at last week’s annual awards, Mr. Electric, a leading electrical franchise, has two generations involved in the growth of the business and a total of four family…
Do you have what it takes to be crowned the best of the best in the building controls industry? If the fierce competition is no match for you – prove it by entering the 2019 Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) Awards today. The prestigious awards ceremony returns for yet another spectacular night and is the…
Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems has moved in to new, much larger premises in Newbury involving a £200,000 investment by Hughes Electrical following its acquisition of the company earlier this year. The 30,000 sq ft building on Arnhem Road provides twice the space of its previous premises where it had been for over 40 years. It…
The company has estimated that its geo-exchange technology has delivered over 166 GWh of space heating and hot water over a period of seven years. Erda Energy, the clean energy solutions company specialising in geo-exchange technology, estimates that its technology is now saving around 6,700 tCO2 every year, equivalent to taking over 5,000 new cars…
Back in 2013, The Screwfix Foundation was set up with the aim of raising funds to support projects to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need throughout the UK. For leading trade supplier Screwfix, it was a perfect fit and five years on, thanks to the fantastic support from…
M&I Materials today announced the opening of manufacturing operations in South Africa, producing its MIDEL brand of fire safe and biodegradable ester dielectric fluids for electricity transformers. The plant is the first in Africa to make ester transformer fluids, and is the latest addition to MIDEL’s growing global manufacturing footprint. MIDEL has already been selected…
Checkatrade, the leading online trade directory, has been named the best in the industry. It has claimed the Online Trade Directory of the Year title at the fourth annual On the Tools Awards evening, assuming the top spot above shortlisted companies Rated People and Plentific. The awards celebrate the best in employees, sub-contractors, tool manufacturers,…
Mark Lawrenson & Ray Stubbs have been announced as guest speakers at this year’s Live North. The duo, who were mainstays of BBC’s football coverage, will kick off the event, which is hosted by NICEIC & ELECSA, and brings together electrical contractors from across the north west of England. They will be dipping into their…