In support of the Government’s Green GB Week, TrustMark, the Government-endorsed quality scheme for tradespeople, announces that it has expanded its remit to include Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI), retrofit and energy efficiency sectors, in order to now cover any work a consumer chooses to have carried out in or around their home. TrustMark has…
ECA and BESA issue five-point plan ahead of Budget on Monday 29 October Ahead of next week’s Budget, BESA and ECA have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond MP to take decisive action to support small and medium sized businesses in the construction and engineering industry. The two leading engineering services trade bodies have issued a…
Michael Sebhatu, an Eritrean asylum seeker living in London, was forced to flee at the outbreak of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Seeking refuge in the UK, Sebhatu went on to invent the Quadsaw, the world’s first tool to drill square holes, which has just launched in the UK. Here we find out more…
Theft from vans can be a costly issue for British tradesmen and women but now a team of motoring experts have issued six top tips to deter pesky thieves. The team at LeaseVan.co.uk have researched into the most effective and affordable ways for van drivers to improve their security so that vehicles appear less of…
Lighting control pioneer Lutron Electronics today launched its Vive wireless lighting control system, which makes it easier than ever to bring energy-savings and comfort into new and existing commercial buildings. Vive is easy to design, simple to install, and extremely flexible, easily adapting to the changing needs of a building over time. It is ideal for all…
The ECA Industry Awards 2019, which recognise top-performing organisations and individuals throughout the electrotechnical and engineering services industry, are now open to entries. The 2019 Awards are headline-sponsored by LEDVANCE and Electrium. This year’s awards include a newly-reprised category: the ECA Best Client/Partnership Award, which is open to all ECA member companies, including those involved…
A director of a Gloucestershire based building company has galvanised local businesses to form a ‘magical’ new partnership to fund a life-changing and innovative treatment to improve the quality of life of young people living with a form of cerebral palsy. Trevor Thorn’s nine-year-old son Ashton, who suffers from hemiplegia, a type of cerebral palsy…
As part of its latest series of free webinars, HBM – a market leader in the field of test and measurement – invites participants to help expand their skills and grow their knowledge Designed to fit in with challenging time constraints, which can often make attending relevant training courses difficult, the latest series of webinars…
NICEIC and ELECSA have launched a partnership with Central Compliance UK (CCUK) to provide training on the dangers of working with asbestos. Figures from the Health and Safety Executive suggest that 14 people will die prematurely every day as a result of being exposed to asbestos – this equates to around 5,000 deaths a year….
Do you love problem-solving? Do you enjoy challenging yourself, and working with your hands? Do you hate being in the same place every day? If so, then perhaps you’re destined for a career as an electrician. In the UK, there are currently 265,000 electricians, and employment rates over the past eight years have remained steady…