Branch will campaign for better pay and conditions for self-employed electricians and fight against the de-professionalisation of the trade Inaugural open meeting scheduled for 26 July The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has launched an Electrical Workers Branch to campaign for the rights of London’s self-employed electricians against a sector is “rife with…
The Government’s decision to ease restrictions on how Apprenticeship Levy funds are distributed has been praised by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). From July, large firms who pay the Levy will be able to transfer up to 10% of their funds annually to multiple supply chain partners. Previously, a levy-payer was only able to…
Electrical contractor Clarkson Evans has been named as a finalist in the national Housebuilder Awards 2018. The company was shortlisted in the Sub-Contractor/Services Provider of the Year category at the awards, which will be held at the InterContinental London – The O2 in November. The Awards, which celebrate the best in housebuilding across the UK,…
More than 6000 electricians from across the UK contributed towards Europe’s largest ever electrical conference this week. NICEIC and ELECSA’s live cinema event saw a broadcast on the new 18th Edition wiring regulations beamed via satellite to 40 cinema screens simultaneously. It was the first time ever such an event had taken place in the…
Scolmore has today announced the successful conclusion of two substantial legal cases which it brought against businesses which Scolmore claimed was infringing its intellectual property rights. In a case in the UK, Scolmore discovered that CDS Superstores (which trades in the UK as “The Range”) had been selling domestic lamps which had counterfeit plugs attached…
Gira partners up with Park Electrical Distributors and utilises their Training Facility to deliver four days of Gira product training in the North. Utilising their dedicated training room and with training rigs sent over from Germany – Park Electrical,played host to Gira’s Training Academy in May 2018 at its UK Head Office: Unit 3 Queens Park,…
Van drivers have been warned to take more care on the roads amid concerns their bad driving could be bad for business. Experts at one of the UK’s leading suppliers of vans to tradesmen and women LeaseVan.co.uk say poor van driving could be enough to put people off dealing with a company. They warned customers…
Trade Skills 4U, the UK’s premier electrical training company is excited to announce the opening of four brand new facilities based at Durham CCC, Cardiff, Hatfield and Coventry. Established in 2005 Trade Skills 4U have been training electricians across the country at its Gatwick, London, Warrington and more recently Leeds centre. Due to high demand…
An award-winning electrical firm is extending its services by opening an online shop, selling a wide range of motors to customers across the country. The e-commerce site, set up by NES (North Electrical Services) Ltd, which is based in Inverness and Elgin, is now live at http://www.nesnorth.com/shop It is another milestone for the ambitious company…
The AGM of SELECT recorded another year of successful awareness raising, outreach and training initiatives. Kevin Griffin was re-elected as President of SELECT and Kenny Duncan was re-elected as Vice President at the meeting and Technical Update, which was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh in Inverkeithing, Fife. The AGM also welcomed Darrell Matthews…