Almost one in three (28 per cent) engineering services firms say turnover decreased during the first quarter of 2018, according to new findings from the quarterly sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey, sponsored by Scolmore. The survey covers a membership turnover of around £12 billion. This is the highest reported percentage fall in turnover since Q1…
DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed recommendations made in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’s final report published on 17 May. “We wholeheartedly support the proposals set out in Dame Judith’s final report, particularly pertaining to the development of a clearer, more transparent and more effective specification and testing…
JTL – the charity organisation offering building services engineering apprenticeships (and other training) to around 6,500 learners across England and Wales – has joined forces with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) to help raise awareness of a range of welfare services available to anyone working in the electrical sector. The EIC offers free of charge…
James Taylor from Cumbria has been nominated as a finalist in this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Apprentice of the Year Awards. James is currently working for Bainbridge Electrical Limited in Kendal as part of his apprenticeship training and with leading work-based training company JTL who are assessing him to obtain his NVQ level 3, which…
A group of industry experts have got together to press for changes in the law, as the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower is nearing. Led by electrical testing equipment expert Seaward and backed by MP Grahame Morris the national campaign urges policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties to help avoid…
Support for the Aldous Bill continues to grow, with the significant addition of accounting body the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians). The Bill seeks to end payments being withheld for unreasonable lengths of time and end the risk of losing retentions via contractor bankruptcy. AAT are the 80th body to back the Aldous Bill, bringing…
Lawyers often charge well over £200 an hour with no guarantee of success. Taking a large claim to court will often cost more than £50,000 and even adjudication, the cheap and cheerful option often costs more than £5,000. Lawyers have high salaries to pay, pay expensive insurances, run expensive offices, etc. Nothing new in any…
Mechanical and electrical services contractor J S Wright has given an added boost to the housing industry after expanding into offsite construction. J S Wright has invested in a new production facility and appointed a prefabrications manager to meet increasing client pressure to build quickly and to the highest standards. J S Wright’s new prefabrications…
Vehicle leasing has fast become one of the most popular ways for business owners and tradespeople to drive a new car or van – but are you clued up on the most up-to-date lease lingo? If not, read on as the vehicle leasing experts at LeaseVan.co.uk have defined the most important words and phrases you…
RS Components has announced availability of the Molex MUO 2.5 series of terminal connectors, which have been designed to replace closed-end (CE) terminals and thereby reduce harness-assembly lead times, as well as improving quality, reliability and processing. The MUO 2.5 connectors can simplify the termination process by eliminating tangled wires, reducing the number of quality issues…