Schneider Electric, the energy management company, is offering four chances for electricians to win £2000 of vouchers to spend on bespoke sporting travel packages and 800 chances of winning £10 Decathlon Sports vouchers when they buy selected electrical products from partnered distributors. The main prize draws are to take place every other Monday throughout April…
JTL is celebrating the opening of yet another dedicated training centre – this time a significant investment in a new building services engineering centre in Ashford, Kent. The official opening was recently carried out by the Mayor of Ashford, Winston Michael. The opening took place in front of a group of invited guests including a…
The boss of an electrical contractors has set up an estate and letting agency to complement his electrical business. Karl Price, who owns Bolton-based PC Electrical, received six-figure funding from Royal Bank of Scotland, for the agency Price & Co, also in Bolton. “Having successfully established PC Electrical over the last 20 years, I decided…
The SEC Group has said it welcomes the report on small housebuilders and how best to support them from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for small and micro businesses. It is clear that the “terrible payment practices” – systematic abuse of late payments and withholding cash retentions for long periods of time – create problems for…
Alan Wilson, head of membership and communications at SELECT, the campaigning trade body for Scotland’s electrical sector recently made a presentation to the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group for Construction. Alan, in his capacity as national executive officer of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, made his presentation to the Cross Party Group at the…
Following the success of Switch On MK in 2017, MK Electric is returning with their rewards scheme, giving electricians another reason to choose MK. Available from participating electrical wholesalers, Switch On MK will see electricians able to claim a promotional scratchcard with any qualifying purchase of £50 or more from the MK range. Scratchcards can…
In what is being seen as a critical juncture in the campaign by Scotland’s electricians for professional recognition, an MSP has formally raised a motion addressing the issue in the Scottish Parliament. The move, by Jamie Halcro Johnston, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Highlands and Islands, is the latest step forward in a…
According to 2017 recovery figures from TRACKER 82% of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) were stolen without the owner’s keys – up by nearly 100% compared to 2016 (44%). The Ford Transit was again the most popular van stolen last year and accounted for over half of the LCV recoveries made by TRACKER. “Keyless entry technology…
NICEIC, ELECSA and JTL have formed a partnership that will ensure electrical contractors have the widest choice of training courses in the country for the upcoming 18th Edition changes. JTL is the UK’s leading training and electrical apprenticeship provider. It supports more than 3,000 companies and 6,000 apprentices every year. NICEIC and ELECSA are the…
The Electrical Industries Charity is calling on the industry to show support for young apprentices and help them to build a better future by signing up to the Apprentice Support Programme. Apprenticeships are an effective way of bringing talented individuals to the workforce while giving them a great opportunity to earn while they learn –…