Although the rate of new apprentices fell last year in the UK, Grant Thornton UK LLP has released new research that has found attitudes towards apprenticeships are improving. The February 2018 statistics revealed that apprenticeship starts decreased by 26.5 per cent compared to figures in 2016/17. However, the decrease was not as large as the…
Training and BIM Manager at Legrand UK & Ireland, Matt Crunden, has been honoured in the inaugural Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE’s) Society of Digital Engineering Hall of Fame, for his commitment to encouraging digitisation across the electrical industry. In November, awards were presented at the Build2Perform Live event, where Matt was recognised…
An electrical firm with ambitious expansion plans and a commitment to developing young talent has been nominated for a major business award. NES (North Electrical Services) Ltd, which has bases in Inverness and Elgin, has been shortlisted after a public vote for Business of the Year for firms with under 100 staff in the Scottish…
Monday 5th – Friday 9th March marks a UK wide initiative, National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), which seeks to encourage more young people to choose an apprenticeship. The theme of this year’s NAW is ‘Apprenticeships Work’ which raises awareness of how apprenticeships benefit individuals, employers, the community and the wider economy. In-line with this year’s NAW,…
Tickets for powerBall 2018 are now on sale and this year we are heading back to 1963 and the famous Kellerman’s resort where Baby’s life changed forever. Guests at this year’s event will undoubtedly be able to say ‘I’ve had the time of my life’ as they celebrate the wonder that is Dirty Dancing with…
As employers across the country celebrate National Apprenticeships Week (5th – 9th March), British Gypsum’s electrical and mechanical engineering apprentices are now reaping the benefits of a new training area at its Barrow-upon-Soar facility, designed to offer them a real-life setting in which to hone their skills. In addition, British Gypsum, which is part of…
It takes a lot to keep the lights on. Fuelled by global population growth, increased per capita consumption of energy and the growing proportion of energy supplied as electricity, energy demand is on the up, and so is the world’s appetite for an uninterrupted power supply. In the US and Europe, an industrial growth boom…
Hertfordshire business, the iLECSYS Group, is relocating to a new purpose built factory in the town of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. The company has outgrown its current premises in Tring where it has been located for the past 15 years. The iLECSYS Group is a multi-disciplined company working across multiple electrical and engineering market sectors. Its…
UK Power Networks – the country’s biggest electricity distributor making sure the lights stay on for more that eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England – is launching its Be Bright Stay Safe campaign, which calls on the trade industries to follow safety advice, to reduce the…
Jon Belfield has been appointed the new President of the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA). He steps up from his position of Vice President and takes over the role from former President, Malcolm Anson. Jon is Managing Director of InTandem Systems Ltd, a controls installation specialist which work on a variety of building controls projects…