Fulcrum, the Sheffield-based, multi-utility infrastructure services provider, has acquired the Dunamis Group for £22m, significantly increasing the company’s capabilities in the electrical services market. This means that Fulcrum will be able to expand further into the electrical connections market, which is estimated to be worth in excess of £500 million per year. The deal follows…
The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) has reported that Italian cable company, La Triveneta Cavi (LTC) has confirmed it experienced a production fault that resulted in a flexible cord cable with exposed copper conductors going on sale in the UK. The cables, which failed the British and European Standards flex test, were tested through random market…
The iconic British footwear brand, Dr. Martens, has launched a women’s industrial collection, offering female workers a wider range of boots – something that was previously not so widely available to them. The number of women working in construction, engineering and manufacturing -heavily male-dominated industries - is on the up and the safety equipment available…
Electrical Industries Charity’s powerBall 2017 was a night of great support for the Raise the Roof campaign, which saw hundreds of industry professionals altogether and digging deep. Raise the Roof – ‘One brick at a time’ aims to raise 250,000 to supply a hose for the Dickinson family and work with those in the industry…
German supplier Gira has announced the launch of its UK Facebook page. Gira is one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management. Gira is dedicated to financial investment throughout 2018 with a UK office, personnel in sales, service and marketing, along with increased overall branding as top priority. UK…
World-leading Pay on Foot parking systems manufacturer, DESIGNA, has worked with the Woolshops shopping centre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, to update its car parking system to the company’s advanced ABACUS software and equipment. The installation consists of three new state-of-the-art entrance and four exit barriers, seven automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and three Pay…
Results from a survey by electric water heating specialist, Redring, has shown that the length of warranty on a product plays a key part in purchasing decisions for the majority of installers. 86 per cent of those surveyed are influenced by the terms of a warranty when buying an electric shower, with 84 per cent…
The electrical sector requires 1,600 electrical installers a year across the next five years to fulfil demand, a new forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reveals. According to this year’s Construction Skills Network report, the UK’s most comprehensive and up-to-date sector forecast trades most in demand include 15,350 carpenters and 9,350 labourers as…
Steel producer, Tata Steel, has been fined after the death of a 26-year-old maintenance electrician, Thomas Standerline. Hull Crown Court heard how, on 23 April 2010, Mr Standerline, an employee of Tata Steel, was examining a crane as part of his inspection duties as a maintenance electrician. Whilst carrying out this work, an overhead crane…
The evolution of smart technology will play a central part in ERA’s newly launched range of cutting edge smart ware as well as traditional security solutions. HomeGuard Pro, a cloud-based alarm system operated using a single smartphone app, is integral to ERA’s philosophy, and being cloud-based brings a plethora of benefits, the company says, such…