The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is calling on the industry to seize the opportunity to enter the BCIA 2018 Awards. Time is running out to be in with a chance to be crowned the best within the building controls sector with entries closing on Friday 26 January 2018. The BCIA 2018 Awards consists of…
Domus Ventilation – formerly known as Polypipe Ventilation – has strengthened its re-launch by introducing a new management and sales team of 19 people. The Domus Ventilation management team, located in South Wales, boasts a combined 47 years’ experience in the industry. Their expertise will enable them to continue growing Domus Ventilation within the market…
New Hager initiative designed to support educational establishments Provision of market-leading products, learning aids and technical support enhance learning experience for tomorrow’s electricians Hager will play its part supporting the development of the next generation of UK electricians at a time when the Government is committed to delivering 3 million apprenticeships by 2020. Its new…
Following on from the success of the first Building Better Homes Faster in July last year, BSRIA has announced the start of the second part of its journey into the world of increased new homes delivery. BSRIA’s Building Better Homes Faster 2 takes place on Friday 12th January 2018. By way of an insight of…
The electrical industries’ annual charity fundraiser – powerBall 2017 – has raised over £140,000 for good causes. The Electrical Industries Trading Company, in support of the Charity, also revealed that on the night, 51 people pledged to raise £1,000 each for the Charity in the next 12 months through individual fundraising. Since the very first…
Apprentice George Russell’s name will be in lights for years to come, having become the first ever electrician to pass the new electrotechnical trailblazer apprenticeship standard. Twenty-two-year-old George said he was nervous before the gruelling three-day practical assessment, especially when he realised that his assessor was also being assessed, as it was the first time…
Two wind farms in Perth and Kinross, Scotland are closer to completion following the appointment of Yorkshire-based high voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers. Spread across two adjacent sites, eleven wind turbines will provide a combined output of 23.55MW to the SSE network once energised. 14.35MW of this will be delivered by seven turbines at…
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group is calling on the Government and industry to focus on three tenets in 2018 to drive industry forward. According to the Group’s CEO, Professor Rudi Klein, Procurement, Payment, and Professionalism – the 3 Ps – is the industry’s only route to long-term improvements in growth and productivity. The SEC…
Polypipe Ventilation has been reborn as Domus Ventilation, with a larger sales network, new branding, and a new management and customer services team. Before being purchased by the Polypipe Group in 1998, Domus was a company name synonymous with ventilation ducting for the domestic and light commercial markets. The Domus name lived on as a…
The dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed recommendations made in the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’s Interim Report, published on 18 December, in particular, that those working on the design, construction, inspection and maintenance of complex and high-risk buildings are suitably qualified. “We fully support the proposals presented by this report,…