Stage one of the 2018 NICEIC and ELECSA Electrical Apprentice of the Year Competition, sponsored by Scolmore, is now officially closed and we are delighted to announce there has been a staggering 60% increase in entries compared to last year. This brings to more than 650 the number of budding electricians hoping to lift the…
Conceived to support the increase in demand for smart meter engineers that will arise from the upcoming national smart meter roll-out, COSAC will have the capacity to offer training and assessment to up to 48 trainee smart meter engineers at any one time, at its state of the art facility in Runcorn. In line with…
Fiat and Mercedes-Benz dominate the performance charts in a survey of van fleet operators while other leading manufacturers lagged well behind when it comes to satisfying their customers. The UK Fleet Van Market Report 2018, by Sewells Research & Insight, questioned 1,088 fleet decision makers responsible for running light commercial vehicle fleets that range from…
The National Legal Consortium (NLC) is celebrating the first anniversary of its unique legal subscription service. Having spent many years wrestling with legal costs and writing off many thousands of pounds due from clients who were simply unable to pay their bills David Jackson, solicitor and MD (right) of the NLC decided to change the…
With less than one year to until the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring regulations is published NICEIC and ELECSA has set up an information hub with everything an electrician will need to know. The website www.18edition.com contains all the latest news and information relating to the new standard. Mark Smith, marketing and communications director…
The Electrical Industries Charity is offering a once in lifetime opportunity to visit one of the seven wonders of the world while showing your support for the Dickinson family. You could take on the Great Wall of China trek in 2018 which stretches 6000 km in a dotted line across China. During this trek, you…
ESP has confirmed its commitment to putting training and education at the forefront of its business development strategy with the appointment of a new training manager and the total refurbishment of the company’s purpose-designed Mobile Training & Demonstration Unit. Andy Parton, an employee with ESP for 15 years, has taken on the new position of…
Generous staff and bosses at British cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex ended 2017 on a high having donated more than £54,000 to charities throughout the year. The East Sussex-based company prides itself on supporting a wide range of charities each year, with 2017 being no different. Nationally the business gave to the Electrical Industries Charity, Comic…
It’s been a little while since the Industrial Strategy was released by the Business and Energy Secretary, Greg Clark MP. Gavin Holvey, UK and Ireland Sales Manager at Priva UK comments on the investment and policy details set out by the Government, and warns against losing impetus in the drive to a lower carbon, energy…
Trial Results have shown that such an Electric Secondary Heating Solution can operate successfully with renewables technologies to achieve benefits such as more comfortable homes and a reduction in annual bills. The Electric Heating Company worked with Delta-ee as an independent third party expert to support the analysis, evaluation of the trial results and prepare…