Lee Henderson can’t wait to run out to the cheers of his adoring fans when he captains Oxford City against Notts County in the second round of the FA Cup. Henderson (far right), an electrician at Bicester-based LKT Electrical Services hopes his new-found local fame spurs ‘The City’ to turn back time and become FA…
After whittling down a high number of entries, we would like to congratulate Darren Misiak for winning this year’s raffle at The Electrical Industry Awards 2017. Darren (pictured right) is estimation & business development manager at Brook & Mayo Electrical & Maintenance Contractors. Brook and Mayo is an employee-owned business, which carries out the design,…
A new report from charity Electrical Safety First, in association with Swansea University, has found that older people in Wales are disproportionately at risk of experiencing an electrical fire in their homes, with people aged 80 and over at least four times more likely than any other age group to be a casualty in an…
Morgan Sindall is on the lookout for those who have taken a voluntary career break, but are now wishing to return to the construction and infrastructure sector as part of a Returnships programme. Launched in September 2017, the programme was developed by Morgan Sindall’s HR director, Dawn Moore who was recently awarded the Champions Award…
Ellis Patents was the big winner at the York Press Business Awards 2017, winning the Business Innovation of the Year award and being named The Press Business of the Year. The Rillington-based cable cleat manufacturer won the business innovation award for its No Bolts cleat, which was designed to alleviate a fixing problem that was…
The Electrical Industries Charity wants to end the stigma of mental health by offering vital support services for people who are experiencing mental health problems in the electrical sector. Many of you may not be aware that 1 in 4 of us will experience mental health problems in our lifetime. According to the Mental Health…
In the past Butlers has helped lots of different local good causes through volunteering, sponsoring events and loaning out equipment free of charge; last year alone we supported over 15 different charitable events! During 2018, however, it has decided to do things a little differently and adopt a Charity of the Year. This is because,…
Mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has bolstered its future as a £50m business after appointing a new finance manager. John Stevenson, based at J S Wright’s head office in Aston and also serving its Bristol and London offices, has brought an expert understanding of the company’s financial systems with him, having previously…
Electricians working in Central London were warned today to check if their vans are liable for the new T-Charge – and to prepare now for the upcoming Ultra Low-Emission Zone (ULEZ) coming into effect on 8 April 2019. The warning comes from commercial vehicle rental specialist Enterprise Flex-E-Rent. It advises that these charges could cost…
An NICEIC registered contractor has hit the headlines after his facebook post went viral. Steve Palmer, who runs JPS Electrical services in Bristol, posted a video about the dangers of parents using electrical socket covers. The film has now been viewed more than 2.3 million times after the story was picked up by national newspapers…