The ECA has opened its Awards programme for 2018 with six new award categories. The ECA Industry Awards 2018 recognises top-performing organisations throughout the electrotechnical and engineering services industry. This year marks a change in these prestigious awards, with six new categories, taking the overall total of awards to 12. These include new manufacturer and…
An air of confidence in Scotland’s electrical sector has led to the fifth year-on-year increase in the number of apprentices attracted to the industry, according to SELECT, the industry’s campaigning trade body. A combination of greater employment opportunities, and increased optimism regarding future employability has meant a 6% increase in electrical apprenticeship numbers, with 750…
The dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) is once again highlighting the potentially legal ramifications of failing to ensure gate safety, following today’s sentencing of gate engineer, Robert Churchyard. Last month, Mr Churchyard, 52, was found guilty of the manslaughter of 56-year-old Jill Lunn, who died in April 2013, following an accident involving an unsafe automated…
Mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has taken an initial step into facilities management after appointing its first maintenance manager. Scott Holdsworth will head up a new Maintenance Department providing scheduled servicing and maintenance for all plant and systems installed by the company in its multi-million-pound UK-wide building services projects. Based at J S…
Electrical Times is delighted to announce the winners of the Electrical Industry Awards 2017, chosen by a panel of five well-respected judges from the electrical industry. The winners are… Commercial Product of the Year Quickwire Ltd – Quickwire Industrial Product of the Year SWA Ltd – Firefly Fire Safety Clip Residential/Domestic Product…
Lantei Compliance Services have once again asserted themselves as the first choice provider in electrical testing after picking up the ‘Contractor of the Year’ (£1m-5m) award at the 2017 Electrical Industry Awards. The electrical contractor business fought off tough competition from competitors in the electrical sector to receive the accolade at the Royal Garden Hotel…
The Electrical Industries Charity has joined forces with the National Autistic Society (NAS) to provide essential support for individuals and their families who are dealing with autism. Autism is a lifelong, developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they experience the world around them. Autistic people…
Lives can be saved by better electrical safety standards in public and private rented housing, an expert in the field has warned. Following the Grenfell Tower disaster in June, electrical testing experts at Seaward called on the Government to introduce new rules to help save lives. Andrew Upton, managing director of Seaward, urged policy makers…
Hard working tradesmen are being warned they could be missing out on valuable business by using a generic email address such as Hotmail or Gmail on their vans. Thousands of small British business are still using generic web based email accounts on their liveried vans because they fail to understand how easy it is to…
The deputy mayor of London has called for help from building engineering specialists to improve air quality in buildings. Speaking at last week’s Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) national conference, deputy mayor of London Shirley Rodrigues said indoor air quality would be a priority consideration in new planning laws for the city and a crucial…