Overland Shoes has appointed seasoned footwear executive, Peter Lawson as Brand Manager to lead the launch of disruptive new safety footwear brand, Bobcat Safety Footwear – backed by a specialist sales force. With over two decades of commercial leadership across global footwear markets, Peter brings extensive expertise from senior roles at Reebok, FILA, Radley and…
By Stacey Lucas, BCIA President With temperatures dropping, festive decorations now commonplace in workplaces and homes, and anticipation building for various parties and get-togethers over the Christmas period, thoughts will soon inevitably turn to the new year and the start of 2026. However, it’s also important to take a retrospective look at the past 12…
Glamox, a global leader in lighting, has launched Luxo Align, a range of free-standing and pendant designer office lights that combine Scandinavian minimalist design with adjustable, personalisable light levels and colours to suit any mood or task. The stylish office light received the Best Industrial Design award at the IDC.25 Awards in Ålesund, Norway. The…
An award of nearly half a million pounds from the Department for Education is helping Bradford College to support more young adults into the construction sector. Over £994k in Adult Skills Fund money was made available to regional colleges via the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to deliver comprehensive construction skills, with Bradford College securing nearly…
Recolight Details Environmental Goals and Progress. Recolight has published its Commitment to Sustainability for 2025. The document summarises the plans Recolight has put in place to reduce the company’s own environmental impact, and to help others to do the same. Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey explains the strategy: “Firstly, we try to put our own house…
EV charging industry association ChargeUK publishes plan to break the deadlock on decarbonising the UK freight sector. The Government must take steps in collaboration with industry to address the ‘chicken and egg’ dilemma currently holding up heavy goods vehicle (HGV) electrification, the EV charging sector association ChargeUK has said. HGVs are critical to the UK…
The European Commission’s weakening of its 2035 target for zero-emission car and vans sales will negatively impact investment certainty in Europe’s e-mobility ecosystem, but the continent’s future remains electric. Over 200 European business leaders had in September called on President von der Leyen to deliver a clear 2035 electrification investment signal in today’s review. Today’s…
ECA (Electrical Contractors’ Association), together with its partner organisation EuropeOn representing the electrical contracting sector in Europe, welcome today’s announcement signalling closer relations between the EU and UK on internal electrical markets. The UK and EU have deeply intertwined electricity systems but post-Brexit, barriers emerged leading to higher electricity costs. ECA has a close collaboration with…
To meet AI power demands, Ark Data Centres, ABB and JCA install UK’s first medium voltage UPS data centre electrical architecture Partnership supports Ark’s investment in the UK’s first AI hub Turnkey solution achieves 98 per cent efficiency at high load, reduces reliance on generators, and optimises space for dense AI workloads ABB has completed…
Dundee City Council, in partnership with Evolt Charging, has completed the migration of its entire public and fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure away from the ChargePlace Scotland (CPS) network – becoming the first local authority in Scotland to officially complete the transition. The migration of more than 190 public and fleet EV charging points across the city to the Evolt network, including Dundee’s four rapid charging…