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Deta Electrical’s request for the exclusion of ‘malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without a lid’ from the Anti Dumping Duty (ADD) policy has been approved by the EU, it was announced yesterday (15th May 2013). The request follows complaints by EU manufacturers regarding the cheap supply from outside the EU of threaded tube fittings of malleable cast iron used in the gas, water and oil ... Full story

South Yorkshire Public Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Derbyshire County Council are achieving impressive savings by replacing traditional fluorescent tubes in bus shelters with Goodlight™ retrofit LED tube lights. In a bid to save energy, transport chiefs from SYPTE investigated the possibility of reducing energy costs associated with the lighting of over 2,000 bus shelters. This project was particularly important since bus shelter lighting bills account for ... Full story

From left to right: Doug Garcias, Engineering Directory, Prysmian Group, Maria Hutchings, Conservative Party Candidate, Paul Atkinson, CEO Prysmian Group UK and David Cameron, Prime Minister Prime Minister David Cameron visited ... Full story

Curo Housing Group, the largest social landlord in the Bath area, is installing Aico mains powered RadioLINK Smoke and Heat Alarms, along with Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms, into its Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). In 2010/11, Curo made the decision to fit Aico mains powered smoke alarms throughout its 11,500 properties, around 30% of which are HMOs.  ... Full story

CP Electronics has supplied its Vitesse Plus and Vitesse Modular lighting control systems to A J Walter Aviation for the newly constructed global HQ and logistics centre close to Gatwick Airport.  The new build facility has been constructed using best practise in sustainable building design to ensure the highest BREEAM rating has been achieved. The new site will provide over 175,000 square feet of purpose-built office ... Full story

Hager’s new Klik.system dual supply marshalling box has saved Winchester hospital both equipment and time during the installation of essential and non-essential lighting circuits for its new 2000sq m outpatient’s clinic. The new outpatient’s department will have a large open plan area plus a number of consulting and treatment rooms. Using the Klik.system dual linking marshalling box, both ... Full story

Marco has supplied a series of specialist products to contractors at work on London’s historic Olympic event in 2012. Marco’s Steel Wire Cable Tray was used by the M&E team at the White Water Centre in Lee Valley, located 30 kilometres north of the Olympic Park, on the edge of the 1,000-acre River Lee Country Park – ... Full story

Legrand Electric Limited will integrate its cable management businesses from 1 April 2013, leveraging the strength of its Swifts, Salamandre and Cablofil brands to provide a complete cable management offer. Cablofil wire mesh cable tray will join Swifts cable ladder and cable tray, and Salamandre distribution and lighting trunking to become a specialist range within Legrand’s existing cable management business unit. The changes include the closure of ... Full story

C-TEC is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Frost to its Board of Directors. Currently employed as a consultant, Peter has over 40 years’ experience of working in the fire industry and chairs a number of prestigious British Standards Institution Committees including FSH12 Fire Detection and Alarms. Andrew Foster, C-TEC’s Managing Director said: “I am thrilled to appoint someone of Peter’s calibre to this role. Peter ... Full story

Kingfisher Lighting has appointed Neil Johnson to the position of Sports Lighting Manager. Neil has been responsible for the design and installation of some of the UK’s most iconic sports lighting systems including Lord’s, The Oval, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge Cricket Grounds, Kempton Park Racecourse as well as numerous football and rugby stadia. Neil was also responsible ... Full story

Denmans Electrical recently held their annual presentation evening where the directors had pleasure in inviting their top performing suppliers and staff for an evening of celebration and awards. The winner of the much coveted Denmans Supplier of the Year award for the second consecutive year went to Aico and was presented by Denmans Managing Director Bob Gill ... Full story

As the UK edges ever nearer to potential blackouts, Darren Farrar, Energy Customer Marketing Manager, at Schneider Electric, highlights how we got here and questions where next for UK government? “It is now well documented that by 2015, a third of the UK’s power stations will have closed as a result of EU laws to help reduce carbon emissions. Less well known however is the impact ... Full story

Sprue Safety Products, has teamed up with Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service to provide 50 FireAngel ST-620 smoke alarms to protect children and staff at the Mary Ward Children’s Home in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. The donation comes following a devastating fire at the home in May last year, in which a nine year-old boy, Aaron, tragically died and ... Full story

Datateam Media and Communications Group Limited (Datateam) announces the acquisition of media assets from Faversham House Limited.  The publications and events will form part of Datateam’s Building Services and Home Improvement divisions.  The acquisition includes:   DIY Week Hardware & Garden Review Housewares Magazine Builders Merchants Journal ACR News Heating & Ventilation Review The ACR Show   Commenting on the acquisition, Parvez Kayani, Datateam’s Managing Director said ‘We are delighted that we have been able ... Full story

Harbro Electrical celebrated its best year in 2012 breaking the £2million turnover milestone, a great achievement in the current economic climate and coming through a double dip recession lead by Philip Harbord MD and Tony Featonby Operations Director. Harbro achieved this in the local area developing existing relationships with councils and contractors alongside a strong commitment ... Full story

A powerful network of C-TEC’s XFP analogue fire alarm panels is protecting a prestigious new housing development in Salford. Consisting of four interconnected EN54-compliant 2-loop 32-zone XFP panels, the networked system at Ladywell Point in Eccles provides total fire protection for residents at the 300 apartment complex which comprises three L-shaped blocks, a gate house and a courtyard. John King, Contracts Manager of Firehawk Ltd, the company ... Full story

Eagle-eyed viewers of Heston Blumenthal’s latest Channel 4 television series Heston’s Fantastical Foods will have spotted the latest lighting upgrade undertaken by fragment retention lamp specialist GlassGuard at KP Snacks. KP Snacks who manufacture Hula Hoops, has seen approximately 350 twin-batten GlassGuard IP65 luminaires installed across their Ashby de la Zouch site over a period of ... Full story

Dimplex’s research and development facility is leading by example and using state of the art renewable energy solutions for its offices in Dunleer, Ireland. A high power air source heat pump linked to the innovative SmartRad radiators is at the centre of the fully integrated Dimplex low carbon heating system in a series of former factory units that have been converted into new offices within the ... Full story

VO4HOME Ltd, manufacturer of the innovative VO4HOME domestic and small business voltage optimisation system, is helping a small bakery in Wales to achieve its goals of actively reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. The 3 phase VO4HOME unit installed by Tregroes Waffle Bakery in a bid to reduce its environmental impact has resulted in immediate savings in energy consumption and a significant reduction in electricity costs. Commenting ... Full story

Mill Meadow Eco-Homes, a luxury, self-catering, eco lodge holiday development situated on the edge of Somerset’s Quantock Hills, has opted for Polypipe Ventilation’s Heat Recovery and Domus Radial Duct System for its latest property. Mill Meadow provides bespoke, high-end holiday properties to rent or buy.  Built using a traditional Scandinavian log house system with timber sourced ... Full story

With a growing choice of domestic smoke alarms available, specifiers and installers need to be careful when selecting the right type to use says Kidde Fyrnetics, particularly with the appearance of confusing information and irrelevant claims about some products. All new homes, extensions, changes of use to dwellings and alterations such as loft conversions must comply ... Full story

ML Accessories has expanded its storage facilities and customer support in Dunstable to keep pace with growing sales and to maintain its reputation for outstanding customer service. Sales of its Knightsbridge range have increased significantly in the past few years and the company now offers thousands of products available and in stock. Doron Rosenfeld Commercial Director ... Full story

Vent-Axia is bucking the current economic trend by doubling its manufacturing capacity of unitary domestic fans at its Crawley site. Despite the Construction Products Association forecasting construction output to fall by a further 1.4% in 2013, Vent-Axia is investing in three new production assembly lines, creating 20 new jobs. To achieve this capacity Vent-Axia has ... Full story

The OFT has accepted undertakings from Rexel UK Limited (Rexel) to sell seven electrical wholesaling branches to remedy competition concerns raised by its completed acquisition of Wilts Wholesale Electrical Company Limited (Wilts). As a result, the acquisition will not be referred to the Competition Commission. The OFT's investigation found the acquisition could reduce competition in six local areas in England. This could enable the branches to ... Full story

The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) is aiming to create a collaborative approach to recent changes to the industry’s landscape by hosting an electrical industry seminar, which is designed to bring together key players to consider a range of developments currently impacting on the sector. In addition to a review of the changes to Part P, the event will also cover issues ranging from what the ... Full story