Experts gathered in London on 27 April 23 to discuss the opportunities and the challenges of remanufacturing lighting equipment. More and more lighting manufacturers are adding reconditioning to their business model. A new standard is being published, and regulations are likely to change to incentivize remanufacture. Now is the time for all to embrace the […]
Jeremy Hunt presented the Spring Budget to Parliament on 15 March, addressing a number of issues affecting the electrical trade… some more satisfactorily than others. To tackle the rising early retirement rates in the UK, the Chancellor announced that apprenticeships will be introduced in the skills trades for the over-50s. Whilst this does have the […]
Cotswold Fasteners – the specialist supplier of fasteners, fittings and slotted channel products to the building services sector – announced today that it has rebranded under the Prokura name. The rebrand is a significant investment for a company that has been an established supplier to builders merchants, electrical wholesalers and the building services sector for […]
AEI Cables has made an appeal to individual decision-makers in the electrical supply chain including building managers: “Make yourselves more aware of the dangers of not using approved cabling for Category 3 Control fire performance cables.” The company has been communicating the dangers of not following the technical guidance for the selection and installation of […]
A new guide published by the Department for Education and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has highlighted the fact that electrical apprenticeships can offer some of the best career prospects for young people. ECA Director of Workforce and Public Affairs Andrew Eldred said: “This endorsement from the Department for Education and IfATE […]
Once again we arrive at our last issue of the year! Smart technology has been a much-discussed theme in EW throughout the year, and this issue of the magazine is no different. Setting up a smart home could save you £450 per year, according to The Eco Experts, and with the country feeling the bite […]
With the price of gas having more than doubled since last Winter, even under the Government’s Energy Price Guarantee, experts from the heating industry have produced a new website to demystify the role of heating controls as a powerful energy saving measure. The ‘Control Your Home’ website, produced by the BEAMA Heating Controls group, sets […]
Develop Training, one of the UK’s leading accredited providers of compliance, technical and safety training, continues to raise awareness of the need for qualified electric vehicle (EV) charging installers in order to tackle the UK’s demand for EV charging infrastructure. EVs are a significant part of the growing necessity for greener technologies, and with the […]
JTL, the leading work-based learning provider in England and Wales, is reminding school-leavers of the many benefits of taking on an apprenticeship with its new campaign, A Trade is Always with You. The campaign reminds students due to receive their A Levels and GCSE exams results later this month of an alternative option to continuing […]
As part of its Secure Communities Scheme, leading security specialist, Burg-Wächter UK, has pledged to support the Rainy Day Trust – the only charity specifically supporting the home improvement industry – to supply security equipment to independent trades people who fall victim to tool theft in its joint campaign with Toolstation. Tool theft rise Bryan […]
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