A new survey from UN-backed non-profit initiative SME Climate Hub has concluded that small to medium-sized businesses need much more help with their Net Zero ambitions. The survey indicates that half of SMEs calculate emissions, and 60% have plans to reduce carbon impact – but two-thirds of small business owners are worried they don’t have the right […]
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 […]
The March issue of Electrical Wholesaler is out now! National Apprentice Week fell within February, and many companies marked it with events, competitions and outreach programs into schools. The Government launched a campaign to highlight apprenticeships to young people. A recent guide published by the Department for Education and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical […]
Welcome to the February issue of EW! Click here to read online EV charging has been a topic of much discussion in recent months, with focus on the Government’s plans to increase the number of public charging points to at least 300,000 by 2030. Current provision is woefully inadequate, and so-called ‘range anxiety’, which is […]
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 […]
Without any particular intent, this issue has become something of a circular economy special. ESG remains the word (acronym?) on everybody’s lips, and brands and manufacturers are keen to share their thoughts on what they – and the rest of the industry – are doing to become more green, and what they could be doing […]
Electrical Wholesaler – October 2022 – Click here to read. A recent study conducted by Legrand found that over two-thirds (68.5%) of Brits are likely to purchase a smart home product in the next two years, and almost half (45.6%) would be more likely to purchase a home with smart technology installed, research has revealed. […]
The materials shortage has continued to be a problem for the UK trades for two years now. New research* found that more than three-quarters (78%) of tradespeople struggled to source the materials they’ve needed in the last year. As a result, almost half (46%) have had to delay or turn down work, and nearly a […]
Heating up… We’re just coming out of the national heatwave as I send EW to press – temperatures in the late 30s are not ideal for last minute folio changes, but the EW team did a great job pulling together to get the issue out. The Met Office’s first-ever red alert for extreme heat also […]
Welcome to the June issue of Electrical Wholesaler. May was mental health awareness month. With the cost of living on the rise, plus materials shortages and supply chain issues adding to work stress, it is perhaps not surprising that IronmongeryDirect’s annual Mental Health in the Trades report found that four in five (82%) UK tradespeople […]
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