Nineteen-year-old Jonathan McArdle is the 2000th apprentice to join the UK’s electro-technical sector through EDA Apprenticeship Plus, the organisation behind the apprenticeship service for members and affiliates of the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA).

Managing director of EcolightingUK, Steve Gardner (pictured), talks about led technology and the results they are achieving in warehouses and distribution centres. The light-emitting diode (LED) is one of today’s most energy-efficient and rapidly-developing lighting technologies. Quality LED light bulbs last longer, are more durable, and offer comparable or better light quality than other types […]

CEF, the UK’s leading electrical wholesaler, is celebrating the move of its Bishop Auckland store to new and improved premises on Abraham Enterprise Business Park with a grand opening on Thursday 15th August. Local electricians and tradespeople are invited to the official opening day, which will be packed with special offers, food and refreshments as […]

A team of 12 brave cyclists are preparing to take on a 450-mile ride to raise funds for the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) and Macmillan Cancer Support later this year. The mammoth challenge will take place in September with the riders starting their journey in Paris and finishing up at Rexel UK HQ in Birmingham […]

The Chichester branch of electrical wholesaler Kew Electrical has been named best individual branch in the UK. The award-winning electrical wholesaling company has had a branch in Chichester since 2003 and now employs 18 people in the town.

The summer of 2019 will be remembered for a lot of things (many of them Ben Stokes related!), but for the world’s leading cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis, it’s been a season that has shown exactly why they are seen around the globe as the industry innovators. Twist and shout Ellis has given cable cleat installation […]

Hamilton Litestat reveals Hartland G2, a ‘second generation’ screwless faceplate that’s the perfect competitively-priced upgrade to the popular Hartland box fix plate. Hamilton has value engineered the existing Hartland box fix collection to develop the sleek screwless Hartland G2, with a simplified design meaning this practical and stylish ‘push-to-fit’ solution can be offered at an […]

Luceco has recently launched a brand-new edition to their LED luminaire range.  Callisto is a contemporary and stylish linear LED surface mounted luminaire, offering over 100,000 hours of maintenance free, operational life with an efficacy of 135 Llm/cW, and lumen output variants ranging from 11,000lm up to 32,000lm. Callisto is a high-level LED luminaire designed […]

The problems of flickering and poor dimming range are well-documented issues for installers when it comes to LED dimmers. Scolmore has come up with an intelligent dimmer module that not only eliminates flickering, but is much easier to control than regular dimmers, and is essentially two dimmers in one – offering the installer maximum compatibility. […]

More good news from Timeguard on the PIR front! The devices you fit every day have had a complete overhaul with the latest generation of components to reinforce the Timeguard market lead. With guaranteed quality and ratings you can really trust, they really are the only detectors you need to keep on the van, providing […]

Luceco has supplied LED lighting to the iconic Northern & Shell building located at 10 Lower Thames Street, London. The building has been the home of The Express and Star as well as other popular titles, including OK Magazine. Office facilities in this landmark building situated on the north side of the river Thames have […]

With responsibility for over 4,000 domestic properties, and in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Fife-based social landlord, Kingdom Housing Association, decided to act immediately to increase the general and emergency lighting provision in all their communal areas, over and above any likely guidance emanating from the Hackitt report. The aim was to retrofit […]

Eight Grid Adapters Varilight has expanded its grid dimmer range with the introduction of new grid adapter packs, making Varilight grid dimmers compatible with eight leading grid systems Varilight’s industry-leading V-Pro LED dimmers can now be used with any of the following grid systems: Varilight PowerGrid MK Crabtree Schneider Lisse Schneider Ultimate Deta Hager BG […]