The Government’s Online Harms Bill has failed to address the problem of dangerous electrical goods available from online marketplaces. So leading consumer protection charity, Electrical Safety First, has put forward its own, ‘game changing’ Bill. Electrical Safety First’s new Bill would make online marketplaces – such as Amazon and eBay – legally responsible for hosting […]
Following a successful first year operating as an independent lighting company, Ovia Ltd continues to grow and expand and has recently appointed three new members to the sales team. A number of regions have been split further to accommodate the growth in demand for Ovia products and to ensure that customers in all regions continue […]
A Sheffield manufacturer is expanding into a new 16,000 sq ft site to accommodate its growing automation company which has seen turnover increase from £600,000 to £3million in the last three years. Suspension and wire joining device manufacturer Gripple provides lighting suspension kits that deliver complete solutions for lighting applications. It has now opened a […]
The LIA’s new Safety Certification Scheme (LIASC) was created to focus on product safety and compliance and we are excited to announce that the first company to achieve such certification is Fox Lux Emergency Lighting. After listening to our customers who regularly use the LIA Laboratory for safety testing, the LIA Compliance team identified a […]
Ideal Industries, a provider of electrical accessories, tools and equipment, is supporting a not-for-profit training initiative that aims to help people re-skill and up-skill in the electrical sector. Based in Widnes, Trade Training provides electrical training and qualifications, personal development, career advice and on-going support for people who want to start their journey to a […]
The vast majority of large electrotechnical and engineering services businesses now train staff as Mental Health First Aiders, according to a survey commissioned by engineering services trade body ECA. Twenty four of the largest ECA Members, with a combined turnover of several billion pounds, responded to the COVID-19 Impact survey, with 89 per cent of […]
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, is pleased to announce its energy efficient ventilation products have been listed on the BEAMA Green Homes Compliance Scheme. BEAMA is the UK trade association for manufacturers and providers of energy infrastructure technologies and systems. It has created the Green Homes Compliance Scheme to help installers identify products […]
Provider of test equipment Megger has announced that the company has acquired the electrical certification company, Vespula Ltd, based in the UK. The Vespula software offers electrical contractors a simple to use, cloud-based platform for completion and storage of their electrical installation certificates. The software has been developed to operate seamlessly across multiple operating systems, […]
J2 Innovations’ Sales Director Southern Europe, Domenico Di Canosa, helps set up the Italian chapter to promote and develop smart buildings. The Smart Building Alliance (SBA) launches in Italy on the 10th December 2020. As a founding member, Di Canosa will be one to spearhead the Italian chapter of the successful French working group to promote […]
A new engineering services sector survey has revealed that just under 1 in 3 businesses (30 per cent) have said they are still not clear about the forthcoming business implications of Brexit. Only a further one third (28 per cent) said they are ‘fully clear’ about the implications of the Brexit transition. Three quarters (75 […]
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