Tickets for the biggest and most glamorous event of the year- powerBall 2018 are selling fast. Book your table today and get ready to ‘Have the Time of Your Life’ at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel this November. Now in its 87th year, powerBall has established itself as the ‘must attend’ event in the calendar…
In response to survey results from the UK and Irish construction industries, the Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched the ‘Spotlight on…the next generation’ campaign to provide essential information and resources to help the industry address the urgent issue of attracting the future workforce. The survey revealed that although 85% of respondents would recommend a career…
The recording of the live webinar of the BSI (British Standards Institute) Kitemark™ for Commercial Lighting, is now available to watch online at the LIA (Lighting Industry Association) website. The webinar was recorded live on 23 July to supplement the successful launch event of the new BSI Kitemark on 27 June held at the LIA…
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of EDP, a company listed on The London Stock Exchange. EDP supplies sales analytics & CRM and ERP software, such as Vecta and Quantum, to merchants and other distributors. The K8 ERP solution, developed by KCS, is widely used in similar markets, where the company…
DHF (Door and Hardware Federation) is launching a new one-day Automated Gate Safety Certificate Course, aimed at automated gate and traffic barrier installation and maintenance operatives, in addition to sales people, who may wish to expand their knowledge. The new course, which is available to both members and non-members, will launch on 3rd October 2018….
Fitting new homes with a three-phase electricity supply should become standard practice for network operators and the construction industry, the renewable energy and clean tech industry stated today. Supported by Western Power Distribution, the UK’s largest Distribution Network Operator (DNO) who runs the local electricity network in south-west England, South Wales, and the Midlands, the…
The electrical wholesalers market will grow by £70 million in 2018, according to a new report from MTW Research with sales rising by £320 million in the next 4 years. Based on 70 per cent of the electrical wholesale market, the report is good news for electrical product manufacturers identifying a number of growth opportunities for electrical wholesalers in…
Rexel UK is gearing up to become an Industrial Controls Partner of Siemens Industrial GB&I. The move will see Rexel gain more share in the automation market place, with nine key Rexel branches across the country distributing Siemens industrial control products. These branches will be considered Siemens Industrial GB&I partner branches and are located in…
One of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management,Gira UK,continues to invest in its UK presence and appointstwo more staff members to join its prestigious brand and business. Sam Pound-Jones, Specification Manager, Gira UK Appointed 18th June 2018 Based externally at the UK London Premises and working across Gira UK…
‘Resilience’ is a concept that’s enjoying something of a renaissance. To us Brits, it conjures images of the stiff upper lip and ‘keep calm and carry on’, but all around the world resilience is coming to the fore as a crucial characteristic for our businesses, cities and societies. It makes sense: climate change brings us…