Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), today announced that it has lit 10 of the 12 stadiums that will be used as venues for this summer’s soccer tournament in Russia. The stadiums include Luzhniki (Moscow), Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg), Fisht (Sochi), Ekaterinburg Arena (Yekaterinburg), as well as soccer stadiums in Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Samara….
Nineteen top-performing businesses and individuals from across the electrotechnical and engineering services industry have scooped honours at this year’s ECA Industry Awards, held on Friday 8 June at the London Hilton Bankside Hotel. The ECA Industry Awards recognise key achievements of the finest talent in the sector, providing a great opportunity for contractors and wider…
The overall lighting market in the UK was estimated to be worth £2.4 billion in 2017, having increased by 44% since 2013. The key driver for the lighting market is LED lighting which has gained significant share in the non-domestic sector and also started to make inroads into the domestic market. LED technology is likely…
Gaia Climate Solutions has appointed two new Account Managers to join their team, Rebecca O’Hara and Ella Robinson. Rebecca O’Hara joins the underfloor heating sales team from Chubb Fire & Security. Although she worked across a variety of roles, Rebecca primarily worked as a Territory Sales Executive where she was responsible for growing service contract…
NAPIT have launched a new registration scheme and a City & Guilds Accredited training programme for Temporary Electrical Systems. Temporary Installation work is wide-ranging and covers public and private events, theatrical and touring shows, radio, television, film productions and similar activities in the entertainment industry. The new registration scheme introduced by NAPIT will allow installers…
A first-of-its-kind national standard that marks the competency of individual electricians in the UK has been launched by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in collaboration with the Engineering Council. The national Recognised Electrician EngTech Standard is for electricians undertaking electrical installation, maintenance and remedial works in buildings and dwellings and is awarded via…
Almost one in three (28 per cent) engineering services firms say turnover decreased during the first quarter of 2018, according to new findings from the quarterly sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey, sponsored by Scolmore. The survey covers a membership turnover of around £12 billion. This is the highest reported percentage fall in turnover since Q1…
Gleeds has announced it is to open a new office in Milton Keynes following a string of appointments to high profile developments in the area. This will be its 71st office worldwide, with three new premises being added to the expanding consultancy’s portfolio in the last four months. Recent wins in the area include a…
JTL – the charity organisation offering building services engineering apprenticeships (and other training) to around 6,500 learners across England and Wales – has joined forces with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) to help raise awareness of a range of welfare services available to anyone working in the electrical sector. The EIC offers free of charge…
James Taylor from Cumbria has been nominated as a finalist in this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Apprentice of the Year Awards. James is currently working for Bainbridge Electrical Limited in Kendal as part of his apprenticeship training and with leading work-based training company JTL who is assessing him to obtain his NVQ level 3, which…