Upgrading street lighting to more efficient LED technology can offer huge benefits, lower energy costs, controllability, improved landscape aesthetics and reduced light pollution, and enhanced safety for pedestrians and motorists. Yet only around 1 in 5 of the street lights in the UK is currently LED. Embarking on a street lighting project has many challenges,…
Studies show than one in every thousand electrical contractors in the UK is female. One woman from Dagenham is unfazed and ready to take the electrical sector by storm. 22-year-old apprentice electrician, Gemma Scarlett studies at Barking and Dagenham College one day a week and spends the other four days on the job as an…
Alastair McGowan, popular comedian and TV personality, is set to perform live at this year’s ECA Industry Awards Dinner, set for Friday 8th June. McGowan’s most notable appearance was on his BBC show ‘The Big Impression’ which won a BAFTA in 2003. He has also done voice-overs on ITV show ‘Spitting Image’. Alastair is also…
Although the rate of new apprentices fell last year in the UK, Grant Thornton UK LLP has released new research that has found attitudes towards apprenticeships are improving. The February 2018 statistics revealed that apprenticeship starts decreased by 26.5 per cent compared to figures in 2016/17. However, the decrease was not as large as the…
Build UK is clear that it can, and will, provide the “strong, bold and incisive leadership” that the construction industry needs to bring together the supply chain including clients, contractors, specialist contractors and now professional services, and institutions. Build UK believes that the lack of trust between parties throughout the whole construction supply chain drives…
Consumer-style product browsing, promotional offers & self-service will enable 24/7 customer service WISKA UK is to roll out ODSNet as its B2B e-commerce platform for UK wholesalers. The business expects a significant shift in B2B sales moving to online within the next three to four years due to improved purchasing and account management, while, it…
An electrical firm with ambitious expansion plans and a commitment to developing young talent has been nominated for a major business award. NES (North Electrical Services) Ltd, which has bases in Inverness and Elgin, has been shortlisted after a public vote for Business of the Year for firms with under 100 staff in the Scottish…
Leading provider of electrical apprenticeships JTL is opening its doors at centres around the UK during National Apprenticeship Week to prove just how simple it can be to take on an apprentice. The company already works with more than 3,000 companies in the Building Services Engineering sector, from the largest companies in the sector to…
RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services has been awarded contracts by Vinci Construction to undertake works at Swansea University. Two contracts have been awarded to RDM by Vinci Construction, which are worth over £5.5m to the Swansea-based company. RDM will be providing full design and installation services for all the electrical and mechanical needs for the…
CEDIA is to work with the KNX Association on training and additional initiatives for electrical contractors. “Electrical contractors in the connected home sector are broadening their skill sets to meet homeowner demand for entertainment technologies that can be integrated and controlled with HVAC, lighting, and security systems on a single platform,” says Matt Nimmons, managing…