Ideal Electrical Solutions (UK) Limited (“IES”), an Edinburgh-based electrical contractor, has secured a funding package from Santander Business Banking to support the expansion of its headquarters in Edinburgh. The new premises will allow IES to expand and grow as a business. IES, set up by Mark Denholm in 2008, has grown into a team of…
Certsure, which operates the NICEIC and ELECSA brands, ranked 41st in the Top 100 list, 11 places higher than last year’s position of 52. It is the sixth year running it has been named in the top 100. Certsure CEO Emma Clancy commented: “I am delighted to have made it into the top 100 again….
A programme of national seminars being organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in order for staff at Clarkson Evans to share their knowledge and experience of addressing the skills shortage in the housebuilding industry. ‘Building for Tomorrow’, which has been running for more than 20 years, is the NHBC’s annual series of seminars…
UK’s home security specialist, ERA, has unveiled a brand new corporate identity. Whilst retaining the integrity of the well-known existing logo, the new mark, which incorporates the ‘Total Security’ strapline, encompasses ERA’s strength in design and innovation, as well as helping to elevate the brand. Tania Tams, head of marketing at ERA, said, ‘The new…
Electrical contractors are set to hit the big screen as NICEIC and ELECSA announce plans for the most wide-reaching event ever devised in the electrical industry. It’s lights, camera, action for NICEIC and ELECSA as they announce plans for the most wide-reaching event ever to hit the electrical industry. Both accreditation bodies will be transmitting…
Trade apprentices expected to earn an extra £2,000 per year above the national average by 2022 Electricians set to be highest trade earners, with a forecasted wage of over £31,000 per annum Research launched as Screwfix searches for the 2018 top Trade Apprentice, an initiative which aims to identify the rising stars of the trade…
REO UK, power quality specialist, has released a whitepaper proposing that a lack of efficiency in industrial power drive systems means there is currently 44TWh/a of energy savings that could be made across the sector. REO has demonstrated the results in its own laboratory tests outlined in the paper and suggests that better harmonic mitigation…
Osram has been announced as the official lightning partner for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Lisbon. For the fourth year running, Osram will be on board this mega event as a supplier of modern digital lighting technology. CEO of the Specialty Lightning business unit, Hans Joachim Schwabe, said: “The Eurovision…
Martin Johnson, an inventive electrician from Pembrokeshire, has made it big-time when he appeared on Channel 4 show ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ alongside his UFO inspired glamping pod. The glamorous pod that can accommodate four people, built by the electrical business owner, was formerly a dis-used temporary structure that housed a generator during the London…
A survey, conducted by Considerate Constructors Scheme, has revealed an urgent need for greater awareness and understanding of air pollution in the industry. The survey shows that 84 per cent of respondents acknowledge there is an issue with air pollution and 64% feel the industry isn’t doing enough to combat the problem. In response to…