At 12 noon Thursday, October 26, the finalists and winners of this year’s Electrical Industry Awards were announced at a virtual ceremony, presented by meteorologist and BBC weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas. The Electrical Industry Awards 2023, which is available to watch at www.electricaltimes.co.uk, is supported by IET – Institution of Engineering and Technology, FS Cables, Electrical…
Doncaster and Retford-based plumbing and electrical merchant, Green Bros Ltd, is the latest specialist independent to join National Buying Group (NBG) as the leading buying group continues to step up its recruitment programme. Founded in 2005, Green Bros is a family-run business with branches in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Retford, Nottinghamshire. Led by brothers, James…
A Bradford builders merchant celebrated its 15-year anniversary by welcoming Lord Mayor Councillor Gerry Barker into the branch as part of a day of celebration. Selco Builders Warehouse, based on Tong Street, first opened its doors in 2008 and today stands as one of the company’s 75 UK branches. To mark the landmark, Selco held…
A family-run business which sparked to life in Halesowen has been chosen as the official installers of the town’s Christmas lights for the seventh year running. Starkey Electrical has once again been entrusted to manage and complete the light installation by the Halesowen Business Improvement District (BID). The Christmas light switch-on, which attracts around 40,000…
Homeowners choose to renovate their home versus move; Fewer than 1 per cent of homeowners cancelled renovation projects. Nearly one in eight homeowners has put their home renovation project on hold (12 per cent), according to a new study from Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home renovation and design, including the all-in-one software solution…
On Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th October Ellis Patents, a leading innovator in cable cleats and cable management solutions, held its highly anticipated Distributors’ Conference for 2023. This was the first time the company was able to host this long-awaited – usually triennial – landmark event since 2017. Distributors from across the world, including New…
Toolstation sees sales of Convector Heaters and Oil Radiators rise by up to 608 per cent The sudden drop in temperature has led to people putting away their fans and summer duvets and switching over to temporary heating solutions in a bid to keep the home cosy during the cold snap that has swept across…
Electrical wholesaler 3Line Electrical is rolling out logistics planning, route optimisation and electronic proof of delivery software from Podfather to boost customer service and improve management reporting. With automated ETA notifications, electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD) documents and real-time tracking of drivers, Podfather is already improving customer communications and reducing queries. The software is also…
Do you have mustard on your full English? Turns out you aren’t the only one. Electricians have revealed what goes on their full English breakfast and the results could raise a few eyebrows. Almost a third (32%) prefer coffee with breakfast, 27% would rather juice and only 26% enjoy a cup of tea. It was…
Members of a girls’ football team enjoyed a taste of life as a professional footballer after winning a training session with the management team of Peterborough United – thanks to one of the UK’s leading builders merchants. Stanground Sports under 14 girls claimed the prize in a special competition run by Peterborough United’s club partners…