Other key challenges include rising fuel costs (29 per cent) and customers doing their own DIY (27 per cent) More than a quarter (26 per cent) of UK electricians think 2023 will be a better year than 2022 for their companies One in seven (14 per cent) electrical companies are planning to hire new…
The current economic landscape has everyone, including businesses, searching for ways where costs can be saved. For companies like yours with fleets of vehicles, it’s likely that fuel spend is one of the most significant business costs, and the very reasons that can lead to higher spending can harm the vehicles too, meaning the cost…
Suicides in the English and Welsh construction industries have hit their highest rate since analysis began, causing a Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) academic to urge the Scottish Government to publish its own figures. The data, compiled by Professor Billy Hare, shows the suicide rate for construction occupations in England and Wales in 2021 was 34…
The UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor CEF is moving to a much larger, more modern store in Huyton, Merseyside on Monday 5th December. With just over double the floor space available compared to its previous location, the new Huyton store has the capacity to hold even more electrical essentials for customers. The expansion also means…
25% of UK electricians will be working on Christmas Day this year due to the cost of living crisis, new research has revealed. The study by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, asked workers across the nation about their festive plans and 32% said that they are taking less time off this Christmas than…
Supply chain issues have affected businesses in every industry, both across the UK and globally. Some experts predict the continuation of backlogs and shortages for up to at least another year as the impact of volatile global markets continues to have an effect. Most recently, industrial action at the UK’s largest container port in Felixstowe…
More than a fifth (21%) of UK tradespeople will be working on Christmas Day this year due to the cost of living crisis, new research has revealed. The study by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, asked workers across the nation about their festive plans and almost a third (31%) said that they…
EDATA, the data pool for the UK’s electrotechnical sector, has recently launched a Dynamic Data Sheet service for electrical wholesalers. Until now wholesalers typically contacted each one of their manufacturer suppliers separately to request product information but this latest EDATA development means that full-colour data sheets for over 160,000 products can be printed on demand…
Access to mortgages is holding back small house builders from building, reveals the latest FMB House Builders’ Survey, which is launched tomorrow in Parliament. Restricted mortgage access, an issue that is rarely cited as a major barrier to development, has entered the list of top four barriers stopping development. Worryingly local house builders indicated this…
New data from small business insurance provider Simply Business and online construction community On The Tools has identified the UK’s tool theft hotspots amid a growing tool theft epidemic. The survey of over 2,000 tradespeople from across the UK reveals that South East England has the highest rate of tool theft, with almost one in…