Starting January 2026, ESYLUX will be officially welcomed as a preferred supplier within the group. From its base in Ahrensburg (Germany, near Hamburg), ESYLUX develops and produces solutions for sensor-based automation and lighting control, with a clear focus on commercial environments such as offices, education, and healthcare. ESYLUX is a German company with more than…
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging organisations across the UK to use January to review their PPE stock and the processes they use to source it, as concerns continue to grow around the safety and compliance of products sold through online marketplaces. With major legislative changes approaching and early indications from BSIF’s latest…
EV charging industry association ChargeUK publishes plan to break the deadlock on decarbonising the UK freight sector. The Government must take steps in collaboration with industry to address the ‘chicken and egg’ dilemma currently holding up heavy goods vehicle (HGV) electrification, the EV charging sector association ChargeUK has said. HGVs are critical to the UK…
Recolight Details Environmental Goals and Progress. Recolight has published its Commitment to Sustainability for 2025. The document summarises the plans Recolight has put in place to reduce the company’s own environmental impact, and to help others to do the same. Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey explains the strategy: “Firstly, we try to put our own house…
An award of nearly half a million pounds from the Department for Education is helping Bradford College to support more young adults into the construction sector. Over £994k in Adult Skills Fund money was made available to regional colleges via the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to deliver comprehensive construction skills, with Bradford College securing nearly…
Whitestar Solutions is celebrating 25 years in business – having grown from a one-person start-up to a thriving team of 40 and a £3 million turnover. Bedfordshire-based Whitestar – which specialises in the installation of electrical and data infrastructure for commercial and public sector clients across the UK – marks its 25th anniversary this year,…
This heating season, Ariston is hitting the road, visiting merchants and partners across the country with exclusive promotions available on its range of heat pumps and boilers. As part of its Near You campaign, installers who come along to these nationwide events will get their hands on Ariston’s exclusive promotion, which offers discounts of up…
New research has revealed the problems that UK tradespeople face when asking for payment for work, with two thirds (66 per cent) saying customers or contractors had disputed or withheld payment within the last 12 months. The study, conducted by metals4U, asked tradespeople how often they experience problems with payment for work, as well as…
The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) and EDA Affiliate Solution Provider Sharp-aX Computer Systems Ltd have announced the successful integration of the award-winning EDATA data pool with Sharp-aX’s software. Integrating the data pool with the essential software that electrical wholesalers depend on to drive their businesses is a strategic priority, as Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation…
Mental health continues to be an area of concern across the trade industry, with two construction workers taking their own lives every working day across the UK and Ireland. This is according to the construction charity the Lighthouse Charity, which has aimed to help shine the spotlight on how vital it is for tradespeople to…