Recolight have confirmed dates for five new webinars in 2022, aimed at helping the lighting industry adopt circular economy principles. The webinars this year seek to move the focus from what needs to be done, to what’s actually being done now. Together with Ray Molony, who will chair the sessions Recolight have invited leading specialists…
Leading specialist trade supplier, ElectricalDirect has expanded its Click & Collect service to offer tradespeople a choice of 6,500 pick up points nationwide. The move forms part of the retailer’s commitment to offering flexible and convenient delivery options for customers on its range of over 12,000 stocked products, including a huge range of lighting solutions….
A Rochester builders merchant has marked its official opening by making a £5,000 donation to charities. Selco Builders Warehouse opened its doors on the Medway City Estate on Anthony’s Way in December and has now held its official opening celebration, which was delayed due to coronavirus restrictions. As part of its opening, Selco…
As T.N. Robinson approaches its centenary year, we take a little look back at the first 99 years of Stockport’s oldest established wholesale electrical distributor. Where it Began Mr Thomas Needham Robinson was an enterprising gentleman with an eye to the needs of his time, he worked in all the departments of the Mill Gate…
The UK’s tool theft capitals: In 2020 close to 11,300 tool thefts were reported, equalling an average loss of £633,742 per area. By submitting a freedom of information request to police constabularies, Toolstation have revealed the hotspots for tool theft across the UK. Northumbria experienced the most tool thefts from the data gathered, with 1,398…
Further engagement across sector as plans for circular economy scheme progress More companies have stepped up and signed The Pallet LOOP’s charter – committing to explore how a circular economy pallet scheme could benefit their business, the environment, and the UK construction industry as a whole. Marshalls, SISK, Countryside, Tobermore and the Wolseley Group are…
Dozens of employees from one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants donned their cap and gown to enjoy a special graduation day after completing apprenticeships. Selco Builders Warehouse staged a graduation ceremony in Birmingham, attended by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, where more than 50 of its branch team members received nationally recognised qualifications….
Travis Perkins, which is part of Travis Perkins plc and the UK’s largest distributor of materials to the construction sector, is set to open a brand-new branch in Liverpool Aintree on the 1st of March. The branch is situated on Bridle Road and is an impressive 2.2 acres in size. The site will boast electric forklift trucks…
CEF launches 31 Live TechTalks in partnership with the IET to help customers understand the 2nd amendment to the 18th Edition wiring regulations CEF, the leading multi-channel electrical distributor, in partnership with the IET, is bringing free TechTalks to 31 locations across the UK to help its customers understand how the latest changes to the…
A recent survey of EV installers in the UK, carried out by charge point management platform Fuuse, found OZEV grant applications to be the biggest hurdle installers are facing, and may be hindering EV rollout despite the aim to incentivise it. Over half of respondents claimed that the complexity of applying for and reclaiming the…