Ideal Industries, the global leader in electrical accessories, tools and equipment, has extended its wholesaler network thanks to a new deal with independent buying group, Associated Independent Electrical Wholesalers (AIEW). A member of GEWA (the Global Electrical Wholesaler Association) with 107 member wholesalers across six UK regions, AIEW enables smaller, independent electrical wholesale businesses to…
With distribution centres across the UK seeing greater pressures since the start of the pandemic, leading health and safety expert, Bureau Veritas, says mechanical inspections on work equipment must be prioritised alongside Covid-19 health and hygiene measures, in order to ensure upmost safety for employees in this increasingly in-demand industry. The value of online retail…
Offering various benefits, demand for integrated head and face protection has, arguably, never been so high. It would seem that contractors the world over have begun to recognise the value of equipping workers with fully integrated solutions. With this in mind, MSA Safety has published a new whitepaper: Could you benefit from an integrated safety…
An MP and a prominent local councillor have visited a soon-to-be-opened Liverpool builders merchant to learn more about regeneration and job creation in the city. Peter Dowd, Member of Parliament for Bootle, and Councillor Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, were welcomed to Selco Builders Warehouse, based on Mersey Reach Park….
TREND Networks is the new name for the leading manufacturer of dependable data cable, network, and CCTV test equipment formerly known as IDEAL Networks. The rebrand also introduces the company’s new tagline: “Depend On Us”. As of the 31st March 2021, the company and brand name has changed to TREND Networks, heralding the start of…
Digital transformation has been underway in many industries over the last decade. Many businesses have put digital technology at the heart of their ongoing growth strategy, to stay in line with their customer’s appetites for digital technology and to meet production and delivery deadlines. Over the course of the last 12 months this digital transformation…
The international delivery expert ParcelHero says the refloating of the ‘Ever Given’ is welcome news, but the blockage of the vital Suez Canal will cost £4.35bn and delay many Amazon and other e-commerce orders for weeks. When the 400-metre long ‘Ever Given’ ran aground in the Suez Canal last Tuesday (23 March) it created a…
Over the last year COVID has brought a mix of fortunes for road transport operators. Some sectors have thrived while others have fluctuated. RHA had produced a survey in 2020, that revealed 73% of haulage providers’ cashflow had significantly decreased in the first national lockdown. A startling 13% had no cashflow at all. A further…
Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director of IronmongeryDirect, said: “Despite an incredibly challenging year, the latest ONS employment data indicates that the construction industry has performed comparatively well against other industries. “For example, construction was one of the few industries that has not seen an annual fall in the number of vacancies since the beginning of the pandemic, indicating that jobs have remained available in the industry throughout most…
In an encouraging milestone for the construction industry in Scotland, an interim assessment of theScottish Construction Leadership Forum’s (CLF) long-term Recovery Plan for the sector is showing steady and consistently-improving progress. The Forum, a collaboration between Construction Scotland, industry partners, the Scottish Government and other industry stakeholders was established in March 2019 to develop and…