Stuart Pearce Tops The Bill At Live South
Tickets are selling fast for what promises to be one of the biggest events in the electrical calendar, as the countdown to Live South begins. The award winning conference and exhibition from NICEIC and ELECSA will return to Epsom Downs Racecourse on Thursday 18th May, featuring a range of star speakers, practical sessions and a […]
New Initiative Shows Increasing Importance Of CSR
A major new survey on corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now open to electrotechnical businesses, after being launched by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA). The survey is being supported by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) – the national scheme to improve the image of the construction industry. The survey aims to establish the extent to which the electrotechnical sector […]
Goodlight T8 LED Tubes Payback In Just Eight Months For Quorn Foods
LED Eco Lights has announced that Quorn Foods has replaced the fluorescent tubes at its 13,000ft2 manufacturing site in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, with high performance, energy efficient T8 LED tubes from the Goodlight range. Quorn Foods achieved a payback on the installation of the Goodlight T8 LED tubes in just eight months, significantly reducing its […]
Innermost Joins The Lighting Industry Academy As An Ambassador
Since 1999, Innermost’s rebellious approach to lighting has come from a shared anarchic pursuit of design freedom, a belief that you have to embrace the absurd in order to innovate. This approach has also led to Innermost becoming the latest company to join the Lighting Industry Academy (Academy) as an ambassador. Innermost has innovation and […]
Eaton White Paper: How to Get Machines and Systems Ready for Connection To Industry 4.0 Applications
Eaton has published a whitepaper entitled: Preparing machines and systems for connection to the Internet of Things (IoT). The paper describes the basic points of Industry 4.0 architecture, such as horizontal and vertical integration, cyber-physical systems and smart devices in simple terms. The benefits and challenges for machine builders and systems integrators are discussed, while […]
Rolec EV Introduces EV Charge Point Grant Funding
As a government approved EV charge point manufacturer and installer, Rolec EV is able to offer grant funding of up to £6,000 towards EV charge point installations under the new Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS). Kieron Alsop, Rolec EV’s managing director, comments: “The Workplace Charging Scheme was introduced by the government and is being managed by […]
Scolmore Shortlisted For A Trio Of Industry Awards
Scolmore has been shortlisted in all three of the categories entered for this year’s Electrical Wholesaler Awards. The company has reached the final stages for Best New Product with its innovative Click Smart Switches, which are offering installers a cost effective, quick and easy to install way of upgrading an existing wiring installation. Scolmore has also been […]
The ED&I Expo: An Event Not To Be Missed!
As the leading industry show begins to take shape, Farhaan Mirza, head of marketing at the ECA, explains why the Electrical Design and Install Expo (ED&I Expo) is an event to mark in your diary. As the main trade association that represents the electrical engineering and wider electrotechnical sector, the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has […]
Schneider Electric Paris Marathon 2017: Greener And More Gender Diverse
For the fifth year running, Schneider Electric is the official partner of the Paris Marathon, the iconic 42.195km race through the capital that will take off on Sunday morning. As the world’s second largest marathon after New York, the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon is expected to welcome 57,000 runners this year, 25% of which will be […]
Checkatrade Rocks Out In Dorset With The Teddy Rocks Festival
Rock fans in and around Dorset are in for a treat this May Bank Holiday weekend as Teddy Rocks, a three-day music festival, hits the county. Held from Friday 28th April to Sunday 30th April, and this year sponsored by Checkatrade, the music-fest is located at Charisworth Farm, Blandford, its largest venue to date. Growing […]