Industry survey highlights persistent skills gap

The latest quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey, carried out by ECA in partnership with BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, has revealed that electrotechnical and engineering services businesses struggle to find suitably qualified candidates to fill vacancies in their organisations. Of the 125 businesses surveyed, almost half (46%) are currently looking to fill vacancies in their organisations. […]

Scolmore announces return of Spark Talk podcast channel

Scolmore Group has announced the return of its popular SGTV podcast channel, Spark Talk. The podcast reflects Scolmore’s continued dedication to enhancing the SGTV platform with a diverse mix of informative, educational and entertaining content, along with an impressive line-up of upcoming guests. Since the launch of Scolmore’s SGTV YouTube channel back in 2019, the […]

CEDIA announces 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals, is honouring the contributions of two distinguished smart home industry professionals, with Rich Green being awarded the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award and Michael Cogbill being named as the 2024 CEDIA Fellow. Their dedication and impact on both the association and the smart home industry is “truly exceptional”, the […]

SELECT welcomes suspension of college lecturers’ strike

Scotland’s largest trade association, SELECT, has welcomed the suspension of strike action by college lecturers that will allow electrical apprentices to continue their essential studies. The campaigning organisation had marshalled the strength of its 1,240 member businesses, asking them to lobby their local MSP to intervene in the wave of strikes across further education centres […]

CLC publishes new guidance for higher-risk buildings

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC), of which ECA is a key member, has published new guidance on the golden thread of information requirements for higher-risk buildings. This guidance will support duty holders and accountable persons to deliver a golden thread for their building. This publication supports the huge amount of work happening across industry to […]

Scolmore Group appoints new Technical Engagement Engineer

Scolmore Group has announced the appointment of Marcus Barritt as its new Technical Engagement Engineer. Marcus brings to the role a decade of experience in the electrical industry, having held various positions that have honed his skills and broadened his industry knowledge. His career has largely focused on installation and maintenance for fire alarm and […]

Werner to showcase key products at this year’s Screwfix Live

Following the success of last year’s event, Werner, a manufacturer and distributor of ladders and access equipment, will return to Screwfix Live to showcase a wide selection of its key products. At the event, which takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre between 27 and 29 September, Werner will be showcasing a […]

LITE appoints new UK Specification Manager

LED lighting solutions provider, LITE, has appointed Lawrence Hayes as the company’s UK Specification Manager. Lawrence will be collaborating with a wide range of LITE’s clients including lighting designers, engineers, architects and contractors to meet the needs and requirements of each individual project. Hailing from a global, industry-wide background, and working internationally for a decade, […]

EV charging costs: UK carrots and a Swedish stick

As countries aim to spread out electricity demand to limit peaks and decarbonise production, should EV drivers be threatened with a stick or rewarded with carrots? Daniel Forsberg, CTEK’s Marketing Manager EVSE explores. In the UK, there is currently a lot more carrot whilst in Sweden we are about to see a stick introduced. The […]

GTEC brings portable renewables training to the Isle of Man

GTEC, part of the United Living Group, has been working with Construction Isle of Man and the Manx government on a new project to bring MCS accredited renewables training to the Isle of Man (IOM). Prior to GTEC’s involvement, there was no provision for this on the island. GTEC identified the lack of training for […]