Energy & Utility Skills celebrates 25th anniversary
Industry skills body, Energy & Utility Skills, is celebrating 25 years of collaborating with employers, regulators, governments and agencies across the UK. For over a quarter of a century, the business has identified workforce and skills needs, adapting to many challenges, and delivering solutions to meet employers’ needs. Celebrating the anniversary on 22 July, Phil […]
NICEIC safety campaign shortlisted for excellence award
NICEIC, the UK’s leading certification body in the building services sector, has announced that its ‘Don’t Do DIY Electrics’ campaign has been shortlisted for the Best Marketing Project at the Association Excellence Awards. Held since 2015, these awards highlight best practice and excellence among industry bodies, professional membership organisations, and trade unions in the UK […]
Lithe unveils new sound integration option for smart home systems
Lithe Audio, the UK’s renowned audio brand, has unveiled a new integration option for its award-winning Pro Series and Wi-Fi active ceiling speakers with the Nice/ELAN smart home platform. The breakthrough integration brings a host of benefits, including all the expected features such as music transport control, multi-room functionality, source and favourites setting. There is […]
Acrospire launches new EV charger brand
British exterior lighting manufacturer, Acrospire, has announced the formal launch of a new brand for the business, evpzee, dedicated to making electric vehicle (EV) charging simple and accessible. With a focus on on-street EV charging solutions, evpzee aims to revolutionise the EV charging landscape for street lighting engineers, housing developers, and contractors. “Our journey with […]
Big brands back Circular Lighting Live 2024
Major lighting brands including Signify, Holophane, Glamox, ASD, Bell Lighting, Prime Light, Mymesh, Stoane Lighting, Light Projects Evolve, Trojan Lighting and Silent Design are all set to be involved in the upcoming Circular Lighting Live 2024 event. The companies have signed sponsorship and exhibiting deals for the one-day conference and exhibition, organised by lighting industry […]
Tamlite calls on industry to embrace remanufacturing
Tamlite Lighting, one of the UK’s largest independent lighting manufacturers, is urging the lighting industry and the wider built environment sector to embrace remanufacturing as a step towards achieving net zero. In a newly published white paper, Tamlite Lighting explores how significant sustainability gains can be made throughout the supply chain by applying remanufacturing […]
Fergus announces partnership with TrustMark
Fergus, the job management software designed for tradespeople, has announced a partnership with TrustMark, the only UK Government Endorsed Quality Scheme for work carried out in and around the home. Alongside the 14-day free trial, members of TrustMark will now have the chance to access Fergus for the first three months for free and take […]
Cable Services Group sparks hope with charity donation
The Cable Services Group, one of the UK’s leading specialist electrical distributors, has announced that it has donated £80,000 in support of 25 national charities. In 2019, the company established its own charity to support local causes close to the hearts of the people who work in our branches in Wrexham, Stone, Liverpool, Glasgow and […]
BGEN looking to recruit 100 craftspeople and engineers
BGEN, one of the UK’s largest engineering firms supporting the energy transition, is looking to recruit 100 plus skilled craftspeople and engineers across its UK operations. The recruitment drive follows a number of new contract wins in the industrial space with opportunities across the UK including England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. “The business has grown […]
NAPIT welcomes government’s new bills
In a busy King’s Speech on 17 July, which saw 40 bills announced by the Government, there were three areas that particularly caught the eye of NAPIT – a co-ordinated approach to reaching net zero, plans to build more new homes and changes to the Apprenticeship Levy. The Great British Energy Bill and other legislation […]