Toolstation launches 100th catalogue with new products and offers
Toolstation has launched its landmark 100th catalogue, providing tradespeople and expert DIYers with hundreds of new products and offers to help conquer any job during spring and summer. The retailer first opened its doors over 20 years ago and is finding that the catalogue is just as relevant today as it was back then. Toolstation’s customers rely on the catalogue to browse for […]
Industry trade bodies seek intervention on FHS and HEM proposals
BEAMA, alongside several other trade bodies, has written to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, Michael Gove MP, to seek ministerial intervention on key areas of the Future Homes Standards (FHS) and Home Energy Model (HEM) consultations, following a series of conversations with the Department for Levelling Up & Housing Communities […]
BGEN becomes founding partner of the Warrington Fund
BGEN has become a founding partner of the Warrington Fund. Distributed by Cheshire Community Foundation, this new grant programme will build a permanent fund for charities, community groups and voluntary sector organisations in the Warrington area – the Cheshire town where the firm’s headquarters are located. The Warrington Fund supports mental health and wellbeing, tackles poverty and […]
NVC Lighting helps Blyth Sports Centre make energy savings
NVC Lighting has helped Blyth Sports Centre reduce energy costs by thousands of pounds a year. Part of a £5 million refurbishment programme to upgrade and transform sport and leisure facilities at the centre, Northumberland-based contractor JTR Electrical Services specified NVC Lighting’s high performance Oregon range to replace the old and inefficient high bay fluorescent […]
ECN Awards 2024: First two category sponsors announced
Electrical Contracting News is delighted to announce the first two sponsors of the ECN Awards 2024. The event will take place on 5 December 2024 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Coventry. This year we are welcoming back Selectric as sponsor of the Projects Category and introducing Hispec as sponsor of […]
Recolight webinar: Your obligations under the waste regulations
Lighting manufacturers, importers, contractors, end users and specifiers all have specific responsibilities under environmental legislation when it comes to dealing with waste. There are legal duties regarding the sale of new lighting, and the storage, transport, and reporting of waste lighting, most of which is now classified as hazardous. What is more, the legislation is […]
Signify releases 2,000 Environmental Product Declarations
Signify has committed to sharing the environmental impact of its full range of products. The company has already made available more than 2,000 Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), covering more than 70,000 product variations around the world. Due to customer demand, the Americas are currently served by the Declare labelling system. As the EPD program continues, […]
Construction workers have one of the biggest gender pension gaps
With TikTok searches for content around pensions increasing by 83% in the past 12 months and Google searches for ‘how much is a women’s state pension’ increasing by 238% in the same period, women are becoming more aware that their pension could be significantly impacted by not only their gender but also the choices they […]
Hispec announced as the latest ECN Awards 2024 sponsor!
Electrical Contracting News is thrilled to announce Hispec as the latest sponsor of the ECN Awards 2024. The event will take place on 5 December 2024 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Coventry. Hispec will sponsor the Companies Category, which comprises the Manufacturer of the Year, Independent Wholesaler/Distributor of the Year, Chain […]
HS2 construction to Euston powers on with micro-tunnel build
UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for HS2. The tunnel will be used to carry power cables for HS2’s Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) set to build the high-speed rail line to Euston. UK Power Networks is providing HS2 with […]