Balfour Beatty paves the way for future workforce
Balfour Beatty paves the way for future workforce
Demonstrating a clear commitment towards the creation of a skilled and sustainable workforce, Balfour Beatty’s apprenticeship scheme goes from strength to strength, offering entrants each year first rate technical training and coaching on many high profile specialist projects.
ECA approval for latest Socomec UPS systems used in critical power applications
ECA approval for latest Socomec UPS systems used in critical power applications
Business managers with responsibility for uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS) will immediately benefit from the ECA scheme if they choose a Socomec UPS system – designed and manufactured especially for use in critical power applications to ensure business continuity.
Ide Systems’ Dan Crabtree awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’
Ide Systems’ Dan Crabtree awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’
Dan Crabtree, rental administrator at Ide Systems in Cannock, has been awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’ by In-Comms Training & Business Services at an awards ceremony held in May at Walsall FC.
ELECSA calls for tougher stance on false fire alarms triggered by faulty or poor installation
ELECSA calls for tougher stance on false fire alarms triggered by faulty or poor installation
False fire alarm activations are putting such a strain on the cash strapped county councils that control brigade spending that tougher action needs to be taken to bring poor quality installations to light. This is the argument of ELECSA, that now offers BAFE SP203-1 fire certification as part of a broader strategy to bring tighter regulation to fire alarm installation market.
NAPIT EXPO 2013: A great success according to visitors
NAPIT EXPO 2013: A great success according to visitors
This year’s NAPIT EXPO was a great success according to visitors to the show.
Employers invited to help shape future skills
Employers invited to help shape future skills
The skills and competencies of those working in the building services engineering (BSE) sector in future will be shaped by work that SummitSkills will carry out over the coming months – and employers, employer bodies and other organisations are being invited to inform that work.
New online resource explains Green Deal
New online resource explains Green Deal
The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has launched an online resource to provide a comprehensive introduction to the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), ideal for anyone looking to deliver services under these schemes.
Pipes dream at Midlands SkillElectric
Pipes dream at Midlands SkillElectric
The latest heat in the 2013 SkillElectric competition has seen 21 year old Carl Pipes named the Midlands’ best young electrician after a demanding event at Burton and South Derbyshire College on 12th June.
ECA meets Skills Minister, to raise key industry concerns
ECA meets Skills Minister, to raise key industry concerns
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has taken training concerns to the heart of government, by meeting with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock.
Quick wins blind manufacturers to long term energy savings
Quick wins blind manufacturers to long term energy savings
Manufacturers are still looking in the wrong places for energy savings, according to an energy report sponsored by ABB.