Temporary renewals implemented for CSCS Cards
The Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists’ (ATLAS) Council has voted in favour of temporarily amending the standard CSCS card renewal requirements for its sector, due to coronavirus severely restricting access to training. This has meant the suspension of the requirement for an Anchors for Steeplejacks and/or Working at Height for Lightning Conductor Engineer […]
SFP launches new guide to business survival
SFP, the restructuring and turnaround group, has published a new free Guide to Business Survival with a number of remedies to help electrical businesses navigate through the current crisis. The Guide to Business Survival is set up in three clear stages of keeping or getting a business back on track. Part One explores the […]
Signify and Innovative Bioanalysis validate Signify’s UV-C lighting
Signify together with Innovative Bioanalysis have conducted research that validates the effectiveness of UV-C disinfection upper air luminaires on the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The UV-C disinfection upper air luminaires inactivated 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a room within 10 minutes, and the virus was below detectable levels at […]
Nearly half of UK population put off COVID vaccine due to media influence
According to a new nationwide survey, as many as 40% of the UK population have been put off taking the COVID-19 vaccine due to what they have read in the media. This figure rises substantially to 62% when considering 16 to 34 year olds, specifically; this is in comparison to 22% in the 55+ age […]
Safety in schools is a priority with Smart Technology
With pupils set to go back to school on 8 March, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of staff, students and school communities. The first lockdown and closure of schools brought on by the coronavirus pandemic fired a “warning shot” for education facilities managers, […]
SGS searches for tradespeople who helped their community during COVID-19
Brits are being encouraged to nominate tradespeople in their area who have gone above and beyond to help out their local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘local hero’ awards, which have been launched by UK manufacturer and retailer SGS Engineering this week, are designed to celebrate the most generous and thoughtful plumbers, builders, electricians, […]
Signify installs UV-C disinfection lighting to safeguard Harlequins
Signify is supporting a safe future for stadium sports by installing UV-C disinfection lighting at The Stoop, home of English Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union Club Harlequins. The installation is the first at a UK professional sports club, and a world first in rugby. Signify’s UV-C Partner Powercor has installed 11 UV-C disinfection upper air units in […]
Energy worker helps power the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
An electricity worker has revealed the emotional connection which comes with giving people the COVID-19 vaccine as a volunteer. Jon Bray, 49, from Saxmundham, volunteers twice a week at the Sole Bay vaccination roll-out in Southwold, run by the Beccles medical centre. He has been given time to do so by his employer UK Power […]
The CICV Forum helps workers stay safe with updated guidance
The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV) has issued a suite of new essential guidance to help the sector’s operatives continue to work safely on essential projects during lockdown. The campaigning collective has made three revised advice documents available to companies, associations and workers across the country, covering the latest health and safety information in a […]
Duped tradespeople taken for up to £1.7 billion last year
The work of rogue traders and cowboy builders is infamous in the UK, with TV shows and newspaper stories regularly covering the shady dealings of tradespeople trying to take unsuspecting customers for a ride. According to new research however, 2020 was the year of the ‘Cowboy Customer’, as home improvements customers across Britain screwed tradespeople […]