TESP partners with JobsAware to tackle rogue trainers
The industry’s fight against ‘rogue trainers’ offering inadequate and unethical training packages has been boosted by a new partnership between The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) and JobsAware, a government-backed organisation set up to prevent job scams and labour market abuses. TESP’s Rogue Trainers campaign was launched in 2021 to warn against training providers who offer […]
Baxi gets hands-on with engineering skills
Primary school teachers in the Preston area are set to introduce the world of engineering to key stages 1 and 2 children through a series of engaging classroom projects created by Primary Engineer in partnership with Baxi. This is the second year running that Baxi is supporting the Primary Engineer programmes in Preston. Working with […]
Toolstation bolsters its power tool range
Toolstation is bolstering its power tool offering with the launch of 11 trade-quality lines from Evolution, who will be supplying the retailer for the first time. Toolstation will also be extending its current Milwaukee range with over 70 new lines available from 13 March, including 13 landscaping power tools. Tradespeople will be able to preview […]
Baxi to deliver training and added installer incentives
Baxi has been working alongside the government to develop its new £5 million Heat Training Grant, designed to support 10,000 trainees to become low carbon heating experts with grants of up to £500 over the next two years. Baxi has pledged to match the £500 government grant with another £500 worth of Baxi Works loyalty points […]
March issue OUT NOW!
It’s here! To read the March issue of ECN please click here. In this issue, IronmongeryDirect gives its top tips for aspiring apprentices; Jordon Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi looks at EV charging trends for 2023 and the future of electrification; and we look at how an evacuation alert system from Advanced is helping […]
The KNIPEX crimping range: safety and compliance sorted
KNIPEX has added some new additions to its crimping range, designed to produce fast, safe and secure connections in compliance with current standards. From inexpensive crimping pliers for wire ferrules as a light and compact hand tool, to the compact and universal Multi-Crimp crimp system pliers and the semi-automatic, electrically driven eCrimp system pliers with […]
Snickers Workwear’s new stretch trousers work as hard as you do
Snickers Workwear’s new stretch trousers are made from the long-lasting, innovative Sorona performance fabric and CORDURA for long-lasting comfort, functionality and sustainability. It’s the innovative design and sustainable fabric technology in the newest work trousers for men and women from Snickers Workwear that really set them apart from other brands. Delivering comfort and safety features when they’re needed most, […]
Baxi and H2GO Power to tackle heat decarbonisation
Heating and hot water solutions provider Baxi and H2GO Power, hydrogen-based software and hardware solutions innovator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising their commitment to develop innovative green hydrogen-based technology that will tackle both heat decarbonisation and energy reliability. The MoU was signed by Baxi’s MD, Karen Boswell, and Enass Abo-Hamed, H2GO’s CEO, […]
A quarter of UK tradespeople now offer payment plans to help with the cost of living
A quarter of UK tradespeople now allow customers to pay for work in instalments, as a way of helping homeowners afford renovations throughout the cost-of-living crisis. New research by IronmongeryDirect surveyed tradespeople across the nation and found that almost two in five (39%) have been asked about payment plans in recent months. Younger workers are […]
Ring introduces new, brighter colours for its inspection lamp
Ring is now making its lamps available to electricians and other tradespeople. Tradespeople who work on site, off grid and need light to work, can now have access to inspection lamps from Ring via national engineering wholesale groups. In addition to the existing classic black, Ring’s MAGflex Mini LED Inspection Lamp, RIL6100, will now also […]