Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, says: “New data has revealed that the number of people employed in the UK construction industry jumped by 21,000 at the end of last year, which is the largest increase since 2009. This is brilliant news for the sector. “In December, the workforce rose to 455,000 employees, […]
Fuuse set for expansion following £1.7m investment
Miralis Data has secured £1.7m in Seed funding to accelerate the growth of its electric vehicle charging platform Fuuse, creating more than 30 jobs across the business. The investment will support the company’s strategy to become the enterprise level charge point management system of choice for fleets, workplaces, destinations and installers, creating 30-plus further jobs […]
Boom continues as EV charging company expands services
Business continues to boom at a Midlands-based car charging company, driven by the growing demand for electric vehicles. As a result, The Car Charging Company has been able to take on new staff and improve its service to offer the whole installation process from groundworks to software solutions. In February, the company had a record […]
New brand identity for security products supplier, ESP
ESP has been supplying the professional electrical market with a range of security related products for nearly 30 years. The company’s reputation has grown over the years and as part of the ongoing evolution of its brand identity, a new ESP logo has been unveiled. The creative design team was tasked with a brief to […]
Self-employed electricians saw rise in earnings at start of 2022
The cost of hiring self-employed electricians during the seasonally slow start to the new year increased by 2% in 2022, according to the construction industry’s biggest payroll provider. Electrical contractors earned an average of £985 per week in January, compared to £965 during the same period in 2021. Month-on-month earnings usually decline in January as […]
Positive signs for UK construction as value of orders reaches four-year high
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, says: “Last year saw yet more turbulence for UK construction, but the latest figures show that the industry ended 2021 on a real high. “The value of new orders rose by 9.2% between Q3 and Q4 to an impressive £13.3bn, which is the highest figure in over four years, since Q3 […]
Aico initiative volunteering activities for 2022
Aico recently announced that they will be supporting Shrewsbury-based charity, Little Stars Baby Bank for 2022 through their Charity of the Year initiative. This support began on 04th February with Aico colleagues volunteering to spend their day transporting the charity’s donated items from a small storage unit in Shrewsbury to a spacious area within Aico’s […]
LEW Bury moves!
LEW Bury is delighted to announce that it has moved to Dumers Lane on the Bracken Trade Park. LEW Bury officially opened in its new home on Monday 20th December. The new branch location is off the A56 Manchester Road which is one of the main link roads between Bury and Manchester. LEW acquired the […]
Recolight announce record Membership growth for WEEE compliance
During 2021, a total of 19 companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme. And from the beginning of 2022, another eight companies joined Recolight, five of which transferred from other schemes. The five companies transferring their compliance are TRILUX Lighting, C.U. Lighting, Urbis Schreder, OrangeTek, and Siteco UK. They also welcome Orluna LED Technologies, Koro Handels […]
Record numbers of ground source heat pumps manufactured in the UK
Kensa Heat Pumps has broken production records recently, doubling its output over the past 18 months and working towards a further twofold increase in capacity by 2023. Heat pumps are recognised as vitally important in helping the UK achieve its net carbon zero target, with the government aiming for 600,000 of them to be installed a […]