Ansell Lighting gives kickstart to young employees
Ansell Lighting has lent its support to a £2 billion government initiative designed to support young people aged 16-24 years into employment. As part of the government’s Kickstart scheme, Ansell Lighting has provided five young people, who were facing the prospect of long term unemployment, with six-month job placements. Danielle Hazeldine and Molly Jones have […]
Ellis buoyed by Floyd appointment
Ellis Patents has strengthened its UK-based export team with the appointment of Alex Floyd as export sales executive. The Rillington-based cable cleat manufacturer is currently active in 45 export markets; and Alex’s appointment means the company now has a five strong export sales team based in the UK. In addition, it has local distributors in […]
Ovia Ireland has welcomed a new Area Sales team member
Ovia Ireland is delighted to welcome Jay White to the growing team. Jay takes up the role of Area Sales Manager covering Northern Ireland, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Sligo regions. He comes to the role with seven years’ sales experience working with two of the industry’s leading electrical wholesalers, where he was responsible for building […]
ESP welcomes new area sales manager for Scotland
ESP is delighted to welcome Peter Hampson on board as the new Area Sales Manager covering Scotland. Peter has a wealth of experience and expertise garnered during his career spanning some 23 years and spent with some of the industry’s leading security products manufacturers. Having started out as a security installation service engineer and holding […]
Marshall-Tufflex strengthens its dedication to quality
Marshall-Tufflex has formed a dedicated quality assurance team to enhance its existing offering. Reporting into Operations Director Jean Dias, the two new appointments further demonstrate the company’s continued commitment to producing high-quality products for all applications. Marshall-Tufflex has appointed Ketlyn Silva as Quality Manager and Bruna Contiero as Quality System Administrator, who will both be key […]
UK construction jobs vacancies continue to soar
“We’re continuing to see the number of available UK jobs rising as the sector and economy as a whole recovers from the pandemic. The latest data shows that there were 43,000 construction job vacancies between July and September, by far the highest it’s ever been, and the first time it’s ever risen to over 40,000. […]
Northampton engineering firm secures £250,000 growth package
Bowers Electrical Engineering Services (“BEES”) has secured £250,000 from Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) E&SE Midlands Debt Finance fund, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (“CBILS”). The Northampton company will be utilising the funding to purchase new materials and cover labour costs – enabling it to […]
Dominick Sandford promoted to Managing Director
Dominick Sandford has been promoted to Managing Director of Manutan’s Traders Division businesses, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect. Having been at the company for over five years and with a broad background in category management, supply chain, sales and marketing, Dominick is well positioned to drive the two businesses forward and continue their ‘trusted to deliver’ ethos. […]
Locals drive forward CityFibre’s £40m digital transformation in Medway
CityFibre is making significant progress on its £40m investment to transform Medway into one of the world’s best digitally connected regions, with construction ramping up in areas including Rainham Central, Rainham South and Watling, and moving into the Hempstead and Wigmore area before the end of the year. Construction is being delivered by the infrastructure […]
600,000 jobs at risk from government inaction on reaching net zero
The TUC has warned that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk if the UK fails to transition to net zero as fast as other nations. The analysis identifies jobs that, unless government acts now, could be moved offshore to countries that offer superior green infrastructure and greater support for decarbonising industry. Published just […]