The head of Scotland’s largest trade association has highlighted a major European report on the importance of electricians to an increasingly digital-dependent society which strongly reinforces the ... more

News

ICP confirmed for Sunnica Energy Farm

Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd is set to provide turnkey electrical engineering services at the planned Sunnica Energy Farm – a 500MW solar-plus-storage project.

The clean energy scheme is ... more

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£2.34m funding deal for university project

The Marches LEP has signed a £2.34m deal to fund the transformation of a former school into facilities for Hereford’s proposed new university.

The funding will be used to refurbish and equip ... more

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Supercharging clubs for Scottish Golf
	Electrical vehicle charging point technologies from SWARCO eVolt are at the heart of a major new charging infrastructure programme agreed between Scottish Golf and Forev, the EV charging point ... more

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Record number of apprenticeships to be reviewed in engineering and manufacturing sector

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched a major review of technical education provision for engineering and manufacturing.

A total of 59 apprenticeship standards will ... more

Training

Company on course for £3m of new business with Ready 4 Electrification	Companies urged to re-evaluate contingency plans due to increasing outages
Tapping into expert academic support is helping a manufacturing outsourcing specialist access up to £3m in new business in the niche vehicle sector. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), ... more	Many companies are in danger of experiencing significant downtime during a power failure, as it’s revealed that one quarter of UK energy decision makers do not have a contingency plan in place. ... more
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Heritage railway goes wireless
	Materials handling supply specialist, CP Automation, has donated a Magnetek wireless radio control system to Severn Valley Railway, after the heritage railway’s existing control system desperately ... more

Rail Industry

New AFDD launches to help protect against electrical fires
	With over 13,000 electrical fires in the UK each year, Wylex has launched a new, smaller Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) that disconnects the power supply when it detects a dangerous arc fault in a ... more

Fire & Security

Earnings rise as demand grows for skilled electricians

Earnings for self-employed electricians increased by 0.5 per cent last month, according to the latest figures released by Hudson Contract.

Analysis of September payroll data for more than 2,... more

News

IET Distributed Generation Course
	At present the national power system is still led by conventional big power plants that inject large amounts of power into the high voltage transmission networks. For end consumers to access the ... more

Energy Efficiency

The Ultimate Choices in Work Trousers From Snickers Workwear

New Styles, New Designs and Snickers Workwear’s most advanced work trousers yet – with 4-way stretch.

September saw the next generation of Work Trouser choices from the premier brand of working ... more

Health & Safety

Leading industry stars win 2019 Power Players

Two outstanding individuals in the electrotechnical and engineering services industry have won this year’s Power Players initiative, recognised at a ceremony held on 2 October at Aerospace, Bristol.

... more

News

Brixton residents trial smart ‘flexible energy’ project

Residents of a block of flats in Brixton are set to be among the first domestic users in the UK to tap into the fast-emerging ‘flexible energy’ market.

UK Power Networks is partnering with EDF ... more

News

Engineering sector facing mental health emergency
Presenter to host Women in Engineering event
CENTIEL appoints new Operations Manager
FLIR introduces CM94 High-Current Clamp Meter for utilities & industrial electrical contractors
EMKA eCam updates mechanical locks to electronic security systems
Leading apprentice wins 2019 ECA Edmundson Award

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