SPIE UK was awarded a £6.4m contract with Unite Students the leading provider of student accommodation in the UK, providing homes for 50,000 students across 28 cities, for the refurbishment of Sidney Webb House, a student accommodation building at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). As Principal Contractor and designer, SPIE has…
DetailsPower quality specialist REO UK is urging businesses to take another look at their relationship with renewable energy. The company has released a white paper which explores the state of the renewable energy sector. It states that the time is ripe for organisations to think about how they can overcome problems such as the changes…
DetailsAn employee achieving 50 years continuous service with any business these days is a rare occurrence but at Quartzelec, the Rugby based independent engineering service provider that’s globally recognised as an expert in rotating electrical machines, this now happens with regularity. The latest name to be added to the esteemed company roster for achieving 50…
DetailsLighting specialist Light Efficient Design UK has announced a low-power, high-performance retrofit LED solution for low bay and floodlight installations – the LED-8087. Allowing the replacement of up to 100W HID lamps with 30W LED, the LED-8087 is designed to offer a compact one-sided design that allows a very high light output ratio. According to the…
DetailsHelp is on the way for electrical contracting businesses around the UK with the launch of innovative tech trades services company, Trade Chimp. The emergence of Hull-based Trade Chimp www.tradechimp.co.uk will bring much needed operational and administrative support to trades people and small trades businesses, including electrical contractors and electricians, with up to 10 staff.…
DetailsWith the industry autumn conference season already up-and-running, leading electrotechnical and engineering services trade body the ECA is set to have a major presence at a series of national events in the coming months. The ECA’s conference plans include the industry-leading UK Construction Week, which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham from 10…
DetailsThe UK Government has long been in support of renewable energy and energy storage for UK home owners, and the market is expected to grow over the coming years. With this in mind and in anticipation of customers’ changing needs, Eaton has introduced the xStorage Home. The innovative power management solution is designed to harness the…
DetailsRecent figures show that this has been Britain’s worst decade for productivity for over 200 years. This can be attributed, in part, to the ongoing skills shortage; Engineering UK estimates that 1.8m more technicians and engineers will be required by 2025 to meet industry needs. Nevertheless, hope is on the horizon, and Birmingham engineering firm adi…
DetailsTwo young and outstanding performers in the electrotechnical and engineering services industry have won the inaugural ‘Power Players’ initiative, following an announcement at the ED&I Expo in Birmingham yesterday (6 September). 26-year-old project manager Joseph Wu of T Clarke, and 24-year-old Charlie Harwood, a branch manager of CEF, won the most votes from a…
DetailsElectrical components and accessories supplier, Niglon, has launched its biggest ever portfolio of new wiring accessories, comprising 500+ different items from across seven individual ranges. Billed by the company as the ‘Magnificent Seven’, the new ranges are the result of a two-year development programme with extensive investment in tooling and production from Niglon. The launch brings…
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