When it comes to toolbox essentials, they don’t come much better than a good pair of pliers. But behind modern-day pliers are thousands of years of history and a whole world of innovation and design, ...

After a recent report considered current Regulations to be unfit for purpose, Kidde Safety Europe explains why electrical contractors should look elsewhere for guidance. Dame Judith Hackitt’s recent i ...

GreenBrook’s Sales Director, Peter Ratcliffe, issues a word of caution against budget conduit fittings and claims that if things seem too good to be true, they usually are… The quality of electrical p ...

Alvaro Garcia, Product Director, LED Emergency & Advance R&D at Fulham, explores the role that LED has played in driving new demand for emergency lighting retrofits. While building managers ma ...

What is the value in demonstrating your competency when it comes to installing fire-related systems? The team at BAFE offers its thoughts. Current fire safety legislation across the UK requires proper ...

Derek Thompson, CEO of SparkSafe, asks whether the electrical industry is in need of urgent modernisation. Back in the early 70’s the public perception and standing of the electrical contracting indus ...

After reporting on its original introduction in 2010, PE revisits a novel health and safety product that has proved to be 'dust what the doctor ordered' for thousands of sparkies around the world. It’ ...

Marie Parry, Marketing Director at Scolmore Group, looks at how consumer demand is driving the smart lighting revolution in new homes. The way we use lighting is changing. Digital technology is now cr ...