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  • Fire Safety: A Cover Up

    ESP’s Sales Director, Neil Baldwin, looks at the revised BS 5839-1:2017 standard, to help contractors und ...

    ESP’s Sales Director, Neil Baldwin, looks at the revised BS 5839-1:2017 standard, to help contractors understand the changes. With fire detector technology constantly evolving, standards also change i ...

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  • Proof is in the Fitting

    What is the value in demonstrating your competency when it comes to installing fire-related systems? The ...

    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 ...

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  • Put the Brakes on Decline

    Derek Thompson, CEO of SparkSafe, asks whether the electrical industry is in need of urgent modernisation ...

    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 ...

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  • Inventor's Corner: Big DADE!

    After reporting on its original introduction in 2010, PE revisits a novel health and safety product that ...

    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’ ...

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  • Click's A Treat: Smart Lighting In New Homes

    Marie Parry, Marketing Director at Scolmore Group, looks at how consumer demand is driving the smart ligh ...

    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 ...

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  • What's Your Type of Security System?

    Here the experts at RISCO highlight the key questions you should be asking before selecting a security sy ...

    Here the experts at RISCO highlight the key questions you should be asking before selecting a security system for your customers. Selecting the right security system for a residence or business requir ...

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  • Product in Practice: Tridonic EM ready2apply Emergency Lighting

    In this case study article we find out how Tridonic's EM ready2apply emergency lighting has helped one pr ...

    In this case study article we find out how Tridonic's EM ready2apply emergency lighting has helped one printing firm to see the light. With over 60 years' experience in the print industry, Murrays Pri ...

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  • A Tracking Idea

    Dan Catterall, Market Research Manager at Quartix, looks at the benefits that vehicle tracking can bring ...

    Dan Catterall, Market Research Manager at Quartix, looks at the benefits that vehicle tracking can bring to electricians. Smart technology has become ubiquitous in our lives because it can deliver con ...

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  • Cooking Up A (Lighting) Storm

    Taking a look at the trends that are set to shape the lighting market in the future, Hamilton Litestat’s ...

    Taking a look at the trends that are set to shape the lighting market in the future, Hamilton Litestat’s Marketing Manager, Gavin Williams, explains why the kitchen/diner is the latest space to benefi ...

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  • The Modern Way

    In this article the team at CMD looks at why wireless lighting is the perfect solution when repurposing i ...

    In this article the team at CMD looks at why wireless lighting is the perfect solution when repurposing industrial buildings into offices. In the late ‘90s Shoreditch, a previously run-down area in Lo ...

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