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    Honest John Vans: Selling Advice

    Selling privately can give you a great deal when it comes to moving your van on, but it can also carry ri ...

    Selling privately can give you a great deal when it comes to moving your van on, but it can also carry risk and be time-consuming. Dan Powell of Honest John Vans explains. We all love our vans, but so ...

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    Megger Step Up

    Basic multifunction installation testers do a great job, but Megger's Simon Wood believes there are many ...

    Basic multifunction installation testers do a great job, but Megger's Simon Wood believes there are many electrical contractors who would get big benefits by taking a step up to an instrument with extr ...

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    WAGO on Screwless Connection Technology

    Given the proven advantages of screwless connection technology, staying with old style screw-type methods ...

    Given the proven advantages of screwless connection technology, staying with old style screw-type methods really isn’t worth the risk, argues WAGO’s Sarah Burrows. In recent years, more and more elect ...

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    Product Test: Klein Clamp Multimeter

    Product Tester Luke Jones gives his verdict on the CL2300A 'Tough Meter' from Klein Tools. Multimeters ar ...

    Product Tester Luke Jones gives his verdict on the CL2300A 'Tough Meter' from Klein Tools. Multimeters are one of the most important staples in any electrician’s tool bag. We rely on them on a day-to- ...

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    Starting From Scratch With EC4U

    Nigel Best, Managing Director at electrical training specialist, EC4U, discusses his top tips on kick-sta ...

    Nigel Best, Managing Director at electrical training specialist, EC4U, discusses his top tips on kick-starting a successful new electrical business. Starting up an electrical business can be a dauntin ...

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    Product Test: Starrett Hole Saws

    PE's very own Norman Bradshaw tries out the brand new Fast Cut and Deep Cut Bi-Metal Hole Saws from Starr ...

    PE's very own Norman Bradshaw tries out the brand new Fast Cut and Deep Cut Bi-Metal Hole Saws from Starrett. To be a good electrician these days you need to have a professional set of tools and the s ...

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    AV Installation the Sync-box way

    We recently spoke to Duncan Summers from Sync-box about how the company’s key product was developed and h ...

    We recently spoke to Duncan Summers from Sync-box about how the company’s key product was developed and how he feels AV installation is a great opportunity for electricians to add value for their clie ...

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    ECA on Contractor Risk Assessments

    Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the ECA, provides a guide to contractor risk assessments. Ri ...

    Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the ECA, provides a guide to contractor risk assessments. Risk assessments and method statements are the lynchpin of higher-risk contractor activity in par ...

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    Product Test: Draper Screwdriver Set

    Here we find out how Product Tester, Kelly Vincent, got to grips with the Draper Plus 9-Piece VDE Torque ...

    Here we find out how Product Tester, Kelly Vincent, got to grips with the Draper Plus 9-Piece VDE Torque Screwdriver Set. I use a torque screwdriver about two or three times a week. Although it’s not ...

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    Stand Out With Stroma

    Stroma Certification’s Andy Sharp considers how to stand out in a competitive market. The electrical indus ...

    Stroma Certification’s Andy Sharp considers how to stand out in a competitive market. The electrical industry is a competitive marketplace. As of August 2015, the Office for National Statistics reporte ...

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