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Building information modelling: why it’s back from the brink | ECA

|Date: 3 June, 2020

Building information modelling: why it’s back from the brink | ECA

Darren Smith, ECA’s Digital Solutions Advisor, looks at developments in building information modelling (B ...

Darren Smith, ECA’s Digital Solutions Advisor, looks at developments in building information modelling (BIM) and how it is expected to impact the future of the electrotechnical sector. In 2011, the Go ...

3 June, 2020
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How to measure electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the installation | NAPIT

|Date: 27 May, 2020

How to measure electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the installation | NAPIT

NAPIT's Don Holmes details the two most common methods of measuring electrode resistance where there is a ...

NAPIT's Don Holmes details the two most common methods of measuring electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the electrical installation. With the growing number of electrical ...

27 May, 2020
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How do downlights meet the new NHBC requirements? | Deta

|Date: 24 May, 2020

How do downlights meet the new NHBC requirements? | Deta

Deta’s Technical Manager, Andrew Pegrum explains how the company has worked quickly to ensure its fire ra ...

Deta’s Technical Manager, Andrew Pegrum explains how the company has worked quickly to ensure its fire rated downlight fittings satisfy the new NHBC requirements for recessed light fittings. The NHBC’ ...

24 May, 2020
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Surge protection devices: can you check them using a MFT? | Metrel

|Date: 14 May, 2020

Surge protection devices: can you check them using a MFT? | Metrel

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, looks at why the SPD function on Metrel's MFT equipment is helping ...

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, looks at why the SPD function on Metrel's MFT equipment is helping contractors to overcome this common issue. I was having a coffee at a recent exhibition when a ...

14 May, 2020
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Made 2 Measure: Are CAT ratings important? | Megger

|Date: 7 May, 2020

Made 2 Measure: Are CAT ratings important? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer another common query. You ask: I’m going to buy some new test kit and ...

The technical team at Megger answer another common query. You ask: I’m going to buy some new test kit and I’ve been told that I need to look at the CAT ratings of the instruments, even if they’re thin ...

7 May, 2020
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NAPIT Codebreakers #15

|Date: 25 April, 2020

NAPIT Codebreakers #15

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

25 April, 2020
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Table 54.8 and PEN conductors | NAPIT

|Date: 17 April, 2020

Table 54.8 and PEN conductors | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Bill Allan investigates two examples regarding the application of Table 54.8 within the 18th Edit ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan investigates two examples regarding the application of Table 54.8 within the 18th Edition. The 18th Edition of BS 7671 introduced a small but significant change to Table 54.8 which ...

17 April, 2020
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WATCH: Setting up the WSA50 Wireless Streaming Amplifier on the Hamilton player app

|Date: 14 April, 2020

WATCH: Setting up the WSA50 Wireless Streaming Amplifier on the Hamilton player app

WSA50 Wireless streaming Amplifier Set up guide - Justin Whitham talks you through how to set up the new ...

WSA50 Wireless streaming Amplifier Set up guide - Justin Whitham talks you through how to set up the new Hamilton wireless amplifier on the hamilton player app. Visit www.hamilton-litestat.com ...

14 April, 2020
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Recessed light fittings: new NHBC guidance | Tenmat

|Date: 13 April, 2020

Recessed light fittings: new NHBC guidance | Tenmat

When installing downlights into fire rated ceilings, make sure that you follow the latest NHBC guidance. ...

When installing downlights into fire rated ceilings, make sure that you follow the latest NHBC guidance. The team at Tenmat explains why. Did you know that there is new NHBC (National House Building C ...

13 April, 2020
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Armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 9 April, 2020

Armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC & ELECSA

The experts at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when utilising the metallic armouri ...

The experts at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when utilising the metallic armouring of a cable as a circuit protective conductor (cpc), main protective bonding conductor or whe ...

9 April, 2020
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