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What does the recent Spending Review mean for the electrical industry?

|Date: 3 July, 2025

What does the recent Spending Review mean for the electrical industry?

Following the Chancellor's recent Spending Review, Richard Orton, CEO of Certsure, explains why meeting h ...

Following the Chancellor's recent Spending Review, Richard Orton, CEO of Certsure, explains why meeting housing targets will be largely dependent on the skills of the construction industry's operative ...

3 July, 2025
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NICEIC expands Experienced Worker Assessment provision to support more electricians

|Date: 4 June, 2025

NICEIC expands Experienced Worker Assessment provision to support more electricians

NICEIC is delighted to announce a significant expansion of its Experienced Worker Assessment (EWA) provis ...

NICEIC is delighted to announce a significant expansion of its Experienced Worker Assessment (EWA) provision. This includes the introduction of a new EWA route for Domestic Electricians and the launch ...

4 June, 2025
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Following the recent UK budget changes, is now the ideal time to invest in the future of your electrical business?

|Date: 21 February, 2025

Following the recent UK budget changes, is now the ideal time to invest in the future of your electrical business?

As electrical businesses digest the recent budget changes, Richard Orton, CEO of Certsure, the body which ...

As electrical businesses digest the recent budget changes, Richard Orton, CEO of Certsure, the body which owns and manages the NICEIC brand, makes the case for continuing to invest in skills developme ...

21 February, 2025
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Certsure appoints new Commercial Director

|Date: 28 July, 2023

Certsure appoints new Commercial Director

Certsure, the UK's leading certification body for the building services industry, has announced the appoi ...

Certsure, the UK's leading certification body for the building services industry, has announced the appointment of Harvinder (Harvey) Sondh as their new Commercial Director. Having joined the organisa ...

28 July, 2023
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Certsure appoints new Managing Director

|Date: 11 October, 2021

Certsure appoints new Managing Director

Gary Anderson, the Independent Chair of Certsure, is pleased to announce that Richard Orton will be joini ...

Gary Anderson, the Independent Chair of Certsure, is pleased to announce that Richard Orton will be joining the organisation from January 2022 as the new Managing Director. Richard joins Certsure from ...

11 October, 2021
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Certsure announces retirement of ELECSA brand

|Date: 1 February, 2021

Certsure announces retirement of ELECSA brand

Certsure has revealed plans to retire the ELECSA brand from all of its schemes. The step, which will see ...

Certsure has revealed plans to retire the ELECSA brand from all of its schemes. The step, which will see ELECSA customers transferring to the NICEIC brand over a period of 18 months, is a pivotal move ...

1 February, 2021
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CPS providers offer positive reaction to Amendment 2 announcement

|Date: 21 September, 2020

CPS providers offer positive reaction to Amendment 2 announcement

Draft for Public Comment now issued. The IET and BSI (British Standards Institution), who co-publish BS 7 ...

Draft for Public Comment now issued. The IET and BSI (British Standards Institution), who co-publish BS 7671, have now issued the Draft for Public Comment (DPC) for Amendment 2, giving the electrical ...

21 September, 2020
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NICEIC responds to COVID-19 pandemic

|Date: 30 March, 2020

NICEIC responds to COVID-19 pandemic

Organisation taking several steps to assist contractors and ensure safety customers, staff and the genera ...

Organisation taking several steps to assist contractors and ensure safety customers, staff and the general public. In light of the current COVID-19 Pandemic, the NICEIC has taken several steps to assi ...

30 March, 2020
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A NICE(IC) day for an assessment

|Date: 31 January, 2020

A NICE(IC) day for an assessment

What happens when it’s time for your annual assessment? PE’s Ruth Williams experiences a day in the life ...

What happens when it’s time for your annual assessment? PE’s Ruth Williams experiences a day in the life of both the assessor and the assessee. When thinking of my own experience with examinations and ...

31 January, 2020
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A change can do you good

|Date: 8 October, 2019

A change can do you good

Earlier this year Kevan Parker was announced as the new Managing Director of NICEIC & ELECSA (Certsur ...

Earlier this year Kevan Parker was announced as the new Managing Director of NICEIC & ELECSA (Certsure). We caught up with him to find out what life is like in the hot-seat of two of the most reco ...

8 October, 2019
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