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Protect your tools with ARMD – two professionals fight back from tool theft

|Date: 15 December, 2023

Protect your tools with ARMD – two professionals fight back from tool theft

As the tool theft pandemic shows little sign of slowing down, we learn more about two professionals from ...

As the tool theft pandemic shows little sign of slowing down, we learn more about two professionals from alternative trades who have decided to fight back with the help of a new protection service. He ...

15 December, 2023
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BG & Luceco Smart! range: a complete smart lighting solution for the home

|Date: 14 December, 2022

BG & Luceco Smart! range: a complete smart lighting solution for the home

Offering a complete smart lighting solution for the home, we examine the key functionality and products t ...

Offering a complete smart lighting solution for the home, we examine the key functionality and products that make up the BG & Luceco Smart! range. Last year, Luceco Group introduced its BG & L ...

14 December, 2022
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The painful truth behind work-related musculoskeletal disorders | ToughBuilt

|Date: 25 November, 2022

The painful truth behind work-related musculoskeletal disorders | ToughBuilt

Last year almost 500,000 workers across the UK suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders, with ...

Last year almost 500,000 workers across the UK suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders, with conditions involving the lower limbs the third most common. As part of its #KneelSmartKneelSaf ...

25 November, 2022
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Electrical industry podcasts: Is it time to ‘Hit the Lights’?

|Date: 21 November, 2022

Electrical industry podcasts: Is it time to ‘Hit the Lights’?

We catch up with Gary Alder (CEng FIET FCMI), EICA Design Manager at Tideway, to look at why he’s continu ...

We catch up with Gary Alder (CEng FIET FCMI), EICA Design Manager at Tideway, to look at why he’s continuing to ‘hit the lights’ with his electrical industry podcast. Q. As the founder and host of the ...

21 November, 2022
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Fire protection for critical cabling: the common myths | Flexicon

|Date: 3 November, 2022

Fire protection for critical cabling: the common myths | Flexicon

Alex Smith, Technical Director at Flexicon, details some of the common myths around fire protection perfo ...

Alex Smith, Technical Director at Flexicon, details some of the common myths around fire protection performance for electrical cabling. BS 7671 refers to EN 61386 for flexible conduit performance requ ...

3 November, 2022
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Changes to Part L Building Regulations – how to ensure lighting controls are compliant | Lutron

|Date: 27 October, 2022

Changes to Part L Building Regulations – how to ensure lighting controls are compliant | Lutron

Miguel Aguado, Marketing and Technology Manager at Lutron, looks at recent changes to Part L Building Reg ...

Miguel Aguado, Marketing and Technology Manager at Lutron, looks at recent changes to Part L Building Regulations and how lighting controls can ensure compliance. In June of this year new requirements ...

27 October, 2022
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Could the Ford E-Transit be a real game changer for the future of all-electric vans?

|Date: 26 October, 2022

Could the Ford E-Transit be a real game changer for the future of all-electric vans?

There are still some obvious cons to driving an all-electric van but, thanks to Ford, these could soon be ...

There are still some obvious cons to driving an all-electric van but, thanks to Ford, these could soon be outnumbered by the Pros. We report back from the ETransit launch event. It’s not like the migh ...

26 October, 2022
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Cycling Sparks: making the switch from four wheels to two

|Date: 17 October, 2022

Cycling Sparks: making the switch from four wheels to two

We talk to Aaron Fleming-Saheed, to find out more about his decision to use two wheels instead of four an ...

We talk to Aaron Fleming-Saheed, to find out more about his decision to use two wheels instead of four and how this helped inspire the launch of his electrical business – Cycling Sparks. All photos co ...

17 October, 2022
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From apprentice to manager – the journey of an electrician’s career | Scolmore

|Date: 14 October, 2022

From apprentice to manager – the journey of an electrician’s career | Scolmore

Jake Green, Technical Engagement Manager with Click Scolmore, talks about the different paths his career ...

Jake Green, Technical Engagement Manager with Click Scolmore, talks about the different paths his career has taken since he first completed his apprenticeship over a decade ago. Like many in the indus ...

14 October, 2022
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Ansell’s product development journey – from contractor to customer

|Date: 11 October, 2022

Ansell’s product development journey – from contractor to customer

Richard Kemp, Head of Innovation for Ansell Lighting, explains how the company’s products make the journe ...

Richard Kemp, Head of Innovation for Ansell Lighting, explains how the company’s products make the journey from creative spark to safe, functional and eye-catching installations in locations such as h ...

11 October, 2022
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