Category: Industry News

Housing association Karbon Homes is celebrating the success of its new apprenticeship programme says ChronicleLive. In October 2019, Karbon welcomed 11 new apprentices to the organisation, providing learning and development opportunities in teams including property services, housing management and central services, such as customer relations, finance and communications. One new apprentice gives their thoughts on the apprentiship: “For a number of years before starting my apprenticeship, I was economically inactive…

Legrand will be providing this CPD approved webinar. At the end, delegates will have an understanding of commercial lighting systems, specifically reviewing lighting system options.  Brand – Legrand Presenter – Matt Crunden, Training and BIM Manager Date – 20th June 2020 Time – 11:00 and repeated again at 13:00 Both come with as a live webinar with live Q&A session Topics covered: Lighting installations Lighting adaptability and upgrading Lighting control DALI – Digital lighting control …

You could be forgiven for thinking that circuit protection devices are not “smart”. It’s an easy mistake to make when your go-to’s are comparatively simple devices like MCBs and RCDs, which have been around for a long time and which are decidedly not smart. Even though these familiar technologies are appropriately used to help to provide particular levels of safety in electrical installations and to provide protection, for people and…

A series of Top Tips videos to help those taking their AM2 or AM2S assessment have been launched by National Electrotechnical Training (NET) as part of a comprehensive website re-design. With five separate videos covering each section of the AM2 – safe isolation, installation, inspection and testing, fault finding and the online test – the films highlight some of the common areas where candidates fail, pitfalls to avoid and advice…

Mark Keogh, President of the Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI), is celebrating 30 years with Schneider Electric Ireland and 37 years in Ireland’s electrical industry. Mr Keogh began his career as an Application Engineer at Schneider Electric in 1990. During the following years he has held positions in Engineering, Marketing, Sales and became the VP for Buildings & Industry in 2015. Mark has been very active in the wider…

The performance of a cable under fault conditions is an important factor in cable selection if the cable is to withstand the effects of a short circuit. The primary concern with cables under a fault condition is the heat generated and the potential damage this may have on the cable insulation. The fault rating is based on the principle that the protective device will isolate the fault in time to limit…

Cable management is an integral part of the specification process. When it comes to specifying cable management systems, there are a number of key areas to consider in addition to cost per unit and installation time. Mark Williams, lead marketing manager for cable management at Legrand, talks through some simple top tips during specification. 1. Location:  Consider what elements the cable management system will be exposed to. If the system…