Category: Industry News

New system of flexible LED strip lighting and accessories covers a wide variety of requirements for professional lighting applications. LEDVANCE is offering wholesalers a new portfolio of LED strips for an enormous range of professional lighting tasks. The LED strips are available in three different categories to cover a wide variety of requirements. In addition to the LED strips, the portfolio includes an extensive range of LED drivers, profiles for…

Making stacked MCB distribution boards easier, safer and faster to install and take readings from, Crabtree, part of the family of brands at Electrium, is introducing new 125A vertical stack lighting & power MCB distribution boards. To assist designers and installers with the requirements of part L2, Crabtree now offers a compliant, preassembled solution with a fully rated 125A top distribution board. The Crabtree Loadstar Vertical Stack Lighting & Power…

JTL, the leading national training provider for electrical and plumbing and heating apprenticeships, has announced its new partnership with Central Bedfordshire College. The partnership, which will focus on the delivery of electrical and plumbing apprenticeships, will be taught in the Incuba part of the college and consist of both classroom and workshop-based learning. Each apprentice will be allocated a dedicated JTL Training Officer who will assist them through their learning…

Ideal Industries, the global specialist in electrical accessories, tools and testing equipment, has developed a partnership with Warrington & Vale Royal College as part of a planned outreach programme with the further education sector across the UK. Keen to invest in helping to embed a culture of best practice, safety and installation consistency in the next generation of electrical sector professionals, Ideal Industries has donated a large supply of its…

More than one hundred apprentices move on to stage two of competition After more than a month of marking and deliberation from the judges, the second stage of The Electrical Apprentice of the Year competition, which is run in association with competition partners, Scolmore Group and Voltimum, is underway. More than 540 electrical students completed the first stage of the competition – an online exam comprising of 40 multiple choice…

NG Bailey is the UK’s leading independent engineering and services business having grown from a small electrical contractor to an award-winning, industry-leading company. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, NG Bailey offers an innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach which allows the business to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. They have offices, manufacturing facilities and sites…

Career -boosting accolade and £10k prize bundle up for grabs as the annual Trade Apprentice competition launches. Entries open for Screwfix Trade Apprentice awardTop prize is the ultimate trade bundle worth £10,000.Exclusive final at the company headquarters of Global, the Media & Entertainment group in April. It’s time for top trade apprentices from across the UK to down tools and enter the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2020 competition for the chance…