Category: Technology

The Network Infrastructure industry’s new Occupational Qualification Structure leading to Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card recognition comes into play on 1 January 2021. From this date onwards, all new (initial) applications must comply with the Structure, and there are cards already available that recognise all levels of Network Infrastructure occupations, including Network Infrastructure Assistant, which includes the requirement for a Network Infrastructure Assessment, and Network Infrastructure Installer Gold Card. From 1 July 2021 all card…

Legrand has announced the launch of User Interface, a new business unit dedicated to supporting developers, specifiers and contractors to keep up with the growing demand for smart technology. According to research by GfK Global, the European market for smart devices was set to grow from €122 billion to €133 billion in value in 2019, a figure which they say has since grown due to changing living and working conditions related…

Jimmy Higginbotham, Product Manager for Circuit Protection for Electrium, discusses how commercial installations are just as important when it comes to the 18th Edition. Electrical installations in commercial premises are not mentioned very often when discussing the new wiring regulations.  The irony is that, in some cases, it’s the commercial premises and their users that are most likely to benefit from the new standards. Overvoltage protection is a clear example…

Until 15th December 2020 and while stocks last at authorised distributors, Fluke is offering a money saving kit consisting of a Multifunction Installation Tester and a Pocket Thermal Imager. The Fluke 1664 UK-PTi120 Kit comprises the top of the range Fluke 1664 FC Multifunction Installation Tester, the only installation tester that helps prevent damage to connected appliances and also allows users to send text results wirelessly via a smartphone directly…

Power specialist Engineered Systems Electrical (@ESE_Ltd) is planning to create new engineering jobs and apprenticeships at its Leeds headquarters as a result of innovative green technology, according to FEnews. With the increase of more than 136,000 pure-electric cars already on the UK’s roads by July this year, ESE’s new external low-voltage distribution unit is set to revolutionise the capability of large organisations to increase the number of charging points at…

JTL, the leading national training provider for electrical and plumbing and heating apprenticeships, has announced its new partnership with Vision West Nottinghamshire College. The partnership, which will focus on the delivery of electrical apprenticeships, will enhance the learners’ experience, as well helping meet the skills needs of employers and, in turn, encourage greater local economic prosperity. Vision West Nottinghamshire College will be delivering the knowledge-based elements of the apprenticeship course,…

David Watt (20), who has been an apprentice electrician with Gateway Control Systems (GCS), claims the Scottish Electrical Chairtable Trust Second Stage Apprentice of the Year award at the North East Scotland College) Nescol according to The Northern Scot. The Covid regulations meant that in order to determine that the top students for this year group were against each other in a face-off. “The lecturers had been saying that we…