Electrical News

Regulations for BIM

With the UK Government mandating the use of building information modelling (BIM) on government projects since 2016, its perception has transformed from a useful tool into a necessity for…

The digital performance of utilities companies: who has…

A fluid customer base, increased media coverage of costs and shifting customer preferences have made digital more important than ever before for utilities companies.

With competition…

Relieving the pain of temporary recruitment for electric…

What Does a Building Control Inspector See?

Whatever the build - a new build, extension, or a structural change - you will need building regulations approval. In this article woodworking machinery experts …

Shielding and filtering are not independent of one anoth…

I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked to fix an EMC problem, only to find that a shielding box has been designed or purchased to provide XdB up to fMAX. Or a filter has…

Demonstrating the Potential of the Offsite Technology in…

The first North West regional event in the Explore Offsite series will take place on 12 September 2018 in Manchester at the University of Salford. The combined conference and exhibition will…

Nearly a half of Brits believe Dashcams make other drive…

Today, Reichelt Elektronik, one of Europe’s largest online electrical retailers, reveals that 34 per cent of UK drivers say using Dashcams makes road traffic safer, should we all get a True cam…

McNally Electrical Hit 5,000th Rolec EV Charge Point Ins…

Rolec EV, the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of EV charging points, operates a network of nationwide charge point installation partners covering the whole of the UK.

One of…

Tritium signs deal with IONITY for 100 high-power chargi…

IONITY has chosen Tritium as its technology partner for the construction of 100 high-power charging sites across Germany, France, UK, Norway and Sweden. The dedicated electric vehicle (EV)…

Batteries boom enables world to get half of electricity…

Today, Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) published its annual long-term analysis of the future of the global electricity system – New Energy Outlook (NEO) 2018. The 150-page report draws on detailed…

Opening the door to greater protection with optical alar…

Here James Hall, Technical Director for FireAngel, explores the potential issues associated with ionisation smoke alarms and why professionals should choose optical or multi-sensing alarms to…

Summer essentials from Scruffs workwear

At Scruffs we know it’s important to kit out the masters of work in workwear that matches their expertise and keeps them safe, but that’s not all. We also help people in the trade and beyond to…

Mr. Electric slashes heating bills with new energy savin…

Mr Electric, the UK’s leading electrical franchise brand, has teamed up with the University of Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton Homes to trial a new smart heating system, Heat Genius, to help…

How tech is making your money management easier

Whether you think of yourself as a sparkle or a specialist, money management is important when running our own business. That means it’s pretty much all down to you.

Not only do you…

Martindale Electric puts thermal imaging within easy rea…

The new IRC thermal imaging cameras, IRC327, from Martindale Electric represent a breakthrough in affordable thermal imaging for troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical installations. The…