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The Results Are In For the RWE npower Energy Challenge Competition
The closing rounds are now completed on the RWE npower Energy Challenge completion with the brightest minds in engineering, science and business competing for a £10,000 prize.
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PAT Testing: What To Look Out For
When it comes to selecting the right firm to perform your PAT testing, it can feel like a chore. With many tales of companies being paid to place stickers on anything with a plug and companies on the other side of these scales charging more but offering to do a “proper job”, how do you decide which company to go … Continue reading
Electrical Contractor Hit By ‘Electrical Arc’ At Gym
An electrical contractor in the USA has suffered serious burns after an electrical arc from a circuit breaker he was working on struck him. The unnamed man, from Norwark, Connecticut, is said to been rushed to the local hospital with burns to over 40 of his body. He was found by the fire department, who were responding to a fire … Continue reading
Power Quality: How Important Is It?
Power quality is often an overlooked issue in many businesses. The effect it has is often attributed as “just one of those things, but over a year the costs of ignoring power quality can i increase progressively and end up being much larger than anticipated. The subject of power quality in an industrial and process setting is not a new … Continue reading
Seaward is Good Enough for the Queen
Popular manufacturer and supplier of test equipment and accessories to PAT Services, Seaward Group, have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for their specialist safety test equipment. The award is extremely honourable and is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed on a UK company. It is only awarded once per year is presented to a … Continue reading
Changes in Gas Legislation
If you work with Domestic Gas fires or boilers, the rules regarding your work are changing. You will need to be competent in the use of an Electronic Combustion Gas Analyser by the 1st April 2012. Gas Engineers all over the country are currently in the process of completing their Combustion Performance Analysis, CAP1, assessment now required to comply with … Continue reading
The Calibration Dilemma
When you’re busy and have many businesses wanting your services, getting your equipment calibrated can seem inconvenient at best. However, it is essential and in your own interests, long term, to ensure your equipment is regularly calibrated. If you don’t get your equipment calibrated how can you be sure your readings are accurate? Not to mention the problems that could … Continue reading
A Vision for the Future
A new report by NICEIC and ECA spells out what the electrical contracting industry can expect over the next ten years. Titled “2021 Vision”, the report highlights the coming opportunities and threats for the electrical industry in order to make contractors and electricians aware of the future so they can adequately become prepared for it. As far as threats are … Continue reading
ESC’s Smart Meter Update
News Update: The Department for Energy and Climate change is still considering the Electrical Safety Council’s concerns for the design of Smart Meter’s and the potential impact on the safety of contractors. The ESC is asking for an isolating switch to be built into the Smart Meter in order to safely isolate the electricity supply in domestic homes. At the … Continue reading
ESC Call for Electricians Views on Part P
The Electrical Safety Council recently had a Part P round-table event, which was to establish a working group to develop an agreed industry contribution to the Government’s review of Part P. The group’s aim was to help develop the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation document due at the end of 2011. The Group met in April to discuss … Continue reading