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The Diary of an Inventor: Duncan Thomson’s Jakoda Socket Tester Holder

|Date: 12 June, 2024

The Diary of an Inventor: Duncan Thomson’s Jakoda Socket Tester Holder

What is your invention and what is it designed to do? The Socket Tester Holder (STH), now known as the Ja ...

What is your invention and what is it designed to do? The Socket Tester Holder (STH), now known as the Jakoda, is designed to give electrical contractors a convenient place to store their socket teste ...

12 June, 2024
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What are the benefits of low-level smoke and CO alarm controls? | Aico

|Date: 11 June, 2024

What are the benefits of low-level smoke and CO alarm controls? | Aico

The experts at Aico explore the benefits of accessible alarm controls and discuss how their use can enhan ...

The experts at Aico explore the benefits of accessible alarm controls and discuss how their use can enhance fire safety. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms play a crucial role in early fire detecti ...

11 June, 2024
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Monty’s Musings: How to prepare for the AM2 assessment

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Monty’s Musings: How to prepare for the AM2 assessment

In the latest in a new series of regular articles, Pete (Monty) Monfort, Director of Arena Training Centr ...

In the latest in a new series of regular articles, Pete (Monty) Monfort, Director of Arena Training Centre and Monty Electrics, offers some hints and tips to help you prepare for the AM2 assessment. A ...

31 May, 2024
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Centaur Manufacturing celebrates five decades of British manufacturing

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Centaur Manufacturing celebrates five decades of British manufacturing

This year marks a special occasion for Centaur Manufacturing as it proudly celebrates five decades of Bri ...

This year marks a special occasion for Centaur Manufacturing as it proudly celebrates five decades of British manufacturing. In this article, we take a look at the key landmarks throughout the brand’s ...

30 May, 2024
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Improving competency and recognition for Fire Alarm Engineers | Dr Tom Brookes CEng

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Improving competency and recognition for Fire Alarm Engineers | Dr Tom Brookes CEng

We put the questions to Dr Tom Brookes CEng, to discover more about what drives his burning desire to imp ...

We put the questions to Dr Tom Brookes CEng, to discover more about what drives his burning desire to improve competency and recognition for Fire Alarm Engineers and why the launch of his own training ...

30 May, 2024
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Why are RCD sockets still popular? | Timeguard

|Date: 28 May, 2024

Why are RCD sockets still popular? | Timeguard

Why are RCD sockets still popular? Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, offers his thoughts. The 18th Edition g ...

Why are RCD sockets still popular? Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, offers his thoughts. The 18th Edition gives us detailed information on the different types of RCDs These regulations apply to the desi ...

28 May, 2024
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Five great features of Olympic Fixing’s clamp4fire

|Date: 24 May, 2024

Five great features of Olympic Fixing’s clamp4fire

With a full selection of fire safety products on offer from Olympic Fixings, we take a look at one of the ...

With a full selection of fire safety products on offer from Olympic Fixings, we take a look at one of the leading lights from the range. Designed to assist with compliance with the latest Fire Regulat ...

24 May, 2024
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Why are Visual Alarm Devices (VADs) being ignored?

|Date: 23 May, 2024

Why are Visual Alarm Devices (VADs) being ignored?

Jake Hardcastle, Electrical Design Engineer at Thornley & Lumb Partnership, ponders why the use of VA ...

Jake Hardcastle, Electrical Design Engineer at Thornley & Lumb Partnership, ponders why the use of VADs as a fire safety device continues to be ignored in some quarters. BS 5839-1 clause 18 states ...

23 May, 2024
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Smart home systems – what are the opportunities for electricians? | CEDIA

|Date: 21 May, 2024

Smart home systems – what are the opportunities for electricians? | CEDIA

The team at CEDIA, the industry association for smart home professionals, explain more about the opportun ...

The team at CEDIA, the industry association for smart home professionals, explain more about the opportunities that will exist, now and in the future, for those who are pondering whether to make a sta ...

21 May, 2024
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How strong is the relationship between fire safety and the electrical industry?

|Date: 16 May, 2024

How strong is the relationship between fire safety and the electrical industry?

Dr Justin Maltby-Smith CEng FIET CMgr FCMI, a former electrician/electrical contractor, NICEIC Head of Sc ...

Dr Justin Maltby-Smith CEng FIET CMgr FCMI, a former electrician/electrical contractor, NICEIC Head of Schemes and Operations, NAPIT Technical Scheme Development Manager, and current Group Managing Di ...

16 May, 2024
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