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The Importance of Safe Isolation in the Workplace – Michael’s Story

|Date: 18 June, 2024

The Importance of Safe Isolation in the Workplace – Michael’s Story

With statistics showing that one trade professional per month is killed on average as a result of working ...

With statistics showing that one trade professional per month is killed on average as a result of working with electricity on-site, we learn more about how a collaborative industry group is working to ...

18 June, 2024
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SELECT MD Alan Wilson tells listeners that there are ‘no second chances’ with electrical safety

|Date: 2 May, 2024

SELECT MD Alan Wilson tells listeners that there are ‘no second chances’ with electrical safety

SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson has told thousands of podcast listeners that there are “no second ch ...

SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson has told thousands of podcast listeners that there are “no second chances” with electrical safety – and it is vital that consumers know that the electricians they ...

2 May, 2024
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Clause 5.8 – Octopus Energy opens up the solar PV market with a paragraph… | GTEC

|Date: 21 August, 2023

Clause 5.8 – Octopus Energy opens up the solar PV market with a paragraph… | GTEC

Griff Thomas, MD for GTEC, discusses a simple change to Octopus Energy's Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) whi ...

Griff Thomas, MD for GTEC, discusses a simple change to Octopus Energy's Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) which marks a significant shift for consumers and, potentially, electrical installers. To get mone ...

21 August, 2023
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Martindale Electric launches new electrical safety kit for gas engineers

|Date: 16 June, 2023

Martindale Electric launches new electrical safety kit for gas engineers

Electrical safety specialist Martindale Electric is urging gas engineers to take extra care when working ...

Electrical safety specialist Martindale Electric is urging gas engineers to take extra care when working with or around electricity. Many gas engineers can come into contact with electricity whilst ca ...

16 June, 2023
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Pathway to achieving a low carbon future – why electricians have a vital role to play | GTEC

|Date: 4 January, 2023

Pathway to achieving a low carbon future – why electricians have a vital role to play | GTEC

GTEC’s Griff Thomas explains why UK electricians have an important role to play in a low carbon future, r ...

GTEC’s Griff Thomas explains why UK electricians have an important role to play in a low carbon future, regardless of what happens with heat and power. 2022 was a significant year. We’ve (largely) mov ...

4 January, 2023
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Consumers need not worry about smart charging | myenergi

|Date: 15 July, 2022

Consumers need not worry about smart charging | myenergi

Electric vehicle sales in the UK continue to exceed expectations, with the latest figures from the Climat ...

Electric vehicle sales in the UK continue to exceed expectations, with the latest figures from the Climate Change Committee showing them to be tracking above both government and the CCC’s own forecast ...

15 July, 2022
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Smart and sustainable homes essential for reaching Net-Zero targets | Schneider

|Date: 20 May, 2022

Smart and sustainable homes essential for reaching Net-Zero targets | Schneider

Today, homes represent 20% of global CO2 emissions worldwide which is a sobering reminder that there is s ...

Today, homes represent 20% of global CO2 emissions worldwide which is a sobering reminder that there is still a long road ahead to achieve our climate targets. To get to our Net-Zero goal, we must bri ...

20 May, 2022
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Annual UK solar PV installations soar by 70% to hit output milestone | MCS

|Date: 24 February, 2022

Annual UK solar PV installations soar by 70% to hit output milestone | MCS

According to new data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) – the national standards body for r ...

According to new data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) – the national standards body for renewables – solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on British homes equates to 3GW of electri ...

24 February, 2022
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SELECT: How the current war changed the world

|Date: 7 November, 2019

SELECT: How the current war changed the world

Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical sector in S ...

Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical sector in Scotland, talks about how electricians can continue to change the industry for the better. 14th ...

7 November, 2019
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Companies Urged to Make Pledge to Stay Safe Around Electricity

|Date: 8 August, 2018

Companies Urged to Make Pledge to Stay Safe Around Electricity

The UK’s biggest electricity distributor is urging companies to sign up to a new safety pledge designed t ...

The UK’s biggest electricity distributor is urging companies to sign up to a new safety pledge designed to reduce the risk of accidents. UK Power Networks wants a range of organisations, including ass ...

8 August, 2018
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