Category: Electrical
Tackling retentions abuse for safer outcomes | Actuate UK

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Maria Balermpa of Actuate UK explains how our sector is working to change this and improve building outcomes.
In May 2018, over 100 MPs from across all political parties provided their support for a move to ring-fence retention monies. This wave of support came
Half of UK tradespeople have delayed work due to materials

The materials shortage has plagued the UK trade industry for two years, and now new research has revealed the stark impact this has had on workers in the sector.
The study, conducted by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, found that more than three-quarters (78%) of tradespeople have struggled to source the materials they’ve needed in the last
Must have digital tools from NICEIC

NICEIC, the UK’s largest Certification Body for the building services industry, has further underlined its support to its 38,000 certified businesses through the delivery of class-leading digital tools.
The line-up, which includes a record-breaking series of the webinar programme THE WIRE and an all-new NICEIC Pocket Guide App, further strengthen the suite of free and exclusive tools available to NICEIC
New Photovoltaic-Thermal Collectors for heat pumps | NIBE

NIBE Energy Systems has launched a brand-new Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) and Heat Pump solution which offers an innovative approach of transforming a NIBE “ground-source” heat pump product into a “multi-source” heat pump product.
NIBE PV-T collector is an alternative, innovative, and silent heat source for use with NIBE ground source heat pumps, removing the requirement of a ground or bore hole
ToughBuilt puts the ‘work’ in work bench

ToughBuilt is showing further evidence of its commitment to developing revolutionary jobsite products that set new standards in capability and performance. The US manufacturer has recently extended its impressive range of jobsite stands with the new QuickSet™ Work Bench.
“The launch of our QuickSet Work Bench means we now offer a full eco-system of jobsite solutions that can support users
