The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) has announced that The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers has become a Lighting Industry Academy Ambassador (Academy).
It joins a number a number of industry players who have already become Ambassadors and support the vision of the Academy. The Academy adopts a collaborative approach, offering a central point of access for lighting related learning and assurance of a consistent quality.
The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers is respected throughout the lig
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The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers becomes a Lighting Industry Academy Ambassador
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Construction industry skills specialist Fiona Harper – currently Director of Employment & Skills at SELECT and The Secretary of the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) – will assume the role of CEO at SECT -
Sector stars shine at EDA Learning Achievement Awards
via ewnews.co.ukNow in its 10th year the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) held its annual Learning Achievement Awards recently at London’s Shard, celebrating individuals from across the UK who have shone in their Apprenticeship or their EDA Product Knowledge studies.
The trophies were presented by EDA President, CEF’s Chris Ashworth, and by John Henry, Managing Director at EDA Apprenticeships Plus, the organisation which operates the Association’s Apprenticeship Service and spo -
ISO14001 Certification for Scolmore Group companies
via ewnews.co.ukScolmore Group, one of the UK’s leading organisations supplying the professional electrical contracting sector, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded 141001 certification. The certification covers group companies Scolmore International, ESP, Ovia and Uncrimp.
ISO14001 is the internationally recognised standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and provides a framework for organisations to design and implement an EMS and continually improve their environmental performan -
D&G agrees three-year deal with LG
via ertonline.co.ukDomestic & General (D&G), the care specialist with policies in one in three households, and LG have signed a new three-year partnership. The partnership aims to enhance LG’s aftercare services and gives its customers access to high quality and bespoke protection policies; D&G on average delivers approximately 2.5 million repairs a year with around four […]
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