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• NICEIC and the Electrical Industries Charity deliver mental health support

  16-01-2023 21:00 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  With suicide rates among professionals in the electrical industry the highest of any profession, NICEIC and the Electrical Industries Charity are joining forces to get everyone talking about mental health and wellbeing.
  This Blue Monday, the date in the calendar many refer to as the gloomiest day of the year, NICEIC will deliver its fourth WIRE episodes dedicated to the topic.
  NICEIC’s Learning and Wellbeing Manager Danny Mouskovias, says, “It is essential that the taboo associated w
  
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• Consumer confidence is key to growth

  16-01-2023 16:24 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  David Cowburn, Chief Operating Officer at NAPIT, considers the impact of consumer confidence on growth in the energy efficiency and low carbon heating sectors and outlines what is needed to strengthen confidence in this sector to enable the retrofitting of around 26 million homes by 2050, needed to meet the government net zero targets.
  “It’s been a week for focussing on consumer protection, holding useful conversations with colleagues from the Competition and Markets Authority as the
  
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• Carhartt focuses on protecting UK tradespeople

  16-01-2023 15:52 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Carhartt is focusing on helping and protecting hard working tradespeople in the UK. For over 130 years, the company has been argued to be known for its rugged construction, designs, quality standards, durability and comfort, becoming ‘legendary’ among skilled tradespeople.
  The Carhartt workwear ranges from tough and comfortable work trousers, rugged and durable work jackets, as well as fast drying and cooling work T-shirts to certified safety shoes and work boots.
  The company also de
  
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• Award-winning homebuilder adds myenergi zappi chargers to headquarters

  16-01-2023 13:58 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Greencore Construction has added 10 myenergi zappi solar-compatible electric vehicle (EV) chargers to its headquarters in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
  Having previously installed myenergi zappi chargers at its Springfield Meadows development in Southmoor, Oxfordshire for an electric car club, the designer and builder of climate-positive homes now has zappi chargers in more than 60% of the parking bays at its headquarters with 10 chargers in total, including one in an accessible parking bay, and are lo
  
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• BGES Group grows Southern team of smart building specialists

  16-01-2023 12:30 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Due to growth, BGES Group has expanded its presence in London, with a move to larger premises and the addition of three specialist team members.
  The company, which has been headquartered in Sheffield since 1995, has seen growing demand for its services in the South. Its investment in several central London premises will equip the company to deliver on several smart building technology projects in the region. Recently completed projects include a building management system upgrade at Exchequer Co
  
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• J S Wright secures £1.5m council housing contract

  16-01-2023 11:33 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  J S Wright is to provide the heating and ventilation services for a new affordable housing scheme in south east London.
  The Birmingham-based contractor will design and build the energy efficient services for the Rennie Estate, comprising 49 apartments in two new blocks of 12 storeys and four storeys on Galleywall Road in Bermondsey, for award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and its housing partner Southwark Council.
  The contract, valued at more than £1.5 million, will include the desig
  
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• Mitchell & Brown to drive shoppers back to the high street with huge new marketing campaign

  16-01-2023 10:52 via ertonline.co.uk
  British TV brand, Mitchell & Brown, has launched its most ambitious consumer marketing campaign to date to support UK high streets and drive customers from supermarket aisles to their local electrical retail stores. Its nationwide initiative aims to leverage the mass footfall in Morrisons supermarkets to drive customers into local electrical retailers. With the first […]
  
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• Siemens launches digitalised aspirating smoke detectors

  16-01-2023 10:43 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Siemens has introduced two new aspirating smoke detectors (ASD), FDA261 and FDA262, catering to particularly challenging fire safety installations that extend over wide areas, such as large data centres, e-commerce warehouses, or industrial manufacturing sites. A single device can cover up to 6,700m2, currently the largest coverage area available on the market. Even for Class A installations with the highest sensitivity requirements, up to 2,000m2 of detection coverage is feasible with a single
  
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