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• Tree trimmers branch out with new software

  17-01-2023 17:45 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  The country’s largest electricity distribution company is investing £24 million a year and rolling out new software to help cut back trees and prevent power cuts.
  UK Power Networks will invest the sum over the next three years to make the electricity network more resilient so its eight million customers will have even fewer power cuts – thanks to a new data analysis system called ‘TRIM’.
  The new Tree Risk Investment Model was invented by a member of staff and was tr
  
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• Eaton and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions launch new finance solution

  17-01-2023 16:38 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Eaton has joined forces with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to offer a tailored finance solution to help business owners accelerate their energy transition while preserving cashflow.
  In an era of elevated energy prices, business owners are increasingly looking to invest in technology that will help them to reduce energy costs and ensure business continuity. Energy storage, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and EV charging infrastructure can help achieve these goals.
  The solution developed by E
  
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• Brighton benefits from £1.5m power upgrade

  17-01-2023 13:21 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Engineers have completed a £1.5 million power upgrade to boost power supplies for residents in Brighton.
  UK Power Networks has replaced a section of cable which was ready for renewal in the Withdean area of the city to maintain reliable supplies for local homes and businesses.
  The crew dug trenches and installed ducts, then pulled through new cables and connected them to the existing electricity network.
  Anthony Griffin, Project Manager at UK Power Networks, says, “This project is pa
  
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• NAPIT welcomes DCUSA change to streamline de-energisation and re-energisation works

  17-01-2023 13:12 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  NAPIT has said that it is delighted with the decision taken by OFGEM to approve the Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement (DCUSA) Change Proposal 394 to widen the scope of the DCUSA to allow any authorised REC accredited meter operator to carry out de-energisation and re-energisation works.
  This Change Proposal, which will be implemented on 29 June 2023, will allow any Retail Energy Code (REC) accredited Meter Equipment Manager (MEM), in the capacity of a Safe Isolations Provider (
  
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• Demand rises for fire-rated Fast Trak

  17-01-2023 11:41 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Gripple is experiencing strong demand for its revolutionary fixing solution Fast Trak, from contractors seeking fire rated systems.
  Fast Trak is a prefabricated, trapeze bracket, which enables the efficient, flexible and safe installation of electrical containment, ductwork, pipework and other mechanical services.
  With fire safety in buildings becoming more important following the recent update to Approved Document B of Building Regulations, Gripple has secured independent test data for Fast Tra
  
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• Arçelik joins forces with Whirlpool to form a brand new home appliances business for Europe

  17-01-2023 10:54 via ertonline.co.uk
  Turkish manufacturer, Arçelik, has signed a contribution agreement with Whirlpool Corporation to form a new standalone European home appliance business with more than 20,000 employees. Arçelik is the parent company Beko, but this new partnership will see its other wholly owned subsidiary Ardutch B.V. and Whirlpool EMEA Holdings LLC transfer their European subsidiaries to the […]
  
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• Consumer Confidence is key to growth in the domestic energy efficiency and low carbon heating market

  17-01-2023 10:12 via ewnews.co.uk
  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 they conti
  
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