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• A third of all tool theft is from vehicles

  28-02-2023 17:49 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Metropolitan Police data has revealed that tool theft from a vehicle has increased by 25% in the last year – accounting for a third of all tool thefts recorded in 2021 and 2022.
  There were 34,712 tools stolen in London alone from January 2021 to October 2022. That’s a 62% increase on the 21,445 tools stolen from January 2019 to December 2020.
  Tradespeople are 10 times more likely to experience tool theft from a vehicle than they are from a building site or their place of work –
  
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• Baxi and H2GO Power to tackle heat decarbonisation

  28-02-2023 16:00 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Heating and hot water solutions provider Baxi and H2GO Power, hydrogen-based software and hardware solutions innovator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising their commitment to develop innovative green hydrogen-based technology that will tackle both heat decarbonisation and energy reliability.
  The MoU was signed by Baxi’s MD, Karen Boswell, and Enass Abo-Hamed, H2GO’s CEO, at a presentation of their carbon-neutral Heat-in-a-box system held at Baxi’s Dartf
  
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• CEF’s new sustainable branch for Daventry

  28-02-2023 15:55 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  CEF is opening the doors of a new Daventry branch at Signal Park on 27 February. In line with CEF’s sustainability vision and renewable products offering, the new CEF Daventry also boasts sustainable features – including an electric vehicle charging point.
  As well as enjoying a more modern branch with 4,000ft² of space, customers can also bag a ‘deal of the day’ as the new CEF Daventry launches with four open days. Over 30 brands, including Aico, Klein, DeWALT, Milwa
  
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• A quarter of UK tradespeople now offer payment plans to help with the cost of living 

  28-02-2023 15:40 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  A quarter of UK tradespeople now allow customers to pay for work in instalments, as a way of helping homeowners afford renovations throughout the cost-of-living crisis.
  New research by IronmongeryDirect surveyed tradespeople across the nation and found that almost two in five (39%) have been asked about payment plans in recent months.
  Younger workers are leading the trend and are more than twice as likely to accept staggered payments as the older generations. A third of millennial (25-34) trades
  
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• ‘Speed networking’ set to inspire young engineers

  28-02-2023 14:38 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Young engineers of the future will be inspired by a series of events being held by the country’s largest electricity distributor – including a webinar that is open to any primary school in the UK.
  Designed to encourage new talent, the events take place across National Careers Week (6-11 March) and British Science Week (10-19 March).
  The Powerful Futures event will be held at Harlow Library on 10 March, where 60 local Year 10 pupils will take part in an all-day event which will includ
  
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• BEAMA releases its latest underfloor heating efficiency test results

  28-02-2023 13:39 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  BEAMA’s Underfloor Heating Group has released the latest results from its collaboration on the BEIS DEEP project at Salford University Energy House, providing further evidence that lower flow temperatures can support heat sources to operate more efficiently.
  The tests are conducted on response times of various underfloor systems, with the key aim of providing BRE and SAP, with figures reflecting current installation practices.
  The test site in Salford University allows for laboratory-level
  
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• Bluestem Group acquires Ewbank Products

  28-02-2023 13:34 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  Historic British floorcare manufacturer, Ewbank Products Ltd, has been acquired by Bluestem Group. The origins of Ewbank date back to 1864 when the business, then known as Entwisle & Kenyon Limited, manufactured water meters, later producing washing machines and mangles. In 1889 the first Ewbank carpet sweeper was launched in the UK. Bluestem Group licenced […]
  
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• Businesses urged to take advantage of charging grants

  28-02-2023 12:51 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  A Midlands-based car charging company is encouraging landlords and businesses to take advantage of government grants currently available to help towards the cost of electric vehicle charge points.
  The Car Charging Company has just helped one landlord save thousands of pounds on the cost of installing seven charge points for tenants at an apartment building in Warwick.
  As an authorised installer for the Government Office of Zero Emission Vehicles, the Car Charging Company can apply for grants on
  
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• Ring introduces new, brighter colours for its inspection lamp

  28-02-2023 12:03 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Ring is now making its lamps available to electricians and other tradespeople. Tradespeople who work on site, off grid and need light to work, can now have access to inspection lamps from Ring via national engineering wholesale groups.
  In addition to the existing classic black, Ring’s MAGflex Mini LED Inspection Lamp, RIL6100, will now also be available in blue and yellow, so tradespeople can easily and quickly find it.
  Not being able to quickly lay their hands on a work lamp because it is
  
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• Rako launches new and sustainable brochure

  28-02-2023 10:25 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Rako has introduced its new environmentally friendly 2023 brochure.
  Packed full of insights, innovative products, technical information and inspirational case studies, the brochure truly has it all covered. It offers an overview of the Rako product range including multiple user interfaces, from the refreshed app to the extensive choice of keypads available. The application of Rako’s products and wired and wireless systems are also demonstrated through helpful illustrations and project exam
  
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