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• ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award open for entries

  21-04-2023 14:47 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Entries are now open for this year’s ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award.
  The winner will receive an array of prizes including £3,000 cash, a state-of-the-art toolkit and a unique study trip in Dornbirn, Austria, sponsored by manufacturer ZG lighting. They will also receive a Certificate of Commendation and two VIP tickets to the 2024 ECA Awards dinner.
  For over 45 years, the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been recognised as a premier training award in the elec
  
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• NICEIC appoints new Technical Director

  21-04-2023 13:06 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  NICEIC has announced the appointment of Paul Collins as their new Technical Director. Paul replaces John O’Neill, who retires at the end of March, having held the position since 2019.
  “I want to congratulate Paul on his new appointment,” says Certsure Managing Director, Richard Orton. “Having been with the organisation for 13 years and successfully heading up the Technical Services Division for the past four, I have no doubt Paul will bring a wealth of knowledge, experien
  
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• Octopus Energy opens seven new wind farms across Europe

  21-04-2023 12:30 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Octopus Energy’s generation arm – which manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally – has successfully opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022.
  These new wind farms – with a combined capacity of 250MW – are located in the UK, Germany, Sweden, France and Poland. They’re the latest renewables projects where Octopus Energy Generation has managed construction.
  Combined, they generate enough green energ
  
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• Haier nets major tennis sponsorship

  21-04-2023 11:52 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  Haier has entered the world of tennis as the Official Partner of some of the world’s top tournaments starting with the European swing of clay and grass court events. The sponsorship agreement between Haier, the ATP Tour, and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) includes the prestigious Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros, the showpiece end of […]
  
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• Ansell Lighting achieves a King’s Award for Enterprise

  21-04-2023 11:41 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Ansell Lighting has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise, Innovation.
  Ansell is one of 148 organisations nationally to receive with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise and has been recognised for its excellence in the Innovation category for its patented Panel Pod product.
  The Panel Pod was created in response to an identified industry need, and converts an LED panel light into an emergency light in less than 60 seconds, without needing a conversion kit
  
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• Taking the stress out of Spring cleaning chores

  21-04-2023 11:36 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  With Spring in full fling, it’s time for consumers to declutter, feel fresh and kick their cleaning routines into another gear to feel good this season. When talk of ‘Spring cleaning’ arrives, people often start to feel a little guilty as the cleaning duties dawn upon them. But there are lots of tips and tricks […]
  
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• RoHS Directive Ban – are you prepared?

  21-04-2023 10:43 via ewnews.co.uk
  With revisions to the RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) coming into force this year, Mike Collins, Director of Operations at Ovia, looks at the implications of the ban on fluorescent lamps for contractors and wholesalers.
  The EU published its review of RoHS exemptions on mercury containing lamps on 24th February 2022 in the Official Journal of the European Union. In accordance with the amended RoHS directive, compact fluorescent lamps with plug-in bases and all T5/T8 fluoresce
  
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