Electrical news

• Electrotechnical apprenticeship sets gold standard for green skills

  05-05-2023 14:18 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  The Installation & Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship has been hailed by the government as a ‘gold standard for green skills’, one of just six apprenticeships selected for their sustainability credentials and delivering the skills needed to support the transition to net zero.
  To mark the announcement, electrical apprentices and representatives from industry employers Clarkson Evans and SJD Electrical met with the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP,
  
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• ElectricalDirect’s new catalogue is big on range

  05-05-2023 13:35 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  ElectricalDirect has launched its latest catalogue featuring best-sellers from its range of over 12,000 products, plus a number of new additions. The free catalogue is ideal for browsing project essentials while on the move, so customers can easily find what they need, when they need it.
  The latest catalogue has been launched following various range reviews, with hundreds of new products added, including:
  Strip lighting
  The retailer has added a brand-new range of Neon Flex LED strip lights from
  
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• Shopper numbers up in April

  05-05-2023 10:33 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  Footfall figures were up on UK high streets last month, according to industry data, despite the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and record inflation. The latest BRC-Sensormatic IQ footfall monitor showed that total UK footfall dipped 1.5 percentage points between March and April this year, but figures were 5.3 per cent higher than in April 2022. Within […]
  
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