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• IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect welcome new Financial Director

  01-06-2023 17:35 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced the appointment of Marcus Allen as its new Financial Director. With over 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles at both regional and group level, Marcus brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the company.
  A qualified accountant who trained with PwC, Marcus has a proven track record of working with local management teams to improve profitably and grow businesses. He has held senior finance roles across a number of businesses
  
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• UK Power Networks collaborates on underground data initiative

  01-06-2023 16:23 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  UK Power Networks has been an active participant of a new data project to digitally map underground infrastructure across the UK.
  The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) was launched in 2019 by the Geospatial Commission, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The register is a digital blueprint of the 40,000,000km of underground cables and pipes across the country.
  There are more than 650 asset owners across the public and private sectors (such as energy, wa
  
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• Toolstation renews sponsorship of football leagues

  01-06-2023 15:57 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Toolstation has confirmed the renewal of its Western Football League sponsorship for the 2023/2024 season, providing funds to maintain and preserve grassroots football for local communities throughout south west England.
  The Western League sponsorship will be entering its 18th successive year in June since first launching in 2005. Toolstation’s eighteen-year commitment has helped support the maintenance of all member clubs in the Western Football League through increased prize money and re
  
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• New Colchester branch opens for BEW Electrical Distributors

  01-06-2023 12:42 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  BEW is expanding its network with the opening of its 22nd branch in Old Heath, Colchester, Essex.
  Regional Sales Manager, Martin Newnham says, “We wanted to open a third Essex branch due to growing demand from contractors wanting a full service from their local electrical distributor. This location is ideally situated to meet their needs in north Essex and Suffolk.”
  Branch Manager, Glen Pettitt says, “I am so pleased with how these premises have been transformed over the past f
  
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• Lighting workshops quantifying sustainable resilience

  01-06-2023 11:43 via ewnews.co.uk
  A new series of workshops on how calculate circular and carbon metrics for lighting products has been announced by Recolight. The educational event explores the latest guidelines, standards, and legislation, Life Cycle Assessments and associated metrics.
  The focus is on practical delivery of TM66 and TM65. Delegates will learn:How TM66 and TM65 combine to validate the circular and embodied carbon content of products already designed.
  How these metrics can be used in future developments to better
  
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• EW June – mental health in the trades

  01-06-2023 11:14 via ewnews.co.uk
  Research from the annual Mental Health in the Trades report from IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect revealed that more than four in five UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work, and 84% don’t feel comfortable discussing their mental health.
  Mental Health Awareness Week took place at the end of last month, and it was great to see so many projects, initiatives and conversations taking place across the electrical industry. However, more must be done to remove the sti
  
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• SolarEdge unveils new power optimisers at Intersolar 2023

  01-06-2023 10:02 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  At this year’s Intersolar exhibition taking place in Munich between 14-16 June, SolarEdge Technologies (Hall B4, Stand 110) will unveil two new power optimisers, further expanding its portfolio for both the residential, and the commercial and industrial (C&I) segments.
  For the C&I segment, the company is introducing the 2:1 S1400 Power Optimiser for high-input, bifacial and high-power 700W modules, including G12 modules. Based on patented technology and engineered to support the gr
  
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