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• Bira welcomes spending review commitments to high street safety and community investment

  17-06-2025 14:18 via ertonline.co.uk
  Bira has welcomed key elements of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review announcement, particularly increased funding for policing and new investment in deprived communities across the UK. The association praised the government’s commitment to high street safety and community regeneration following the three-year budget announcement. Andrew Goodacre, CEO of Bira, said: “In our submission to the […]
  
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• Baxi reacts to Government Spending Review

  17-06-2025 13:35 via ewnews.co.uk
  Following the Government’s Spending Review, Jeff House, Director of External Affairs and Policy at Baxi, comments on the key points of interest for the heating industry.
  £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan
  It is great news to see confirmation of the full £13.2bn funding earmarked for the Warm Homes Plan, which will see vital investment in the rollout of heat pumps and other measures to improve efficiency in homes, lower bills and reduce emissions from heat. The industry remains committed t
  
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• ‘Generation E’ to drive the switch to EVs

  17-06-2025 13:34 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  According to a survey from CTEK, a Swedish manufacturer specialising in battery chargers, drivers in their 30s look set to spearhead the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK. The survey of more than 1,000 UK drivers by Find Out Now has revealed 30 to 39 year-olds are the generation most primed to buy EVs and ditch petrol and diesel cars first.
  The survey found almost two thirds (61%) of drivers currently in their 30s foresee they will be driving an EV in the year 2035, when they will be i
  
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• ‘Partnerships are helping to meet new building legislation’

  17-06-2025 12:40 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  According to cable supplier AEI Cables, early collaboration between supply chain partners is helping to meet the demands of rigorous new legislation.
  The company is seeing positive feedback to its guidance for closer working to meet the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022. The Act makes new stringent requirements for higher-risk buildings, which are those deemed to be of at least 18 metres in height – or at least seven storeys – containing at least two residential units.
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• Zumtobel introduces LED safety luminaire CUBESIGN II

  17-06-2025 10:24 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  The new CUBESIGN II LED safety luminaire by Zumtobel, an Austrian lighting company specialising in professional indoor and outdoor lighting, has been designed with the aim to mark escape routes with maximum visibility in different surroundings. The rectangular luminaire has an aspect ratio of 1:2 and can display a range of pictograms.
  Whether in supermarkets, large DIY retailers, production halls, or airports, CUBESIGN II seeks to ensure emergency exits are easy to find for increased safety in p
  
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