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• NICEIC responds to Warm Homes Plan

  26-01-2026 17:18 via ewnews.co.uk
  NICEIC, the UK’s leading certification and training body for the electrical industry, has welcomed the UK Government’s newly announced £15 billion Warm Homes Plan. The funding and action announced by the government amounts to a significant investment and an ambitious signal of intent on renewable energy and home upgrades. The government anticipates the measures announced will cut household energy bills and accelerate the rollout of clean energy technologies.
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• Triton Showers urges Government to back electric showers in Warm Homes Plan

  26-01-2026 17:12 via ewnews.co.uk
  The government is being urged to incentivise both consumers and housebuilders to adopt electric showers, including high-efficiency models designed to connect to Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems (WWHRS).
  The callout from Triton Showers follows the launch of the Warm Homes Plan, which commits £15bn to helping households cut energy bills through a trio of low-carbon technologies: heat pumps, solar PV and batteries.
  With a focus on insulation and heating upgrades, the British manufacturer bel
  
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• ESR launches Let Me In! Campaign

  26-01-2026 17:09 via ewnews.co.uk
  The Electrical Safety Roundtable has launched a new campaign to promote electrical safety for social housing tenants.
  The ESR Social Housing Sub-Group has launched the Let Me In! campaign on January 26th, to engage social housing providers and tenants to ensure the safety of electrical installations and equipment within their properties. This tenant-focused campaign aims to educate and allow access for essential safety checks across the UK.
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• Retail job losses highlight flawed thinking on business rates relief, says Bira

  26-01-2026 14:10 via ertonline.co.uk
  The British Independent Retail Association – Bira, has called on the Chancellor to urgently reconsider business rates relief following new figures showing sharp job losses in the retail sector. Official data from HMRC reveals that employment in wholesale and retail fell by 1.7 per cent in December 2025, with 72,000 fewer people employed compared to the […]
  
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• Hughes Electrical joins CIH

  26-01-2026 13:45 via ertonline.co.uk
  Combined Independents (Holdings) Ltd (CIH), the electrical buying group, part of Euronics, Europe’s largest electrical buying group, has welcomed Hughes Electrical, the award-winning domestic appliance retailer, as its newest member. Hughes has been providing affordable, reliable appliances from trusted brands like Samsung, LG, Miele and Bosch for over 100 years and is now one of […]
  
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• ‘Rising demand for energy-saving products despite cost barrier’

  26-01-2026 11:29 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  By 2050, four in five homes that will exist in the UK have already been built today, but in order to reach the UK’s net zero goals, most will require retrofitting with low-carbon heating systems and energy-efficient improvements.
  As the Government’s Warm Homes Plan sets out to help households save up to £600 off energy bills (based on the installation of heat pumps and other technologies), new research from energy experts at Uswitch, a comparison website for home services switc
  
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• You’re in charge!

  26-01-2026 11:26 via ertonline.co.uk
  By Paul Laville, Director at T21 Group “New year, new you. The future is yours for the taking.” At least, that’s what I tell myself at the start of every January. Five weeks later it’s back to the same old routine and my resolution to do something different has been crushed by the weight of […]
  
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• Win a trip to a group stage match in Miami this summer

  26-01-2026 10:24 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  Play the BG Penalty Shootout for your chance to win hundreds of instant prizes and the grand prize: two hospitality tickets to a football group stage match at Miami Gardens.
  BG Electrical is bringing the thrill of the pitch to installers with an exciting new promotion packed with instant prizes and a headline sports experience.
  Taking part is quick and easy: simply spend £20 or more on BG Electrical products during the promotional period, upload your receipt or invoice on the competition&r
  
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