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• Bira backs Trust and Transparency Energy Charter as independent retailers face mounting cost pressures

  02-03-2026 15:52 via ertonline.co.uk
  The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has added its voice to a landmark cross-industry campaign calling for urgent reform of the business electricity market, as small retailers continue to struggle with disproportionately high energy costs. The leading independent retailers association, which represents over 6,000 independent retailers across the UK, has joined a coalition of major […]
  
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• Vent-Axia Sentinel Apex specified for Carmarthen project

  02-03-2026 12:28 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia‘s Sentinel Apex ventilation units have been installed at the Carmarthen Health and Wellbeing Hwb project, a 245,000ft² redevelopment of the former Debenhams building in Carmarthen, Wales.
  The multi-million-pound scheme is transforming the site into a mixed-use health and leisure hub, including public healthcare services, a customer service centre, a 24-hour gym, and family entertainment facilities.
  The project is part-funded by the Welsh Gove
  
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• HDM Solar opens renewables product training centres

  02-03-2026 11:18 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  HDM Solar, a UK wholesaler of solar panels, batteries, and renewable energy equipment, has launched a series of Renewables Training Centres of Excellence at its UK branches, providing on-site training facilities for installers.
  The purpose-built centres are located within existing branches and are designed to offer hands-on product training and technical sessions delivered in collaboration with manufacturing partners.
  According to the company, the facilities are being introduced nationwide to su
  
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• Martins of Hawkhurst

  02-03-2026 10:00 via ertonline.co.uk
  As electrical retail evolves, ERT Award winning Martins of Hawkhurst is meeting the pressures on independent specialists with a focus on customer service. Will McGill visited the retailer and spoke with Director Edward Harringman to discuss market realities, changing customer expectations, and staying relevant in a shifting sector. For more than five decades, Martins of […]
  
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