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Scientific GORE-TEX Test Labs Virtually Accessible in a 360° View

GORE-TEX products for professional use are valued globally for their high quality and durable performance.

The design and manufacture of membranes, laminates and seam sealing tapes ensure that technical garments, footwear and gloves have the durability to survive the harshest working conditions and meet or exceed required standards for first responders, technical rescue, firefighters or defense personnel. To certify a product's functionality over time, rigorous scientific tests are performed in the GORE-TEX labs around the world. Now, for the first time in the brand’s history…

GS Yuasa batteries installed in ground-breaking Portsmouth Port electric vehicle charging station

Portsmouth International Port now has the capability to power electric vehicles at a green and cost-effective rate thanks to the world’s leading battery manufacturer, GS Yuasa. Expert engineers have successfully installed their industry leading lead acid and lithium-ion batteries into a cutting-edge dual chemical battery system.

After months of planning and construction at GS Yuasa’s factory in Ebbw Vale, Wales, the company’s technicians installed specialist racking, custom built equipment, 240 Yuasa ENL batteries and a lithium-ion energy storage cabinet into a containerised 20-foot…

Stoke Newington gets £3.5m power boost

More than 50, 000 homes and businesses are benefitting, thanks to an electricity infrastructure upgrade by UK Power Networks.

The firm that keeps power flowing across London, the South-East and East of England has finished installing new electricity equipment that will help to ensure reliable power supplies for homes and businesses in the area for years to come.

This work involved extending an electricity supply point at Edwards Lane to allow space for new cabling to be connected to the network.

It is part of UK Power Networks’ strategy for North London, which will mean it can decommission…

New awareness campaign by SELECT stresses fatal consequences of not isolating safely during electrical work

Electrical trade body SELECT has launched a major safe isolation awareness campaign to help keep electricians and apprentices free from harm at work in 2021.

Running under the banner ‘Work dead safely: Stay alive’, Scotland’s largest construction trade association has produced an engaging new animation, brochure and infographic to stress the importance of observing correct safe isolation procedures.

The influential trade body also graphically reinforces the dangers of not isolating safely, with tragic case studies of electricians who have been burned, scarred for life and even killed in…

Snickers Workwear High-Performance Jackets

Workwear – Protectivewear - Performancewear – Leisurewear.

With street-smart designs for men and women, all Snickers Workwear jackets include must-have features that focus on fit and freedom of movement as well as using innovative fabrics that deliver long lasting protection and stretch comfort.

Whatever you need – if it’s for work, play or protection against hazards – Snickers Workwear has Jackets that will work on site, are ideal for leisure, always ensuring optimal performance, comfort, good looks and visibility.

ALLROUNDWork Jackets are just what the name suggests, delivering a…

Global Fire Equipment launches the G-One, single loop fire control panel with advanced connectivity

Manufacturer of fire detection equipment, Global Fire Equipment ( GFE) , has added to its product portfolio with the launch of G-One, a versatile addressable single loop fire control panel with advanced connectivity.

The G-One has been designed with affordability and flexibility in mind. Thanks to its sophisticated design, easy installation and intuitive commissioning, it is an ideal solution for a wide range of single loop applications, from offices and restaurants, to shops, schools and more. The control panel can be either surface or recessed mounted.

CPR Certified to EN54-2 and…

DOMUS VENTILATION MVHR SYSTEM SPECIFIED FOR EXTENSIVE OFFICE-TO-APARTMENT CONVERSION

Domus Ventilation’s HRX-aQ Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery ( MVHR) systems and Domus ducting are being installed into the striking No. 1 Thames Valley apartment complex in Bracknell, Berkshire. This extensive development sees the building converted from offices to 130 single bedroom apartments laid out in two wings with floor-to-ceiling windows.
As with most office to residential conversions, No. 1 Thames Valley has presented a number of challenges along the way, not the least the ventilation. Thankfully, Working Environments, which is responsible for the design, supply…

    08/01/2021

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Quartzelec help get new ‘InterCity’ trains moving

As part of the Department for Transport’s Intercity Express Programme ( IEP) initiative across the East Coast Main Line ( and Great Western Main Line) the new fleet of Azuma ‘bullet’ electro-diesel and all-electric trainsets, required modifications to be made to the existing ‘High‑Speed Train’ ( HST) electrical infrastructure for connection integration and operation.

Quartzelec, an independent engineering service provider with an ever-extending global reach, working with Story Contracting, which had oversight of the civil aspects of the project, secured the contract for the necessary…

Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid project announces Green Energy UK as an energy partner

The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid ( V2G) trial, a project run by Western Power Distribution ( WPD) and CrowdCharge to demonstrate how electric vehicles ( EVs) can provide V2G services, has announced Green Energy UK as one of its energy partners.

Green Energy UK is the UK's only supplier of 100% renewable electricity and 100% green gas. For 20 years Green Energy UK has been championing sustainable energy in the UK and was the first energy supplier in the UK to offer residential customers a Time of Use ( TOU) tariff in 2017.

With Green Energy UK’s ‘TIDE’ time of use tariff…

ELLIS MAKES THE SOTRA CONNECTION

Innovative two-in-one cable guide clamps, designed and developed in Yorkshire by Ellis Patents, are being used to guide and secure 4. 5km of power cables being installed as part of an enormous infrastructure project in Vestland, Norway.

The Sotra Connection is a new national road being built by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration between Bergen andØygarden municipality. The N555 project includes the construction of a new road bridge, the demolition of nine high voltage power masts and the re-routing of the related power cables through a series of tunnels and underneath the current…