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Safety in Engineering

Aico launch online community for Expert Installers

Aico are pleased to announce the launch of the Aico Installer Community, a connected online community built to support Expert Installers.

This community will provide a platform for Electrical Contractors to discover opportunities, interact and engage with one another to share knowledge and earn rewards.

At the heart of Aico is Education, Quality, Service and Innovation which is demonstrated in the free, CPD accredited training, available all over the UK. Aico’s award-winning Expert Installer training, delivered by knowledgeable Regional Specification Managers, provides Electrical…

ESP’s RekorHD CCTV range gets a revamp

It has been a year of significant investment for leading security and fire protection solutions supplier, ESP. New products, additional support services and new team members within sales, technical and customer service departments, have all been introduced as the company experiences continued growth.

The latest product category to come under development is CCTV, with a revamp of the RekorHD 2MP CCTV range. Available in kit form, Rekor HD provides all the elements required to get a system up and running in one box - making it popular with installers because of the convenience, whilst…

Aico selected as supplier to UK Fire and Rescue Service

Aico are delighted to have been selected as a supplier on all categories of the West Midlands Fire Service Framework, which will shortly be available to all UK Fire & Rescue Services ( subject to contract) .

The West Midlands Fire Service Framework will facilitate the procurement of Fire and Carbon Monoxide ( CO) alarms for all UK Fire and Rescue Services ( FRS) , in a move towards the standardisation of requirements as outlined in regulations. As part of the supplier status, market-leading Aico will provide Smoke, Heat and CO alarms, including their technologically advanced…

OMICRON Power Utility Communication Tutorial & Workshop

Join our interactive online event to stay up to date with IEC 61850

• Online
• April 14-15, 2021
• Remote access to OMICRON devices
• View the program ( https: //events. omicronenergy. com/puctw/)

Over two half-days, this special interactive event will highlight current trends and challenges in the world of IEC 61850, enable exchange among participants and give you the chance to interact with our devices online.

• Get an overview of actual developments in Digital Substations from tutorial presentations
• Join the evening event for discussion with colleagues from the IEC 61850 community
•…

ESP has security covered at Stud Farm

When electrical contractor, Tony Hickman, from A J Hickman Electrical, had a query for a security project from the owner of a stud farm in Warwickshire, he contacted his local electrical wholesaler for some product recommendations.

With a great working relationship long established between the wholesaler and local ESP sales manager, Scott Phillimore, Scott was soon brought onto the project to provide his expertise.

A site visit to the Stud Farm was required to provide Scott with details of the security requirements and to put a proposal forward. With no existing security measures in…

ECA responds to new skills plan

ECA warmly welcomes today’s publication of the Construction Leadership Council’s Skills Plan 2021-2025.

ECA has been a key contributor to the Plan, through its involvement with the CLC People and Skills Network. The Plan sets out the significant skills, employment and competence challenges faced by the construction and built environment sector and how each will be tackled. It is backed by industry and government.

Good practice examples from the electrotechnical and engineering services sector feature widely in the Plan. These include ECA’s own Loan Labour Scheme and the Experienced…

SELECT, SJIB and SECTT salute electrical training with new film for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Business Backing Talent

Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has teamed up with the industry’s leading training providers to launch a new videocelebrating the many benefits that apprentices bring to businesses, individuals and the economy.

Entitled Business Backing Talent – the theme of Scottish Apprenticeship Week – the film features a young trainee and her employer discussing their respective reasons for choosing an apprenticeship ¬and how the scheme has been a success for both sides.

The video, developed in partnership with the Scottish Joint Industry Board ( SJIB) and the Scottish…

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…

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…