electricians

British hand tool brand Maun Industries has launched an expansion of its parallel-action and compound-lever-action pliers and cutters. Initially launching with four of the company’s best-sellers, with the added 1,000 V insulated variants, suitable for electrical work. Founded in 1944, Maun Industries has over 80 years of experience providing technicians, engineers and tradespeople with high-performance […]

NICEIC, the UK’s leading certification body for the electrical contracting industry, successfully hosted its flagship in-person CPD event, NICEIC TechLive, on 22 October at Millbrook Proving Ground. The sold-out event brought together over 250 NICEIC-certified businesses for a full day of technical learning, regulatory updates, wellbeing discussions, and business support. Designed to provide tailored, accredited […]

NICEIC has partnered with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) to launch The Tools to Talk, a dedicated mental health and wellbeing support toolkit to support NICEIC certified businesses and their teams. The Tools to Talk includes ongoing digital support through a quarterly e-newsletter, interactive mental health focused episodes of The Wire webinar series, resources to […]

With its lower energy use, reduced carbon emissions, longer lifespans and improved light quality, LED lighting is transforming industrial and manufacturing facilities. Rob Shepherd explores how electrical contractors are in the perfect position to deliver efficiency, savings and wellbeing through strategic retrofits in these environments. Over the last decade or so LED lighting has evolved […]

From hospital wards to classrooms and even our homes, wiring accessories such as light switches and plug sockets are touched hundreds of times a day. Rob Shepherd explains how, thanks to antimicrobial technology, they’re helping to stop bacteria in its tracks. The Covid-19 pandemic heightened awareness of how easily pathogens can spread and left a […]