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In this month’s article, Mark Allison shares an update on the live recording of The Renewables Podcast, which took place at InstallerSHOW last month. What a show InstallerSHOW 2026 was! A huge privilege to have The Renewables Podcast in attendance both with a stand and an hour-long live podcast, featuring five technical managers from the […]

Our regular contributor Mark Allison looks at what’s on offer for electricians and renewables installers and next month’s InstallerSHOW. What a last few weeks we have had in the electrical industry. The launch and adoption of AMD 4 to BS7671 with plenty of changes. In short summary we have the inclusion of POE (power over […]

In this month’s article, Mark Allison talks about the recent shifts to renewables policies, including plug-in solar, and whether bifacial panels are more fire resistant. What a few weeks we have had in the world of renewables and the wider electrical sector. With the government policy shifts around balcony solar and training changes around apprenticeship […]

Installer contributor and renewables expert Mark Allison talks about the training on offer for electricians wanting to work on roofs while installing solar. I will start my monthly article by declaring winter as over! Bold, I know, but having had the worst winter ever on roofs it has been immense to be out in the […]

In this month’s column, electrician and renewables installer Mark Allison looks at the benefits of taking on apprentices. National Apprenticeship Week is always one I look forward to, and this year is no different. With events planned around the UK and across multiple sectors it’s a collective effort to both celebrate and share the benefits […]