All Archive Titles articles – Page 103
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Archive TitlesLouvre on the move
Havells Sylvania has launched a recessed luminaire range that aids LG7 compliancy and can be adjusted after installation.
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SummitSkills slams inadequate management
Poor management and leadership skills and limited skills competence within environmental technologies are inhibiting productivity in the building services sector, according to a new report from SummitSkills.
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An old hand’s view
In the letter from Bob Charlick (EMC, September 2008), he makes much of the ‘experts’ who test installations and pretend it’s a skilled, essential job when it isn’t.
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Archive TitlesFlexible thinking
Flexibility is the name of the game when it comes to electrical installations for commercial environments
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Archive TitlesOn fire
JCC’s new range of Fireguard Matrix downlights boasts both energy efficiency and long life, with an average of 15 000 operational hours.
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Archive TitlesMaintaining fire performance
Electrical installations can have a devastating impact on the fire performance of buildings if not correctly designed and installed. Mike Clark highlights issues when undertaking electrical work in domestic premises
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Archive TitlesExodus of Polish sparkies threatens Olympic projects
Fast-track training scheme set up by consortium of ECA and other bodies to raise Britons' skills to match those of departing Poles
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Archive TitlesLight at the end of the tunnel?
Good news could be on the horizon for contractors facing unnecessary repetition of proof of competence.
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Electronic goes Nanotech
LS Cable has used nanotechnology to develop the world’s first high-retardancy, non-toxic cables for electronic devices, it claims.
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Archive TitlesEasy riders
Designed for use in automation applications, Moeller Electric’s new easy500-POW and easy600-POW switch-mode power supplies combine wide voltage-range inputs (85 V to 264 V AC) with output protection and Class B interference rating.
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Pure Dynalite
Dynalite has introduced a lighting energy management system for commercial premises.
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A major deterrent
Beware of deterrent clauses if you don’t want to get landed with costs
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Archive TitlesFuel in the debate
With soaring petrol prices, what can contractors do to keep their fleet costs down? EMC looks at the latest telematics systems
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Archive TitlesConstruction faces three-year slump
Overall industry output will drop 7% until 2011 while private housing starts plummet 40%
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Construction fraud endemic is driven by credit crunch – study
Millions of pounds have been lost due to a dramatic rise in construction fraud triggered by the credit crunch, according to a report released by Kroll.
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Archive TitlesGovernment consults on construction officer
The government has announced its intention to consult on a potential new ‘champion’ role for the construction industry.
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Warning loud and clear
Kidde Fire Protection has fitted Vimpex’s Fire-Cryer voice sounders at the London Transport Museum to keep the vast numbers of visitors informed of any alarm situation.
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Choc-full
The CHOC30A Connection Box is claimed by maker GreenBrook to be the only connection box on the market with cable clamps outside the terminal chamber, which makes it easier to clamp cables, as well as increasing the box’s internal space for connector and cables.Enquiries 165
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Department of Energy and Climate Change established
Ed Miliband heads up new ministry to tackle energy policy and climate change while Ian Pearson becomes construction minister
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Archive TitlesDoorstep challenge
Paul Jackson explains how new regulations on the cancellation of contracts made in a consumer’s home affect the average contractor