All Archive Titles articles – Page 1047
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What should your company directors be doing to ensure the health and safety of employees? Paul Reeve explains.
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Archive TitlesExtract danger
Kitchen extract ventilation systems are concealing potential fire hazards in dangerous proportions. EMC explains the need to reduce grease build-up.
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Counterfeits a danger
Speaking at the Electrical Distributors Association's (EDA) annual dinner on 13 March, Lawson stated: "Counterfeiting is a serious and growing problem and is a major problem in the overseas market.
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Hot in the city
Hot in the city: A new City Learning Centre has been completed at Preston Manor High School, Wembley, Middlesex as part of the Government’s Excellence in Cities programme. The Preston Manor facility provides primary and secondary school pupils with specialist learning facilities including information communications technology. Cirus, the general contracting ...
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Archive TitlesChanging colours
Gordon McKinnon examines the changes that will bring the UK's low voltage cables in line with the rest of Europe.
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Employment law changes
On 6 April a number of important changes to employment law will be implemented. Bills designed to assist parents and people looking to start families will make provision for flexible working hours, paternity leave and adoption leave, and provide increases in maternity leave time and payments. Current minimum redundancy payments ...
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Archive TitlesCentre of culture
Liverpool University has seen a growth in the life sciences department, with the introduction of a new biosciences centre.
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Call to reduce red tape
The ECA survey of clients’ health and safety paperwork, designed to achieve clear and relevant documentation throughout the sector, is due for completion. If members have not filled in the form they should do so now and return it to the ECA before 11 April.
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Savings on call
Cost savings have been achieved at Midland's Project Telecom by using a lighting management system.
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BSBP part of Excellence
Building Services Best Practice (BSBP) will operate in 2003-4 as an integral part of Constructing Excellence, which was created by the amalgamation of Construction Best Practice (CBP) and Rethinking Construction.The five BSBP partner organisations – BSRIA, ECA, CIBSE, FETA and HVCA – will continue to be fully involved in its ...
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Bright sparks
Bright sparks: Hills Electrical & Mechanical has installed a Luxmate lighting management system in the Mansfield Cooper lecture theatre at Manchester University. The system was specified by the university’s engineering department as part of the lecture theatre’s refurbishment. Up to 20 different light scenes can be set using the system’s ...
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Archive TitlesSomething borrowed
Are you a small firm struggling to get finances for new proposals? Adam Bernstein outlines a potential answer to your problems.
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New training facility in Birmingham
Birmingham Electrical Training (BET) has opened the first AM2 Skill Test Centre in Birmingham, providing electrotechnical students in the West Midlands with a fast track to their AM2 qualification.
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BBC programme exposes cowboy electricians
Shoddy work, dangerous practices and overcharging in the electrical industry are uncovered in startling style on the BBC undercover series Rogue Traders.
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HVCA starts assessment
From 1 April, all applicants for HVCA membership will have to pass the Association’s new independent inspection and assessment regime.
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The winners of the London Training Forum Apprentice Awards
The winners of the London Training Forum Apprentice Awards have been announced. Level One winner was Daniel Bitmead who works for the London Borough of Hammersmith. The Level Two award went to Adam Cohen of Metricab Power Engineering; and the Level Three winner was Christopher Richards of T Clarke (pictured ...
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Alliance lets others in
The inaugural conference of Taylor Woodrow's strategic alliance partnership saw members demonstrating the financial benefits of working together.
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Record results but market trouble ahead
T Clarke announces record results in 2002 but warns that buoyant markets will not last with evidence of order deferral and cancellation.
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Get the Abbey habit
Get the Abbey habit: Moeller Electric and m&e contractor Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil have completed the installation of a total power distribution solution in Abbey National’s new London head office. The client required a power supply and distribution system that would continue to perform even during maintenance. The £1.7 million ...
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C4 up and running
Not a word of the Channel Four commentary from future Cheltenham Gold Cups will be missed thanks to a new electrical system at the racecourse.