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Archive TitlesFancy a top up?
Stuart Maddock continues his series on the packaged air conditioning market with a look at refrigerant options.
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Hard times for Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric has announced a net loss of 986 million euros for 2001.
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Cross-connect to save space
Use of a cross-connect system achieved 75% space savings in a London architectural practice.
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Archive TitlesCresta run
Following sustained growth, Basingstoke-based m&e contractor Crestahead has moved its operations into new purpose built offices on Wella Road. ECA president Ian Crosby officially opened the offices on 8 March. Other guests included the Mayor of Basingstoke, Andrew Hunter MP and local business representatives. Carol Sullivan, Crestahead md, says: "Our ...
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Archive TitlesPrimary cooling
A Somerset school has become the first in the UK to trial a new mechanical ventilation system in its classrooms. We look at its imminent launch and hears why clear heads need fresh air.
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Holding companies
The use of retentions is an ongoing problem for specialist contractors, but what alternatives, if any, exist? BSRIA research aims to find new ways of working.
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T Clarke hits record performance
Preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2001 show that T Clarke has had a fantastic last 12 months.
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The need for change
Why are NTOs being abolished? With the introduction of Sector Skills Councils now imminent, we explain the Government's reasoning behind the change.
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Buy online deliveries
BIW Technologies' web-based supply chain management system is being used in a four-storey state-of the-art warehouse at Hatfield for online grocer Ocado.
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BRE competence scheme
BRE Certification, with the ECA's support, has achieved UKAS accreditation to assess and certify electrical contracting enterprises that undertake electrical installation work.
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Honeywell lightens energy bills
Manufacturer Honeywell is promoting energy efficiency to clients from within its own factory.
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BBC exposes the cowboys...
The BBC Rogue Traders programme has exposed the use of illegal and dangerous practices by some electricians that conspire to fuel the public's low opinion of the industry.
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Archive TitlesWorking the angles
An ingenious system that lets sockets rotate through 360° is about to hit the market after its inventors agreed a deal with Electrak.
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All change for Wiring Regulations
The latest version of the Wiring Regulations, BS 7671: 2001, which took effect in January this year, have been almost immediately amended
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Archive TitlesChilled affair
The principal building in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' new development at Temple Quay, Bristol features mixed mode ventilation to minimise comfort cooling. Consultant WSP Group chose a DeLonghi FE-ERAT 3403SL air-cooled water chiller to serve the underfloor air distribution system that supplements the natural ...
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Join campaign to abolish retentions
Contractors are being urged by the Constructors Liaison Group to make a stand and join the fight to abolish the practice of holding retentions as the current amount held reaches £3 billion.
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Win £50 with EMC
EMC is giving readers the chance to win £50 of drinks vouchers. All you have to do is correctly answer three simple questions about articles in the April 2002 issue:
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Transmitting video
Pictures can be sent in a variety of ways, as these examples from companies new and not-so-new show … even from vehicle to vehicle
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Archive TitlesRolling on
The Security Roadshow 2002 continues to roll. Pictures on this page are from the event at Cheltenham in February. Next up is Edinburgh on June 11, followed by Dublin on September 4…
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‘Rogue traders’ warning
The Master Locksmiths Association has backed the warnings given by the BBC1 programme Rogue Traders and urged the public to ensure they choose a suitably qualified and reputable locksmith to avoid incompetence and overcharging.