The NICEIC is sending copies of its new publication, the NICEIC Technical Manual, to 11 000 electrical contractors across the UK.
The launch of the publication will see the release of the first 80 of an anticipated 800 topics to be covered. New topics and updates will continually be issued so that, over time, the manual will grow into a comprehensive source of technical information on electrical installation works.

Jim Speirs, NICEIC director general, said: "We are committed to making sure that the very best technical guidance is available to all NICEIC approved contractors. The manual will enable us to further raise the technical safety standards, and it will have an impact right across the construction industry."

Non-NICEIC contractors can purchase the manual at £400 per copy for volumes one and two, plus £25 per quarter for updates.