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Commissioning & Reliability

Mental health: How can we do better as an industry?

Here, the Electrical Industries Charity give us some invaluable tips on starting the mental health conversation.

13 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Put up a (safer) parking lot

Saima Shafi, sales and marketing director at Goodlight, discusses how new LED lighting technology is evolving to make car parks safer, smarter and brighter.

13 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Women wanted

Jess Costanzo, specification sales manager at Simmtronic, discusses the gender disparity within the industry, highlighting where the UK is falling short, the unsung opportunities available to young people and what we can do to not only encourage more women to get involved

13 February, 2020
EV Charging Infrastructure

EV charging: The barriers

When it comes to testing the safety of roadside EV chargers, not all products are created equal. Here, Mark Johnson of Metrel UK Ltd compares test equipment from a selection of major manufacturers.

13 February, 2020
EV Charging Infrastructure

Thinking beyond the charger 

Seth Townsley, energy marketing manager at Schneider Electric, highlights what’s needed in order to ready our electrical infrastructure for the rise of electric vehicles.

13 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

BS 5839-6:2019: Are you up to date? 

With revisions to the standard for domestic fire detection introduced last year, Neil Baldwin, managing director at ESP, takes a look at the key updates that contractors need to be aware of, to ensure that they are fully compliant when installing fire alarm systems.

13 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from 11 to 13 February 2020.

12 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Amazing spaces

Paul Jones, director, UK and Ireland at BEG Lighting Controls, discusses how flexible lighting controls can transform public buildings into super-efficient, multi-use spaces.

12 February, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Protecting the vulnerable: Electrical safety after Grenfell

ECA’s director of technical Mike Smith and director of employment and skills Andrew Eldred, highlight the continued fire risk due to under-qualified installers in response to this summer’s ‘Raising the Bar’ consultation, which followed the tragic Grenfell Tower fire of 2017.

12 February, 2020
Grid & Connections

Roadblocks 

Lloyd Bonson, director and senior consultant at ECV Consulting Ltd, explores the barriers preventing EV adoption.

12 February, 2020