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S&C Electric Company has announced the company was awarded a $38.5m USD contract to replace underground distribution switchgear at Cemig Distribuição SA, the largest energy distribution company in Brazil. Cemig will install more than 450 S&C Vista Underground Distribution Switchgear line-ups in cities across the state of Minas Gerais, including the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte.
Optimism among companies in the electrical contracting sector has reached its lowest level for three years, according to new research from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA).
LuxLive takes place from 6-7 November at Earls Court, London. With an exhibitor list including Philips, Osram, GE, Thorn and Toshiba, thousands of lighting professionals and end users will be making their way to LuxLive. Delegates will have access to more than 50 hours of free talks, workshops and debates in LuxLive’s most ambitious programme to date.
Kentec fire control panels are central to a new fire detection system installed at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG) - a research institute of the University of Oxford.
The Dali Zero Twelve is an innovative new Dali lighting control module from Delmatic which provides individual dimming and monitoring of twelve Dali luminaires. The module also allows total plug-in connectivity for speed and convenience whilst avoiding the need to address Dali ballasts on site which reduces installation time and commissioning costs.
Danlers has launched a new, cost effective, Batten Mount Passive Infra-Red Occupancy Switch which can deliver significant energy savings.
Innovative security products supplier, ESP, has extended its CCTV offering with the addition of the new PRO camera range which provides a dramatically increased picture resolution alongside image management features giving installers a superior security solution.
Diane Johnson, skills ambassador at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has called for action over the fall in construction apprentice numbers, warning failure to recruit young blood in the right amount will have disastrous consequences in the future.
