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Select, the trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland and the first and biggest Certifier of Construction in Scotland, has welcomed the relaunch of the Scottish Building Services Certification (SBSC) website. The important site, which provides detailed information for homeowners and construction industry professionals on Building Standards Certification has been significantly updated and enhanced with extended information.
The Ascertiva Group has been successful in its application to join the UKAS pilot of the government’s ‘Green Deal’ initiative. The UKAS pilot has been established to test the certification process and standards, which Green Deal Certification Bodies use to assure quality installation work for consumers.
“Smart metering installations could cut UK households’ electricity bills by £938M a year,” said Dr Howard Porter, CEO of Beama, welcoming the findings of an independent review of 100 smart meter pilots and rollouts across the world. “These savings could be delivered with the current UK specifications - smart metering systems including display devices need to be installed in UK homes as soon as possible,” he added. The report identifies the kinds of activities and technology that are needed to maximise the customer and industry energy saving benefits from smart metering. It shows that, if the technology and customer engagement is right, hundreds of millions of pounds could be saved by consumers in Britain every year, and that smart meters could make a significant contribution towards achieving EU goals of a 20% reduction in energy use by 2020.
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of commercial lighting is now using the Clare Safetest Manufacturing electrical safety tester from Seaward to improve the testing of its luminaires during production at its Castle Donington factory. The Safetest performs 500V insulation tests using a DC test voltage which can be used instead of a flash test when required.
Raychem has introduced FrostGuard, its new energy efficient heating cable kit to stop condensing boilers drainage pipes freezing. Cold temperatures can result in a major increase in frozen condensate drainage pipes and if the pipe is blocked it can stop the condensate flowing away causing the boiler to shut off, just when it’s needed most.
Over 50,000 metres of Prysmian FP200 Gold and FP600S have been installed in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, part of the National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome (NISA) in Glasgow. Christopher Allen, operations director of FES, the electrical contractor for the project explained: “We used Prysmian’s FP200 Gold and FP600S to supply essential services within the Velodrome including the emergency lighting, fire alarms and the PA system.”
The new catalogue from Megaman UK provides a wealth of information on the company’s recently launched energy saving lighting solutions. Available in hard copy or to download online, the catalogue introduces many new features including a 6W MR16 with special warm colour temperature option, 7W Crown Silver, Pateia LED ceiling panel and the 8W Classic smooth dimming LED.
The Guard Dog range of cable protectors from Lewden Electrical Industries has been used throughout auxiliary areas at Silverstone Circuit to protect mains cables from any potential hazards and make them safer for pedestrians.
Even the early autumn sunshine fails to please our grumpy old man. Instead he takes a pot shot at solar power companies that don’t tell us about the key factor in getting payback Time I think, as our unfeasibly warm early autumn has taken on its more familiar chill, to discuss the Great British fascination with weather. Specifically I want to address the thorny topic of solar power.
Major solar businesses face a grim future after Monday's announcement the government will slash solar subsidies for projects registered after 12 December.
