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At the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) Modern Apprentice of the Year Competition 2011, held on 26 September, Kyle Bell, 18, Dumfries & Galloway College, Dumfries, employed by DRW, has taken Gold in the Stage 1 contest, and Ryan Westland, 20, Tullos Training, Aberdeen, employed by R B Wilson (Electrical), has taken Gold in the Stage 2 contest of this long established annual event.
A European low carbon finance summit convened yesterday aimed at overcoming the barriers to green investment in Central and Eastern Europe and highlighting the significant commercial opportunities of an ambitious low carbon transition.
Apprenticeships are seen by many as being key to economic growth and one company that provides an example of this is electrical contractor Clarkson Evans. The Gloucester-based firm has so far recruited nearly 60 apprentices this year. The company has steadily expanded in the last two years and managing director Steve Evans believes training apprentices has been fundamental to this growth.
In the newest version of ARC Advisory Group’s “Distributed Control Systems Worldwide Outlook,” study, ABB retained its leading worldwide market position in this automation market. According to the study, the DCS (distributed control system) market in 2010 rebounded from 2009; the overall market for DCS (distributed control system) increased by 3.3%, in part due to an increase of new projects in the heavy process industries.
Manbat, one of the UK’s largest battery distributors, has substantially increased its presence in the industrial battery sector, with the acquisition of Battery Power Systems (BPS) of East Kilbride.
A family firm has been convicted of fraudulently claiming to be registered with NICEIC and Gas Safe.
Energy chain company igus UK has developed a solution to the fast increasing technical requirements of energy chain; specifically those travelling at extreme distances and speed with very heavy cable loads.
Ronfell are proud to introduce the next generation of grid lighting called Panel Lite. This ultra thin, PLP 600x600 module uses the latest SMD (surface mounted device) technology to give a cleaner and brighter light output, while saving up to 50% more energy than standard recessed modules.
ATEX-certified sockets and enclosures, from Marechal Electric, combine reliable performance over an extended operational lifetime with the flexibility to find the right fit for each application.
The versatile icotek cable entry system available from M Buttkereit has been extended to include the new KEL 183 series. This product features a split black Polyamide frame assembly for ease of both initial cable assemblies as well as simple accommodation of additional cabling and general retro fitting applications
