NICEIC welcomes support for renewables
NICEIC has welcomed the Government’s decision to retain the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) scheme and progress with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) in 2011, following last week’s comprehensive spending review.
NICEIC has welcomed the Government’s decision to retain the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) scheme and progress with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) in 2011, following last week’s comprehensive spending review.
Fast to use, light to carry and featuring a convenient internal database for results storage, portable appliance testers in Megger’s new professional range are available in versions optimised to suit the needs of all types of users who regularly carry out PAT testing. Key benefits of the new instruments include rapid start up, instant restart after temporary disconnection when moving between test locations and optional barcode support to aid rapid asset identification.
Part of the Di-Log group which has been established for over 20 years specialising in all aspects of electrical test equipment.
ESTS has been set up to provide quality training courses across the U.K.
The high standard of NAPIT's electrical registration schemes have been recognised with UKAS accreditation.
This prestigious award by UKAS, the UK's national body responsible for accrediting organisations who approve systems, products and personnel, means that NAPIT is now able to certify electrical installers working to BS7671 under the IET's Electrotechnical Assessment Specification for installation work in all building types.
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the quality of winners in this year’s SELECT Electrotechnical Awards bears testament to a healthy future for the country’s electrical sector.
SELECT is the trade association for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland and holds the awards in conjunction with CABLEtalk Magazine.
Staged on 1 October at Glasgow’s top tier Radisson Blu Hotel, the glittering awards ceremony saw 360 of the industry’s luminaries come together to pay tribute to this year’s winners.
One million PAT tests with Megger PAT4DV testers is the total recently attained by SPG Electrical Technotest, a specialist Scottish contractor that offers electrical testing services throughout the UK.
The company purchased its first PAT4DV tester more than 16 years ago, soon after the model was introduced, and has since added a further three instruments of the same type to its testing armoury. Despite their busy lives, all of the testers are still fully functional and all are being used daily in high-volume testing applications.
New research from NICEIC has revealed that homeowners are risking their lives by not getting their electrics fully checked, leaving potentially deadly faults lurking in thousands of homes. Each year there are around 43,000 fires in UK homes, of which over 8,170 are caused by electrical faults and unsafe electrics.*
VPhase plc, will be exhibiting its low cost energy saving unit that you can simply fit, forget and save money instantly, at Elex 2010 in Coventry on the 16th and 17th September.
A VPhase unit:
saves money by reducing electricity bill by typically 10% through regulating the incoming voltage to the home to a stable level, usually 220 volts;
saves at least 4 tonnes of carbon over its life, that is the equivalent to driving 22,000 km in an average size family car;
should cost no more than £250 when fitted at the same time as a consumer unit;