MICROGENERATION SUCCESS FOR SASIE
Nottingham based Solar and Sustainable Installation Engineers Ltd (Sasie) has become one of the first companies to register with ELECSA’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Nottingham based Solar and Sustainable Installation Engineers Ltd (Sasie) has become one of the first companies to register with ELECSA’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
I have found a really useful section on the IET's website containing a broad range of key information for electrical installation contractors.
It has links to questions like: Where can I check for updates on my books?
About BS7671
Part P to the building Regulations
and much more.
Eagaheat Electrical Services has become a member of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and transferred its Part P notifications to ELECSA, saving Eagaheat an estimated £10K - £15k per annum on the cost of Part P job notifications alone.
The company employs around 60 electricians, who provide installation, maintenance, testing, inspection and repair services in both domestic and commercial properties. As part of Eaga, their national client base includes local authorities and housing associations as well as homeowners.
Electricians and care-workers are as intelligent as professors and merchant bankers, claims a new report.
According to the Bodies of Knowledge report from the Centre for Real-World Learning (CRL) at the University of Winchester, treating practical and vocational educated individuals as ‘intellectually second rate’ has no basis in science. Practising a vocation is as demanding of intelligence, ingenuity, flexibility and social skills as any profession.
The importance of Periodic Inspection Reporting (PIR) on all properties remains imperative to maintain the safety of householders and tenants and continues to be highlighted by Competent Person Scheme Operator, NAPIT.
With the unprecedented winter weather in early 2010, threatened energy shortages and price increases have highlighted the need for the UK to move to more secure, sustainable and renewable energy sources, says NICEIC.
“Not only will Microgeneration be one of the viable solutions for the anticipated ‘energy crunch’ but will also contribute significantly to the UK Government’s legally-binding targets for carbon reduction,” explains Emma McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer, NICEIC Group Limited.
As part of the build up, ELECSA is giving away HDD recorders, Xbox 360s and personalised England shirts. And if you want to avoid losing on penalties, try the shoot-out competition online at www.elecsa.co.uk/gameon for a chance to win a free world cup prize.
If you choose to register your score, you get a chance to say what advice you would give England manager Fabio Capello. Suggestions so far include ‘C'mon boys, socket to em! You're all winners, Lamps you R1 and, Gerrard, you R2 ! It's gonna be Ze-sy!’
An electrician made a total journey of hundreds of miles from Newmarket to Birmingham and back to mend an electrical switch. In another case a repairman drove from London to Cheshire to replace bulbs in an office, a total of 175 miles.
This is all due to the Home Office Property Group to outsource their maintenance and repairs contract.
For more on this story go to the Birmingham Mail website where I found the article.
Great to see that we are all doing our best to keep our carbon footprint down!