Welcome to the very first My Local Electrician online electrician Awards.

This is the first award of its kind within the electrical industry in the UK. The object is to find the electrician or electrical contracting company for the best use of on-line services and social media. All electricians are invited to nominate themselves or someone else for the awards which will be judged in 2 stages.

The first stage will be judged by the in house team at My Local Electrician who will draw up a shortlist of 10 nominees to be put forward to be judged in the finals. The winners will be chosen by the sponsors of the awards Megger, Super Rod and Trade Skills 4 U with prizes worth over £2500!

My Local Electrician is also pleased to be supported by Sparks Magazine who are busy spreading the word about the awards. Celia Matthews, who is the publisher of Sparks Magazine, the essential guide for apprentice electricians, already plays an enormous part in the future of the electrical industry. Celia says "We are delighted to be supporting the first ever On-line Electrician of the Year Awards. On-line services and social media are so important when it comes to promoting businesses or individuals to consumers; not only is it cost effective, but it can have a big impact.

Happily, this type of media is usually second nature to the trainees who will become the next generation of professional electricians." There will be 3 awards presented Gold winner of the On-line electrician of the year award – for an electrician who makes full use of on-line social media – blog, Twitter, Facebook etc Silver winner of the On-line electrician of the year award – for an electrician who makes full use of on-line social media – blog, Twitter, Facebook etc Bronze winner of the On-line electrician of the year award – for an electrician who makes full use of on-line social media – blog, Twitter, Facebook etc To enter, fill in the form below answering all questions as fully as possible.

The shortlisting stage will be judged by the team at My Local Electrician The final winners will be picked by the sponsors who will choose the electrician or electrical contracting company for the best use of on-line services and social media. The prizes for each winner will be as follows: Gold Winner: MFT1730 Multifunction Tester, and Super Rod Mega Set Silver Winner: MIT320 Insulation & Continuity Tester and a Super Rod Delux Set Bronze Winner: DCM330 Fork Multimeter and a Super Rod Telescopic Pole and R2 Test Lead Winners will be choosen using a points scoring system which will be used for each area of your on-line presence.

You can enter the awards by completing the online application form here: http://www.electricianawards.co.uk/online-electrician-year-award-applic…