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Case Study: Oliver
Our Domestic Electrician Package attracts a wide range of people with various backgrounds. With the additional experience week, it makes for the perfect package to set someone up with the skills and confidence they need in their new electrical career. Oliver recently completed our electrical courses in January, coming from a lighting design background, working alongside […]
Read moreWhy it’s important to register your electrical appliances
A staggering 63% of us do not register any new electrical purchases online. With nearly 93 million wet and dry large appliances being used in homes around the UK, the risk has never been greater. You may not think registering your appliances is important or necessary, but it actually helps eliminate any potential electrical hazards […]
Read moreCable management at home and work
Tangled cables can haunt you at home and at work. The ‘cable spaghetti’ lurking behind most TVs and underneath desks can cause more danger than you think. It’s important that businesses and workplaces avoid the spaghetti cables behind computers, large systems and even under desks. From a maintenance point, it makes any repair work simple […]
Read moreHow to keep your home warm this winter
With temperatures dropping and snow beginning to fall in many cities, it’s time to make sure your home is warm for winter. More than 70% of our household’s energy consumption is spent on heating, so how can we heat our homes more efficiently? Home Insulation The most important thing you can do to help keep […]
Read moreHow can smart meters save you money on your energy bills?
Most homes in Great Britain have old meters in their home, with technology decades old. Older meter devices require regular meter readings and estimated prices, which can prove to be costly and sometimes inaccurate. A switch to new smart meters mean a better service for homeowners and it means you are only ever charged for what […]
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