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Tradesmen Pay Increasing 4x faster than Inflation
Due to the shortage of skilled workers in Britain, salaries for those who are working tradesmen are seeing salary increases of double digit percentages. The study was conducted by a leading firm in white collar recruitment. The construction industry professionals have seen the strongest salary increases and are actually increasing by four times the cost […]
Read moreRecent Electrical Trends in November
The news about anything involving electrics. In this edition, we have a tortoise named ‘Mr T’ who unfortunately got an electrical cable stuck under his shell, an electrician fined €3000 for pretending to be a registered electrical contractor and a natural electrical spectacular from Melbourne. Electrician Fined for pretending to be fully competent An Irish […]
Read moreNew Changes Announced for Amendment No.3 BS7671 Wiring Regulations
Major Changes Amendment no. 3 is a new yellow copy of the 17th edition coming out on the 1st January 2015, there is a 6 month implementation date, which means during this time period you can install to amendment 2 or amendment 3. As of 1st July, all electrical installations designed to the new amendment […]
Read moreAmendment Number 3 BS7671 of the Wiring Regulations
We recently wrote a piece entitled “The history of the wiring regulations and how it affects electricians”, which can be found here. In the article we told you that we would keep you updated with any information when we were able too. There certainly is a lot of speculation as to what the final changes […]
Read moreAn overheating laptop has caused a huge family house fire
An overheating laptop that was left charging on a bed has burnt down the majority of a family’s home along with all of their possessions. Mary Disley, aged 33 and mother of two, was having an ordinary night watching coronation street when she heard the smoke alarm go off. Immediately, Mary ran upstairs to find […]
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