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Send us Fan Mail Prosecutors charge both a building firm and a local authority over the death of an electrician in a storm…  Criminal gangs target solar panels and EV chargers as energy prices soar… … and we meet the dad who’s banned his family from using electricity… …he’s even forcing them to wear head torches… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Myenergi, whether you're l...

Send us Fan Mail An electrician cheats death after falling into molten aluminium at an incredible 720 degree celsius… We name the UK’s best – and worst – city in which to be a self-employed electrician… And, short electrical courses under fire. An industry leader slams so-called ‘six week wonders’… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Myenergi, whether you're listening in the...

Send us Fan Mail Tool thieves laugh in court as a video shows them ramming an electrician with a van… Rexel introduces rapid 90-minute drop-offs in what some are calling Deliveroo for sparks…  And cash-strapped homeowners are asking electrical contractors not to charge their tools due to the cost of living crisis… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Myenergi, whether you're...

Send us Fan Mail A judge fines a building firm £50,000 after a worker survives an 11,000V electric shock… New figures reveal that electrical fires have soared since the government introduced specific measures to prevent them… And… one of our boys has made it! An electrician from Cambridge is crowned tradesperson of the year for 2022… Show note links ========================= Confused by LED energy...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's news, the family of a British tourist electrocuted in the Caribbean takes its case to court. Entrepreneur rescues the prestige EV charger maker Anderson from collapse and much more.   Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with myenergi 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 ====================== 00:00 Electrical News Weekly 00:42 Holiday ends in tragedy 02:23 Anderson E...

Send us Fan Mail As the first major EV charger firm goes bust, we ask where this leaves its worried customers… Electricians have reported that over a quarter of all faults that they see pose an immediate danger to life… And is the British plug really the best designed in the world? An American influencer thinks so… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Myenergi ====================...

Send us Fan Mail Electricians take a historic step closer to achieving professional status… A row breaks out over the future of London’s remaining gas lamps… And entries are now open for one of the most prestigious award events in the industry... Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Myenergi ==================================== 00:00 Electrical industry news - 17th October 2022 00...

Send us Fan Mail A coroner rules that an electrician who worked at the Government’s secret spy HQ in Cheltenham died from asbestos exposure… Legrand launches a consumer unit which communicates with your phone in real-time… And the gaming industry unveils its latest blockbuster computer game to rival Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. It’s called, I kid you not, Electrician Simulator.  Welcome to E...

Send us Fan Mail In a horrific accident, an electrician is paralysed after plunging 50ft from an electricity pylon… The bizarre electric vehicle charger that goes OVER a pavement to reach your car… And the electrical contractor from the Wirral who beat sexism to create a successful and thriving business… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Schneider Electric =====================...

Send us Fan Mail Electrical contractors reveal the tsunami of DIY disasters they’re having to deal with in the cost of living crisis… We reveal how to get electrical installation work in the booming data centre business… And why electricity pylons are being felled like trees in Dorset… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Schneider Electric ==================================== 00:...

Send us Fan Mail A knife gang targets electrical contractors for their vans in terrifying nighttime attacks in Doncaster… The Guardian newspaper reveals that big house builders lobbied the government to drop plans to include electric car chargers in every new home… And an Irish start-up thinks it has come up with the next big thing as it unveils a combined EV charger, heat pump and air conditionin...

Send us Fan Mail Jail for the Mercedes-driving rogue trader who lied about being an approved electrician while living a life of luxury… The electrical contractor paralysed after a fall warns the trade to take health and safety seriously…  And in one of our biggest competitions ever we have over 100 prizes to give away… Electrical industry news in association with Schneider Electric ===============...

Send us Fan Mail A homeowner gets a deadly electric shock from a £7,000 bathroom from Wickes… How your windows could soon be replaced by solar panels that are transparent… And the electrician who gets paid in ALCOHOL turns an outdoor spa pool into a death trap… that headline took a twist, didn't it? ==================================== TIME STAMPS ⏱ 00:00 Coming up this week 00:36 Homeowner g...

Send us Fan Mail The cash flow killer: No fewer than 12 electrical contracting firms go to the wall in a black month for the trade Electricians call out the TV soap Emmerdale after a character becomes an electrician in just SIX weeks And we reveal a clever solution to the problem of EV cables crossing the pavement… ==================================== 00:00 Electrical Industry News 29th August 202...

Send us Fan Mail In a sign that the VAT man is getting tough over unpaid tax, an electrician is banned for five years… The council whose tenants haven’t had an electrical safety check in over a decade… And we share some top tips to recession-proof your electrical contracting business. ======================= 00:00 Electrical Industry News 22nd August 2022 00:40 HMRC gets tough on electricians 01:5...

Send us Fan Mail Another week, another electrical contractor is seriously injured – but this time, the courts get tough on the employer with a punishing fine of £3.6 million…  Coming to a consumer unit near you: the AFDDs you can communicate with. And, are YOU suffering from zinc whiskers? We explain the tiny things that have become a big problem… Electrical Industry News 8th August 2022 =========...

Send us Fan Mail Budget retailer B&M is fined £1 million after an electrician sustains horrific injuries in an electrical explosion at a warehouse in Liverpool…   The Electrical Contractors Association asks the government to explain why electricity is four times more expensive than gas.   and a £40 million pound a year electrical contracting firm collapses in Wales with the loss of all jobs… E...

Send us Fan Mail Electrical News Weekly Monday 25th July Nine out of 10 electricians say they’re putting up their prices due to soaring fuel costs…  A coroner rules on whether the death of an electrician was linked to his work with asbestos… and Europe’s largest electric vehicle superhub opens in Oxford… ====================================== 00:00 Coming up 01:00 Fuel price increase forces electr...

Send us Fan Mail Latest news for electricians from across the electrical industry and beyond. This week, We reveal the 10 most dangerous electrical blunders that contractors see in people's homes. Just how much work our electrical community has in the pipeline in our weekly eFIXX survey. And the heroic sparkies who saved a woman from a life-threatening situation. =============================...

Send us Fan Mail Latest news for electricians from across the electrical industry and beyond. This week, We reveal the average weekly pay for subcontracting electricians... We hear more grumbles from homeowners about their smart meters... And we meet Ihor the electrician, who dodges Russian bombs to reconnect power to villages in Ukraine... =================================== 00:00 Electrical News...

Send us Fan Mail The staggering cost of tool theft in the UK is revealed for the first time...   The bosses of one of the nation's biggest electrical contracting firms liked the company so much, that they've just gone and bought it   And the 10 annoying habits of customers that make electricians pull their hair out... ============================================= Electrical News Weekly -...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Electrical News Weekly A staggering 7,000 electrical safety faults are discovered on rental properties in England... A national newspaper alleges wasteful practices on the railways, in which two or more vans turn up to simply change a socket... and jailed: the drug dealers who disguised themselves as electricians to ply their evil trade... ======================...

Send us Fan Mail The government gets tough on electrical safety in council housing... A copper thief suffers an 11kV shock and third-degree burns... And a nationwide Toolstation poll answers a question that's dogged the trade for decades: Just what is the electrical trade's favourite biscuit?  ===================================== Show note links UK Government electrical safety consultat...

Send us Fan Mail A Swindon man is electrocuted after drilling into a mains electricity cable under his garden... We reveal the three greatest hazards to electrical contractors installing solar panels... The fake branded tools aimed at getting unsuspecting electricians to part with their cash... And the easy-to-install Wallbox Pulsar Max EV charging point finally arrives in the UK... Show note link...

Send us Fan Mail Many inspections of electrical installations are totally substandard and even fake, says a shock report from the IET...  We reveal the technology that will create a boom in work for electricians...  And the results are in from the eFIXX survey. Should you wrap your van or does it just attract tool thieves? Show note links Exposed: The national wiring scandal putting lives at risk...