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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...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Electrical News Weekly. Irish electrical contractor received a £17,000 fine following the death of a security guard. Google uses AI technology to help UK Power networks digitise hand-drawn cable maps. Plus new products from Craig & Derricot, Aico, Ansell and Wiha. Links New BS7671 Amd 2 Circuit Protection CPD Safe Dig Procedure eFIXX EV Charger Playlist Wih...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Electrical News Weekly. Shell and ABB announce the world's fastest EV charger. Robot electricians arrive in Japan and the UK gets wired to solar energy from Morocco. ABB Terra 360 EV charger Nio Battery Swap station Circular Lighting Live Octopus Energy Morocco solar project NAPIT EV Charging guide ================================ Send in a press release f...

Send us Fan Mail Coming up in Electrical News Weekly.  Up to £30,000 OZEV funding for EV chargers in residential car parks. Power your home with Vehicle to Home, V2H, with a new charger from Indra. Signify UVC Technology Dangerous energy saving kit Fake Cables Schneider 18th Edition Amendment 2 eBook

Send us Fan Mail In today's electrical news, we meet the Ruddling family from Colchester and learn the secret solution to their condensation nightmares. We discover the difference between square and round holes in consumer units and we reveal the UK's worst hotspot for van theft. Show note links Replenishh announces a new partnership with Ohme Ansell Prism Pro - selectable colour tempera...

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