Practical Electrician magazine reports and raises awareness on the latest news and most important subjects that are affecting the electrical contracting industry as a whole.
NICEIC has backed calls to enhance the safety of electrical work in Scotland. Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston led a debate in Holyrood calling on members of Scottish parliament to bring in tougher regulations within […]
A man who manufactured and sold fake construction industry skill cards, including ECS cards, has been jailed for more than three years. Online trader Andrew Weeks was sentenced on Friday 19th October at Warwick Crown […]
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is urging all electrical professionals to ensure that they are using genuine copies of BS 7671:2018, The IET Wiring Regulations. The call comes as the IET has been […]
The ECA Industry Awards 2019, which recognise top-performing organisations and individuals throughout the electrotechnical and engineering services industry, are now open to entries. The 2019 Awards are headline-sponsored by Ledvance and Electrium This year’s awards […]
NICEIC and ELECSA have launched a partnership with Central Compliance UK (CCUK) to provide training on the dangers of working with asbestos. Figures from the Health and Safety Executive suggest that 14 people will die […]
The competition, run in partnership with The Scolmore Group, measures the technical skills of electrical students across the UK. It consists of three different stages and regularly attracts more than 500 entrants. The competition is […]
NICEIC have launched a second TV commercial promoting the use of registered electricians. Kids Questions features NICEIC’s Senior Technical Presenter Darren Staniforth giving a talk about electricity to a group of schoolchildren. The children put […]
UK households could be wasting up to £2.4 billion per year on halogen light bulbs, according to ECA. The findings come as an EU ban on producing energy intensive halogen bulbs for sale and import […]
A Lanarkshire man was sentenced to prison after falsely claiming to be NICEIC registered. The man from Belshill was ordered to spend 11 weeks in prison and fined £675 at Hamilton Sheriff Court recently. He […]
Over 10,000 ECS cardholders have signed up to become ECS Registered Electricians since the initiative was launched last October. The JIB established ECS Registered Electrician status to recognise those who are not only working at […]