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Yell online marketing: Promoting your business online: how to connect with hundreds of thousands of potential customers

(19/01/2012)

Google data shows that there are approximately 823,000 searches made online in the UK1 each month for electrician-related phrases, so if you’re part of the estimated 40% of UK SMEs2 that don’t have a website and rely solely on offline promotion, you risk losing out on a substantial amount of business. Gone are the days when people only use a telephone directory to look up local electricians; an increasing number of customers nowadays look online – be that on a computer or a mobile device -f... [more]

YuPower intelligent charger: Yuasa's YuPower intelligent battery charger enable charging of all types of lead acid batteries

(12/08/2010)

Yuasa Battery Sales (UK) has announced a new family of intelligent battery chargers that have been specially designed to enable charging of all types of lead acid batteries including industrial VRLA, automotive, motorcycle and cyclic types used in mobility scooters and golf trolleys. The new Yu-Power range features six models encompassing 900mA 12/6V for motorcycle batteries, through 2A 6 and 12V models, 4 and 8A 12V chargers to a 4A 24V unit. Apart from the 900mA 12/6V motorcycle battery cha... [more]

Yoke Wiegand: Yoke G2 GSM switch controls lighting from your mobile phone

(10/08/2009)

Initially developed as a phone based access control system for automatic gates and security doors, the Yoke G2 phone controlled GSM switch has many other applications, particularly where remote control is a benefit. In particular, it can be used to switch lighting, heating and air-conditioning. This phone controlled switching module embodies advanced design with miniature GSM technology. As Yoke is controlled from a mobile phone, operation is as uncomplicated as making a call. Add Yoke's numb... [more]

Yellow Pages directory: DIY can often prove costly

(17/04/2008)

A study by Yellow Pages reveals that UK adults spend on average one year of their lives carrying out home improvements, despite almost a third (29 per cent) admitting to starting jobs they aren’t equipped to tackle, can’t complete or messed up. And, their misjudgements can often prove costly. The study of almost 1,500 people estimates that those DIYers admitting to blunders spend an average of £1,058 each on materials and service charges to rectify their mistakes, totalling £11.3 billion over... [more]