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ELECSA dispels misinformation about the new Wiring Regulations

ELECSA, the assessment and certification body with over 6,500 approved Part P contractors has been touring the UK with a Wiring Regulation roadshow to explain the new changes to contractors as well as teaming up with parent organisation, the ECA, to launch a new online training package for the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations. This comes at a time when electrical contractors are in danger of getting their wires crossed because of the... [more]

The use of PAS 91 by public sector clients will reduce duplication of accreditation effort and reduce cost

SELECT has campaigned vigorously for the incorporation of the Publically Available Specification (PAS 91) in the current shake-up of the procedures for bidding for public sector contracts. The trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to incorporate specific provisions for the construction industry in procurement practices, with the aim of standardising how government interacts wit... [more]

ELECSA Wiring Regulation roadshows explain the changes to the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations

ELECSA has been touring the UK with a Wiring Regulation roadshow to explain the new changes to contractors as well as teaming up with parent organisation, the ECA, to launch a new online training package for the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations. Electrical contractors are in danger of getting their wires crossed because of the confusion and contradictory information surrounding Amendment No. 1 of BS 7671:2008 requirements for electri... [more]

PULS UK's range of redundancy modules secures ATEX approval

An explosive atmosphere is created when dust, mist or gases become mixed with the air and produce a flammable substance. Many industrial environments may contain, or have the potential to produce, an explosive atmosphere. Examples include places where production activities create or release flammable gases or vapour, such as paint spraying, or in factories handling fine organic dusts such as grain flour or wood. ATEX, which derives its name... [more]

SELECT calls for specific construction industry procedures within new public sector procurement process

SELECT, the authoritative trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland, is calling on the Scottish Government to incorporate specific provisions for the construction industry in its current shake-up of the procedures for bidding for public sector contracts. The Holyrood Parliament has just concluded a lengthy consultation process involving key stakeholders from both suppliers and purchasers within public procurement. Its aim is to ... [more]

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