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 made aware of a number of counterfeit PDF copies of its publications for sale and distribution through various channels in the past week. The IET […]

Buildings to have improved electrical wiring standards for better fire protection, in update to UK regulations Ahead of the publication of BS 7671:2018, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the British Standards Institution (BSI) have now released the official list of changes that will be included in the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations. The essential publication […]

Highly respected electrical engineer and business leader, Mike Smith of SES Engineering Services, took over the presidency of the ECA on May 17th. Smith has held a variety of commercial roles at SES over the past 25 years, and is currently the firm’s estimating and sector director. He has worked on projects totalling tens of millions of pounds, and has […]

REL Electrical has secured a £1.5m electrical contract at a new £65m educational and residential scheme in central London. Designed by Sheppard Robson and being built by Bouygues UK, the development combines educational facilities and an 11-storey residential tower on the site of the former Ebury Bridge Centre on Sutherland Street, close to Sloane Square, Pimlico and Victoria underground stations. […]

Birmingham building services provider J S Wright is to power up two major community regeneration schemes that are being developed by Rydon at a cost of £60 million in London. The company will be helping to revamp almost 200 affordable homes within a low-rise estate in north London and a tower in West London after securing a total deal worth […]

Atransformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through a shared magnetic field. A key application is to tap off 11,000 volts (11 kV) of electrical power from the national grid and step it down to 415 volts, which is the normal 3-phase electrical power system used in the UK for commercial, institutional or industrial […]

Atransformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through a shared magnetic field. A key application is to tap off 11,000 volts (11 kV) of electrical power from the national grid and step it down to 415 volts, which is the normal 3-phase electrical power system used in the UK for commercial, institutional or industrial […]

These early systems were well-placed to make the most of the burgeoning computer industry, and as the computer became more sophisticated, so did the cable management.Now function and form stand on almost equal footings, particularly for architects wanting to use cable management as an integral design element in more creative projects. A good example of this is Marshall-Tufflex’s Odyssey, the […]

These early systems were well-placed to make the most of the burgeoning computer industry, and as the computer became more sophisticated, so did the cable management.Now function and form stand on almost equal footings, particularly for architects wanting to use cable management as an integral design element in more creative projects. A good example of this is Marshall-Tufflex’s Odyssey, the […]

Specifying products and systems for modern building projects is no easy task. Not only must a plethora of Building Regulations and standards – both British and European – be met, but the properties of all materials used must be fully understood. Achieving this is no mean feat, calling upon specifiers to pick their way through a maze of information that […]