UK manufacturing took a knock today with the announcement a $45bn (£28bn) merger between aerospace and defence firms BAE Systems (Britain’s largest manufacturer) and EADS has been cancelled. The proposed merger collapsed following political and shareholder pressure. While the companies themselves claimed
Welcome to a special edition of the Electrical Review e-newsletter. The past month saw a high number of new product launches in the sector, and we are delighted to bring you a selection of those latest launches in this newsletter.
As of yesterday, businesses found in material breach of health and safety law will be charged £124 an hour for the HSE’s regulatory work as it copes with sharp cuts to its budget. This will shift some of the cost of health
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Things can only get worse It used to be double glazing salesmen we caricatured for being just too high-pressure. But increasingly they are being outdone by the photovoltaic industry. The latest example comes from a Lancashire-based company that goes by the name
The Scottish Affairs Committee has called for people in the Highlands and Islands to be compensated when extreme weather causes them to lose their power supply. Energy regulator Ofgem should consider raising the amount paid out by power companies, said the MPs
The UK Treasury has confirmed it will fight to continue to charge a lower rate of VAT on certain energy-saving materials. In June of this year, the EU Commission said if the UK did not move to raise VAT from 5% to
The row over falling energy wholesale prices being passed on to consumers has been reignited with one of the Big Six announcing its profits have trebled. E.on’s UK arm, with an estimated five million UK customers, has reported an underlying net income
New figures from the annual Attitudes To UK Industry study* suggest consumers are further along the journey towards prioritising carbon reduction and efficient energy usage than industrial and services companies may think. In fact seven out of ten UK adults believe there
Accounts of over 50 workers employed on a number of iconic projects have been published, following a two-year oral history research project based at the University of Westminster and involving the Joint Industry Board. The ‘Building Workers’ Stories’ study focused on
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