Research from the Consumer Protection Alliance has found that over half of Brits (55%) do not unplug electric appliances that are not designed to be left on, whilst 52% do not know how to test their smoke alarm for functionality.
ECA supports MHCLG move for mandated five-yearly electrical checks on privately rented properties.
Finally, guidance on how social housing providers should take care of the electrical installations they manage has been launched, with a reception at the Houses of Parliament yesterday.
The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is advising contractors and distributors to check their cable choices carefully following the discovery of significant quantities of substandard arctic grade flex this year. December has, to date, seen a continuation of the problem with suspected substandard
The government’s announcement it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the Private Rented Sector has been welcomed by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR), which has been campaigning for the change for several years.
Napit’s business relationship director, Ian Halton, believes it is truly important local authorities and landlords to understand the realities of keeping their properties electrically safe. “The issue of electrical safety is high up on the government agenda currently, with consultations in both
NICEIC registered contractors in Scotland are recognised as satisfying statutory guidance in a new law which will see landlords obliged to carry out electrical safety inspections on privately rented properties at least every five years.
An industry group that brings senior executives together to promote electrical safety has urged the main political parties to include provisions in their 2015 election manifestos to improve safety in the home by introducing and tightening up requirements for specific home safety
Bender UK is now responsible for the supply, installation and support of its electrical safety and healthcare products across the Republic of Ireland as well as Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland construction company, Powerteam, is flying high with its latest investment of £200k in top-of-the-range protective clothing for its workforce as the company responsible for making the garments also makes clothing for military pilots, including the Red Arrows. Managing Director of Powerteam, which
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