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30 September 2020

Emergency Lighting : Why Powercor?

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News, Uncategorised

As you may or may not know, emergency lighting is a legal requirement and an audit of your site could be critical and that’s where Powercor can help. We understand the importance of the industry standards and our clients can be safe...

29 September 2020

Emergency Lighting: Compliance Made Easy

Richard Grace

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News, Uncategorised

There are two words that make emergency lighting compliance easy….. CONTACT POWERCOR We are experts in emergency lighting systems and our Emergency lighting ebook to Emergency Lighting Regulations will show you: • How to become fully compliant with Emergency Lighting Regulations. • What...

28 September 2020

Emergency Lighting : Save Time And Money

Richard Grace

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Whether you manage, install, design, or maintain emergency lighting systems, cost is an important consideration. Most of the time, investing in a new system for your building facility comes down to balancing two things; function and budget. Your emergency lighting system needs...

12 March 2020

Are you a 2%er?

Lucy Roberts

Powercor News, Uncategorised

Are you a 2%er? What is a 2%er you may ask – let me explain! A 2%er is someone in the 2% of our population that choose to be happy! 2%ers have the following characteristics; Full of confidence Always have a spring...

12 March 2020

Do you charge your phone safely?

Lauren D'Arcy

Powercor News, Uncategorised

Do you charge your phone safely? A mistake that perhaps many of us are guilty of making is the way we charge our phones. The most sensible way to charge a phone is on a worktop away from wet areas or soft furnishings....

07 February 2020

Case Study: SSE (Wembley) Arena

Richard Grace

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Case Study: SSE (Wembley) Arena Wembley Arena is an indoor arena adjacent to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London. Used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport, the 12,500-seat facility now has State-of-the-Art lighting to showcase all of it’s events. Case Study:...

06 February 2020

Case Study: Bradfield College, Reading

Richard Grace

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Case Study: Bradfield College, Reading Bradfield College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is noted for producing plays in Ancient Greek and its...

06 February 2020

Case Study: Charterhouse School, Godalming

Richard Grace

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Case Study: Charterhouse School, Godalming Charterhouse is a boarding school in Godalming, Surrey. Originally founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery in Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, London. It educates over 800 pupils, aged 13 to...

25 October 2019

Dynalite at Wansford Trout Farm

Chris Campbell

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Located in Driffield, East Yorkshire, the Wansford Trout and Course Fishery has two fishing ponds where anglers can fish for Brown or Rainbow Trout, or Carp and Perch. The farm has recently invested in two large indoor breeding facilities that each house...

22 October 2019

What is Solar PV (Photovoltaic) and how does it work?

Kyle Phillips

Energy Saving and Sustainability

We see them everywhere, on houses, barns, commercial and industrial buildings, even in fields sometimes. But how much do we actually know about them, and how they work? If you haven’t guessed what I am talking about yet, its solar panels or...

03 November 2017

Are you really too busy to do that training course?

Emma Roberts

Uncategorised

Poorly trained staff are a hazard in any business – a hazard to others, and a hazard to themselves. Health and safety training courses, however, are often met with resistance and grumbles, and carried out under duress. Toolbox talks are derided, and...

02 July 2017

Gerrards Newsletter

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Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News, Uncategorised

Success in Unity We are celebrating our 5th year working with Powercor. I am on behalf of Gerrards delighted to associate and work alongside and established company that has progressively grown from strength to strength. Building a business relationship that has developed...

08 December 2016

The potential dangers of Christmas lighting

Lauren D'Arcy

Electrical & Mechanical, Facilities Management, Uncategorised

With Christmas upon us, we find ourselves clambering around in the loft and garage hunting down last year’s decorations, which have been sat gathering dust for 11 months of the year. While decorating your house and putting lights on trees is fun,...

01 December 2016

Are you ready for Winter?

Sarah Lee

Industry News, Powercor News

The clocks have gone back an hour, Bonfire Night has come and gone with a bang, and we are enjoying some balmy, autumnal evenings. However, before we know it, winter will be upon us, so we need to make sure that we...

01 November 2016

PAT Testing requirements for Landlords

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Electrical & Mechanical, Facilities Management

We often get asked about Pat Testing Requirements from Landlords who are responsible, and do not want to fall foul of their electrical safety obligations under the current law by not having essential electrical safety tests and periodic checks on their premises....

27 October 2016

Powercor attend the Global Philips Lighting Summit in 2016

Chris Wright

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News

Powercor LTD has recently attended the Global Philips Lighting Summit in Berlin 2016. It’s a time to catch up on the lattest Philips Lighting innovations and to share advice and support Between Philips Partners. This year the CEO of Philips “Eric Rondalat”...

19 July 2016

Damage caused by direct lightning strike

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Electrical & Mechanical, Facilities Management

Did you know that lightning is the single biggest cause of damage to and destruction of electrical and electronic equipment in industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and homes. Due to the ever changing climate and rising temperatures lightning strikes are becoming more and more frequent....

12 July 2016

Luminous Patterns

Richard Grace

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management

Earlier this year, I was invited by Philips to visit their Lighting Application Centre (LAC) in Eindhoven where the new lighting technologies come to life. What i was shown was mind blowing, the luminous innovations were simply fantastic and the luminous patterns...

05 July 2016

The danger of counterfeit LED lights

Lauren D'Arcy

Electrical & Mechanical, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Uncategorised

As a reputable electrical contractors we are concerned about the increase recently in counterfeit products such as LED lamps. Counterfeit electrical products have been around for some time and you may have heard about the dangers of buying a ‘fake TV’ or...

04 July 2016

Respect – Both on and off the pitch

Sarah Lee

Facilities Management, Industry News, Powercor News

By now, Euro16 will be underway, with the usual highs and lows we’ve come to expect with any major sporting event. One of the accompanying campaigns of this tournament is the Respect Campaign, #CelebrateFootball, which promotes 5 key pillars of Respect: Diversity...

Emergency Lighting : Why Powercor?

Emergency Lighting: Compliance Made Easy

Emergency Lighting : Save Time And Money

Are you a 2%er?

Do you charge your phone safely?

Case Study: SSE (Wembley) Arena

Case Study: Bradfield College, Reading

Case Study: Charterhouse School, Godalming

Dynalite at Wansford Trout Farm

What is Solar PV (Photovoltaic) and how does it work?

Are you really too busy to do that training course?

Gerrards Newsletter

The potential dangers of Christmas lighting

Are you ready for Winter?

PAT Testing requirements for Landlords

Powercor attend the Global Philips Lighting Summit in 2016

Damage caused by direct lightning strike

Luminous Patterns

The danger of counterfeit LED lights

Respect – Both on and off the pitch

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