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30 October 2023

Connected lighting: businesses increasingly making the connection between light, life and control.

Business across the UK are continuing to look at the ways in which they can deliver efficiencies at a time when sustainability moves ever higher on the agenda. And when it comes to sustainable and energy-efficient lighting, the future looks to be...

19 September 2023

COVID variant concerns spike interest in UV-C solutions

Chris Wright

Facilities Management, UV-C Light Technology

Concerns over the emergence of a new COVID variant in the UK has not only brought forward the UK government’s booster vaccine programme but has business leaders looking at how best to mitigate the risk to their staff and operations. The new...

21 August 2023

Creating natural light in indoor office spaces: the key to productivity and well-being

Richard Grace

Facilities Management, LED Lighting

In today’s fast-paced world, many individuals spend a significant portion of their time indoors. According to a well-quoted 2014 ONS study, people in the UK spend an average of 90% of their working and non-working hours indoors. The quality of indoor lighting...

20 July 2023

Energy Saving Challenge delivers impressive results as schools reduce their carbon footprints

Chris Wright

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Powercor News, Schools

Powercor’s continued support for the SATRO Energy Saving Challenge has culminated in another awards’ event, which saw pupils at schools across Surrey recognised for their efforts to reduce their schools’ energy usage. For the third year in a row, Powercor was the...

29 June 2023

Sustainable energy and lighting upgrades must not be overlooked, despite desperate need for school building repairs

Chris Wright

LED Lighting, Schools, Solar

In response to a recent report highlighting that an estimated 700,000 children are being taught in unsafe or ageing school buildings in England, leading sustainable energy company, Powercor, is warning against neglecting the necessary transition to sustainable energy solutions and modern LED...

24 March 2023

From panels to paint, solar technology will drive sustainability

Richard Grace

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Solar

As the world continues to develop more efficient ways to navigate to a sustainable future, solar power has become the mainstay of many efficient energy programmes. Such is its importance that solar power methodologies are being transformed with new technology that is...

10 March 2023

Emergency lighting system provides safe space for students

Chris Wright

Emergency Lighting, Facilities Management

Emergency Lighting – with no drama. Our Emergency Lighting installation at Oxford College gave the client a long list of benefits, including:– reduced maintenance costs– lighting continuity should the mains electricity supply fail– a ‘state of the art’ control and testing system–...

20 February 2023

5 reasons why commercial and domestic property owners should consider solar power

Chris Wright

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Solar

Solar power (or photovoltaic) has become even more popular in the face of rising energy costs and, here at Powercor, we have seen demand explode for this sustainable energy solution. But we’re not just installing solar because the demand is there, we...

07 February 2023

The Swan Sanctuary

Chris Wright

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Solar

Mute swans aren’t really mute and if they could speak our language we are sure they would approve of the upgrade to their sanctuary at Shepperton. Known in Britain as the “Royal Bird” mute swans are protected by law known as “the...

02 February 2023

Fluorescent tube lighting ban highlights the need for system change

Chris Wright

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, LED Lighting, Light As A Service

The start of 2023 was a significant moment for the UK’s lighting industry and delivered a call to arms for facility managers to increase the speed of their buildings’ transition to up-to-date LED lighting systems ahead of a key August 2023 deadline...

16 January 2023

Powercor’s lighting and energy project proves a favourite with Queen Anne’s

Chris Wright

Emergency Lighting, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, LED Lighting, Light As A Service, Solar

A two-year project by Powercor with one of the top independent schools in the UK has become a best-practice case study of how a thorough approach to the use of cutting-edge technology and a solid, technical approach to energy provision can both...

06 December 2022

Forget the government’s £25m energy-saving education campaign – just look to kids for inspiration

Chris Wright

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Powercor News

With the government spending millions on a new campaign to educate people on how to save energy, STEM charity SATRO (www.satro.org.uk) and sustainable energy company Powercor (www.powercor.co.uk) have revealed that primary school children might just be the best source of advice for...

20 October 2022

Acquisition will enable Powercor to enhance one of the sector’s leading brands

Richard Grace

Industry News, Powercor News

Powercor’s acquisition of Osborne & Collins, has special meaning for the company’s directors who saw the firm as the type of business to which they wanted to aspire. Director Chris Wright says when he and his fellow directors looked at creating Powercor...

22 September 2022

Acquisition will spark further expansion for Powercor

Richard Grace

Industry News, Powercor News

Electrical and sustainable energy specialists, Powercor (www.powercor.co.uk), has announced the acquisition of one of the South East’s leading electrical businesses, Osborne & Collins. The acquisition, which will create a new entity ‘Powercor Maintenance, trading as Osborne Collins’ completed on 14 September and...

07 July 2022

Schools rise to the challenge as energy efficiency competition proves huge success

Chris Wright

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Industry News, Powercor News, Schools

A competition which was designed to help primary school pupils make a real difference to their schools and the energy they use came to an end this month with an award ceremony which honoured all participating schools, including those that had made...

14 June 2022

Sustainability – Key Strategies to Controlling Rising Energy Costs

Chris Wright

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Schools, Solar

Rising energy prices have added further impetus for schools, businesses and individuals looking to more sustainable and energy saving systems. The global energy price hike, which has seen costs increase exponentially, shows little sign of abating. For schools, educational institutions and business...

09 June 2022

Powercor and St George’s College’s work shows the power of Ground Source Heat Pump technology

Chris Wright

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Facilities Management, Schools

Powercor’s Technical Director Chris Wright explains how the company’s work with one of the country’s leading public schools highlights how a can-do attitude is key to delivering a reduction in carbon emissions, and with it energy costs. Our relationship with St George’s...

26 May 2022

Schools must go green to save on energy costs

Richard Grace

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

Rising energy prices are set to hit the education sector hard with some schools expecting between 50 to 60 percent increase in their energy bills. With the global energy price hike already having an impact for schools, educational institutions and businesses Chris...

04 April 2022

Schools must STEM rising energy bills, and help is at hand

Chris Wright

Carbon net zero, Energy Saving and Sustainability, Powercor News, Schools

Powercor’s Technical Director, Chris Wright, explains why the education sector needs to tackle the threat posed by rising energy prices on its ability to provide students with the education they deserve and why Powercor can be the ideal partner in meeting the...

01 February 2022

SATRO Energy Saving Challenge

Chris Wright

Energy Saving and Sustainability, Schools

Powercor is delighted to announce a collaboration with Surrey-based STEM charity SATRO for the 2022 SATRO Energy Saving Challenge – an opportunity to put students at the heart of sustainability thinking and explore ways to reduce their school’s carbon footprint.

Connected lighting: businesses increasingly making the connection between light, life and control.

COVID variant concerns spike interest in UV-C solutions

Creating natural light in indoor office spaces: the key to productivity and well-being

Energy Saving Challenge delivers impressive results as schools reduce their carbon footprints

Sustainable energy and lighting upgrades must not be overlooked, despite desperate need for school building repairs

From panels to paint, solar technology will drive sustainability

Emergency lighting system provides safe space for students

5 reasons why commercial and domestic property owners should consider solar power

The Swan Sanctuary

Fluorescent tube lighting ban highlights the need for system change

Powercor’s lighting and energy project proves a favourite with Queen Anne’s

Forget the government’s £25m energy-saving education campaign – just look to kids for inspiration

Acquisition will enable Powercor to enhance one of the sector’s leading brands

Acquisition will spark further expansion for Powercor

Schools rise to the challenge as energy efficiency competition proves huge success

Sustainability – Key Strategies to Controlling Rising Energy Costs

Powercor and St George’s College’s work shows the power of Ground Source Heat Pump technology

Schools must go green to save on energy costs

Schools must STEM rising energy bills, and help is at hand

SATRO Energy Saving Challenge

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