How can training reduce accidents in the Construction Industry
Health and Safety in the workplace It is increasingly important to have a health and safety policy within the workplace. Records prove that with education and good record keeping it minimises accidents and brings awareness by all to prevent incidents occurring.There are many good institutions such as Chas and Construction Line to ensure that high […]
Amendment 3 to BS7671 – What is it and how to comply
AMENDMENT 3 TO BS 7671:2008 IS PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2015 This gives everyone within the electrical industry, six months to gain a full understanding of the regulations before they come in to force on 1st July 2015. The new regulation covers the requirements for Electrical Installations – and the resulting changes on the design, erection and […]
What does it take to succeed as an Electrical Apprentice?
In the construction industry, Apprenticeships are and have been the most popular route to a qualification in your chosen field for as long as the construction industry has been around. Learning on the job is in my opinion the most effective way for young people to learn new skills and develop themselves professionally but also […]
A Simple Guide to Complying with ESOS (Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme)
The Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a Mandatory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme for large undertakings (and their corporate groups). The scheme applies throughout the UK. You are likely to be in the scope of ESOS if on the qualification date of 31st December 2014 you are; An under taking with more […]
Good quality vs poor quality LED Lighting products
As with many products, there is a big difference between the quality of LED lighting products. 50,000 hours is a large amount of time. Does every LED lighting product live up to this standard of life? There are a lot of promises by manufacturers but do they live up to expectation? Here is our top […]
Improving electrical estimating with Amtech Extreme
With Halloween just behind us, it started me thinking that it might be a good time to admit that estimating can occasionally be a bit of a scary task. This combined with the new process of blogging coming to Powercor (at present a somewhat alien procedure which I’m hoping to grow accustomed to) means that […]
Completing Electrical projects on budget and on time
Within the fast moving Electrical industry, it can be challenging managing and completing electrical projects on budget and on time. When times are busy, it can be easy to sway off track. At Powercor we use dedicated Contracts Managers to manage all projects, no matter how large or small. The benefits of Contracts Management Contract […]
