All Archive Titles articles – Page 558
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Archive TitlesNo break of service
New approaches to switchgear maintenance have been pioneered in recent years. Simon Garrard outlines which technique is best for a particular application.
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Blowing a fuse
On reading your June issue news pages, I find it ridiculous that the ENA is not in favour of letting authorised contractors remove service fuses, yet the only action it will take is to set up a web site portal.
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Corporate killing bill ire
The new legislation aimed at bringing companies to justice in instances where gross management failings have caused a fatality at work has been applauded by the ECA.
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Archive TitlesJTL recognises industry’s best
The JTL National Awards were held at the House of Lords on 15 July.
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Essex man banned
Essex electrician Michael John Moore has been banned from acting as a company director for five years and sentenced to 80 hours community service following a DTI prosecution.
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Archive TitlesSEC apprentice takes Edmundson award
Daniel Glew, a 19-year-old apprentice working for SEC in Chichester, is this year’s winner of the ECA Edmundson Award.
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Pagan in as Amicus officer
Bob Pagan is the new national officer for construction and contracting at m&e union Amicus.
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Air supplier
Flakt Woods is providing a new ventilation solution for the Dusseldorf Airport extension. Almost 50 of the firm’s JM Aerofoil car park fans are being used in the main supply and extract of the car parking area. The system was demonstrated to be simpler to install than a a traditional ...
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White Finger claims ahead
The recent introduction of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations in July 2005 could prompt a surge of legal claims from employees, says solicitor Vizards Wyeth.
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Archive TitlesCorporate affairs
This Parliament should see the introduction of legislation on corporate manslaughter. Paul Reeve tells contractors what to expect.
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Archive TitlesAll you need to know about fuel cells...
With regulatory and market focus moving to the use of renewable energy and alternative fuels, one technology contractors will soon be facing is fuel cells. Here’s what you should know.
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Construction deaths hit 72
Accident figures reveal that although there has been one more fatality this year than last, rising employment rates mean lower death rates.
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Archive TitlesC3PO
This assortment of conduit, fixings and clips is not the result of ripping out C3PO’s internal organs but an artwork called Leaping Forward by Christian Trory, a student at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.
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Archive TitlesSecurity takes spotlight
The July bombings in London have highlighted the role of CCTV in police investigation, as well as making discussion of security a major national priority. Anthony Hildebrand asks: what does this mean for security installers?
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Primion for Reflex
Reflex has announced its appointment as sole UK and Eire distributor of the new Primion intelligent access control solution.
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Archive TitlesPaving the way
For installation companies that are also involved in fire, the recent revision to BS 5839 Part 6 is a vital document. It paves the way for new technologies that will change the design and installation of mains-powered alarm systems, says Neil Perdell of Aico …
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MBE for Townsend
Alan Townsend, the Crime Prevention Coordinator at the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, has been awarded an MBE for his work in crime reduction in relation to commercial robbery.
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Archive TitlesUnited front
If installers and integrators want to compete in the broader markets of the future they must support the merging of traditional 'physical' security with IT security, say Paul Piccolomini and Peter Boriskin of Tyco Fire and Security ...
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Highest flyer
Over the past few months, Rokonet has been conducting a worldwide contest challenging installers to install the Industrial LuNAR high-ceiling detector in the highest possible ceiling with a prize of $1000 per meter of installation height (up to 8.6m).