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Mobile phone use while driving banned
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that driving while using a handheld mobile phone will become an offence from 1 December 2003.
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Back to school
Graduate unemployment is on the increase, with over 6% of engineering graduates still out of work six months after leaving university. This suggests to me that our education system is seriously flawed.Furthermore, due to the abstract nature of their degrees, many graduates lack direction. They leave university with qualifications but ...
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SLI back from the brink
SLI Inc, owner of Concord:marlin and Sylvania Lighting, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA. A restructuring programme that sees the departure of chair and CEO Frank Ward transfers the business into the hands of a parent company to be known as SLI International Holdings.The new owners ...
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Archive TitlesW&L Installations man wins Edmundson Award
Robert Druce of W&L Installations has won the 2003 ECA Edmundson Award. The accolade was announced at the 29th Apprentice of the Year celebration luncheon.
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Archive TitlesJTL rewards top apprentices
The best newly qualified young electricians from England and Wales have been presented with prizes at the JTL Award Winners ceremony, held at the House of Lords.
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Challenges ahead
CIBSE president Terry Wyatt argues that today’s building services engineers must adapt if they are to survive the challenges posed by globalisation and climate change.
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ABB reaches the Northern limits
ABB has started work on a £9 million contract for Northern Electrics’ distribution business, NEDL.
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T Clarke on the spend…
T Clarke continues to grow rapidly with the addition of two more business to its company portfolio. AG Aylward Electrical & Mechanical and AG Aylward EMS (Maintenance and Minor Works) have been acquired for around £3.4 million.
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… and Farebrother follows suit
Farebrother has aquired the mechanical and electrical contracting division of Liverpool-based building services company R L Martindale. The sale, for an undisclosed six-figure sum, sees the formation of new company Martindale Farebrother and secures all 40 jobs within Martindale’s contracting division.Farebrother deputy managing director, John Johnson, said: “The skills and ...
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BAA backs agreement at Terminal 5
BAA could be one of the first clients to sign up to the newly drawn up M&E Major Projects Agreement at its £3.7 billion Terminal 5 construction programme at Heathrow Airport.
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Part P to come into force in 2004
The Government has announced that the addition of electrical safety to the Building Regulations could come into force as soon as spring 2004. The industry is now developing competence certification schemes.
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Third Millennium Systems Ltd
Third Millennium is an award-winning manufacturer of advanced access control readers. The company specialises in the introduction of new technology to the access control market and supplies many of the world's leading security specialists. The company's products offer a wide variety of reader styles coupled with the broadest range of ...
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Securex targets new visitors
Securex is gearing up for its annual outing at Earls Court 2 from 14 – 16 October 2003. The CMPi-organised event, which has been running since 1989, is undergoing something of a relaunch this year.
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Archive TitlesSingle minded!
Most installers will have experienced the frustration of late and partial deliveries of kit at one time or another… Here we find out how a distributor can stick to the principle of one order-one delivery
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The weakest link!
How can installers keep end users 'interested' in their systems after the hand-over process?
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Partnership supports installers
Verint Systems UK launched its partnership programme for installers and end users with a day of sporting activities.
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Scotland’s first systems policy records success
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) has recorded a 24% drop in the number of intruder alarm activations, following the introduction of their first Security Systems policy.
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Fault finding ... on you!
Common faults and failings a small company must overcome to thrive
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Expert Extra!
Our recent Ask The Expert session on wirefree systems brought many readers questions to Ashley Thomas at Technical/Sales, FM Electronics. Here are some that didn't make it on to our web site.