Ideal Industries, a global supplier of electrical accessories, tools and testing equipment, has developed a partnership with Warrington & Vale Royal College as part of a planned outreach programme with the further education sector across the UK. Keen to invest in helping to embed a culture of best practice, safety and installation consistency in the next […]
Jack Teasdale, 21, has been recognised as one of the country’s leading electrotechnical and engineering services apprentices, after winning the coveted 2018 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award during an awards ceremony held on September 19 in London. Jack, who works for ECA member-firm Opus Building Services Ltd in Tyne and Wear, was […]
Electrical wholesaler training advice, with Barry Hall, Sales & Management Training Consultant, Pinnacle Solutions – a specialist training company working specifically within the electrical wholesaling and manufacturing markets. When businesses are constantly under pressure to grow turnover and profitability, it can sometimes seem an impossible task. Given all the new entrants into the marketplace – […]
A new Training Manager and the refurbishment of ESP’s Mobile Training & Demonstration Unit, confirms the company’s commitment to training and education. After 15 years with ESP, Andy Parton becomes Training Manager, responsible for promoting the facility which will deliver ESP workshops to customers across the UK. Having started out in the technical department, spent […]
Attracting talented newcomers keen to launch careers in wholesale and merchant businesses was at the heart of a recent event to announce a brand new apprenticeship standard for the sector – Trade Supplier Level 2. Hosted by the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) and the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), more than 50 employers and training providers […]
Super Rod Managing Director Malcolm Duncan recently wrote a white paper urging the electrical sector to improve how it attracts, trains and retains young people. And while it focused primarily on apprenticeships, there is a need for young talent across every aspect of the electrical industry. We talk to Super Rod’s first graduate trainee, Zoe […]
Claire Philpott, of HellermannTyton, explains why wholesalers need to take a more hands-on approach to training – and how closer relationships with manufacturers can help improve customer service. Today’s electrical wholesaler is constantly facing a range of threats with competition emerging daily from new internet retailers, catalogue distributors and other direct sales channels. As such, […]
To help installers meet the demands of tech-savvy customers, Hamilton is hosting Smart Lighting & Audio Control Training Courses in Mere, Wiltshire. The course is a one-day introduction to Hamilton’s smart lighting control and multi-room audio system and is designed to help installers expand their service and business revenue. After an introduction to the benefits […]
A new high voltage (HV) electrical training facility has been kitted out with specialist test equipment from Seaward to ensure the highest standards of technical tuition and learning. Specialist training provider, Eastwood Park, in South Gloucestershire is introducing a new comprehensive programme of HV courses for Authorised Persons in the healthcare and commercial sectors, as […]
Some of the industry’s key influencers recently gathered to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing the electrical sector – how to attract new talent into the industry. The event was hosted by Super Rod Managing Director, Malcolm Duncan, who tells us why the time has come for the industry to pull together to […]
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