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Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

|Date: 4 September, 2024

Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate t ...

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate the value of a properly designed electrical system. In my experience, too many electricians don’ ...

4 September, 2024
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The Training Ground: How can i spot and avoid unscrupulous training providers?

|Date: 28 August, 2024

The Training Ground: How can i spot and avoid unscrupulous training providers?

What can I do to ensure I’m not taken advantage of by unscrupulous training providers? TESP is regularly ...

What can I do to ensure I’m not taken advantage of by unscrupulous training providers? TESP is regularly contacted by people who believed they were training to become a qualified electrician, but sadl ...

28 August, 2024
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Ask Ovia: What is the TM66 Assured Product Verification Scheme?

|Date: 26 August, 2024

Ask Ovia: What is the TM66 Assured Product Verification Scheme?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ON THE TM66 SCHEME W ...

26 August, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: Is there a way to automate the process of filling in test certificates for EV charge points?

|Date: 16 August, 2024

Made 2 Measure: Is there a way to automate the process of filling in test certificates for EV charge points?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: RECENTLY, I’VE BEEN MORE INVOLVED WI ...

16 August, 2024
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Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 12 August, 2024

Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy ...

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy efficiency. UNDERSTANDING TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION Modern world electronic products, applianc ...

12 August, 2024
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Codebreakers #80

|Date: 6 August, 2024

Codebreakers #80

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

6 August, 2024
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: If fire alarm indicator devices do not meet the required standards, is the system compliant?

|Date: 5 August, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: If fire alarm indicator devices do not meet the required standards, is the system compliant?

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your quest ...

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month's edition he looks at compliance of fire safety syst ...

5 August, 2024
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How Do Product Circularity Ratings Work? | ROBUS

|Date: 26 July, 2024

How Do Product Circularity Ratings Work? | ROBUS

Are you asking manufacturers for product circularity ratings? The team at ROBUS explain more about why th ...

Are you asking manufacturers for product circularity ratings? The team at ROBUS explain more about why this is such an important consideration for lighting installers. If aliens were to bend their ear ...

26 July, 2024
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The Sealing of Wiring Systems: Preventing Interstitial Condensation | NAPIT

|Date: 24 July, 2024

The Sealing of Wiring Systems: Preventing Interstitial Condensation | NAPIT

The experts at NAPIT discuss site preparation and resistance to both contaminants and moisture. BS 7671 a ...

The experts at NAPIT discuss site preparation and resistance to both contaminants and moisture. BS 7671 and Building Regulations The sealing of wiring systems is detailed in Regulation 527.2.1, which ...

24 July, 2024
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Codebreakers #79

|Date: 19 July, 2024

Codebreakers #79

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

19 July, 2024
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