Electrical

Householders are being urged to ensure they are employing fully qualified electricians to carry out any electrical work in their homes.

Calls have been made to require landlords in the private rented sector to improve electrical safety checks.

Electricians have seen a notable increase in turnover during the course of 2013 as economic growth starts to gather pace.

An upturn in the construction sector looks set to provide electricians with more work over the coming years.

The Electrical Safety Council has confirmed the importance of gaining the relevant skills in the electrical profession, as it highlights the dangers for homeowners of using a non-qualified electrician.

A young female electrical apprentice is paving the way for other women looking to get involved in the sector.

A young electrical apprentice has been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to experience a six-week work exchange trip to Australia.

A mum from Cheshire has won a national industry award for establishing a new career for herself as a successful electrician.

A Norfolk man is breaking with his family’s pig farming tradition to retrain as an electrician.

More than 17,000 electricians have now signed on to the Electrical Safe Register.

A new Electrical Safety Register has been launched by electrical industry organisations, with the aim of providing an assured national list of accredited electricians.

Readers of the Electrical Times have voted Super Rod to be the Best Product Of The Last 20 Years.