Technical

Premier Technical Services Group Limited (PTSG) has acquired one of Scotland’s leading electrical testing companies, White Testing (UK) Ltd. Whites’ core service offering includes portable appliance testing (PAT), fixed wire testing…

The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built…

SOCOTEC UK, a testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors, has appointed Matthew Marriott as its new Chief Executive Officer. Marriott, who took up his new role on 9 September…

Corps Security has landed a contract with the National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited (NFU Mutual), the UK insurance composite, to provide a fully integrated security service at over 30 of its sites throughout the UK. The…

This article from NICEIC will look at the environmental factors that should be considered when selecting, installing and using electrical supplies and equipment on a construction site. Most construction sites require electrical supplies to…

Justin Sheard, Senior Engineer and Application Specialist at Fluke Corporation, looks at the ways electrical professionals can utilise thermal imaging tools to identify potential issues with industrial equipment. Monitoring equipment…

Richard Townsend, Technical Development Engineer at NAPIT, takes a detailed look at BS 7671: 2018, Section 702 on swimming pools and other basins. So, why are swimming pools classed as a special location? Despite what many would see as an…

It’s a question that many electrical professionals will have asked: how are the IET Wiring Regulations written? Gary Parker & Shahid Khan, ECA Technical Managers, along with Mark Coles, Head of Technical Regulations at the IET, provide…

Date: 26 January, 2022 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: I’M LOOKING FOR A DISTANCE METER THAT’S EASY TO…

Darren Staniforth, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group takes a look at how the consumer unit (and in particular, the devices within them) are continuing to evolve to meet future requirements. For many years consumer units, which…

Date: 13 January, 2022 The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK:I’M LOOKING FOR A NEW CLAMP METER. IT MUST BE VERSATILE, AND I’D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT IT TO MY SMARTPHONE SO THAT I…

Christopher Carvell MIET MIFSM PCQI, MD and Principal Consultant at Carvell Group, discusses the effectiveness of BS 5266-1 and if the standard is effective in meeting its objective. Although British Standards are not legislation, it is…