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A contracting firm is fined after an 18-year-old electrical apprentice is electrocuted…

…the trade reacts to YET ANOTHER amendment to the regs…

…and we check out the spotlight that’s made from old coffee grounds…

Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.

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Updates to 18th edition 👉 https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/updates-to-18th-edition

Schneider training courses 👉 https://www.electricaltimes.co.uk/schneider-electric-training-launches-in-the-uk-ireland/

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00:00 Electrical News Weekly 12th August 2024
00:34 Contracting firm fined after death of teenage apprentice
01:45 Trade reacts to proposed amendment 4
03:05 NICEIC expands training across the UK
03:53 Question of the week
04:32 Schneider unveils suite of new courses
05:16 Toyota unveils electric van
06:10 Drayton launches installer rewards program
06:32 Trilux launches luminaire to tackle Cat A waste
07:09 British company releases spotlight made of coffee grounds
07:35 We want to hear from you
07:55 Thanks to our premium partners
09:20 Challenge words and winners
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Three solar panel fraudsters are sentenced for their part in a £1.3 million scam…

…electricians get to grips with the new amendment 3 of the Wiring Regulations…

…and a power firm is fined almost a quarter of a million pounds after a high voltage electrical linesman is paralysed…

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Show Notes 🗒️

Health and safety training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/the-guide-to-health-and-safety-in-association-with-luceco-group?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no

IET live webinar 👉 https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/updates-to-18th-edition/

Underfloor wiring systems training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/underfloor-wiring-systems-in-association-with-marshall-tufflex?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no

Containment training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/compliant-containment-in-association-with-marshall-tufflex?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no

Worlds' smallest dimmer 👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/Bdtq8vYFLtI

Lewden EV Charger range 👉 https://www.lewden.com/media/docs/45260-brochure-ev-infrastructure.pdf

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Envirovent 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/envirovent-enw
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Alltrade 👉 http://hub.efixx.co.uk/alltrade-enw
Doncaster Cables 👉 http://hub.efixx.co.uk/doncastercables-enw
Scame 👉 http://hub.efixx.co.uk/scame-enw

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Time Stamps ⏱
00:00 Electrical News Weekly 05/08/24
00:39 Trio sentenced after hundreds ripped off in fraud
02:18 Power firm fined after linesman paralysed in fall
04:27 Have you got to grips with amendment 3 of wiring regs
05:18 You can now comment on Amendment 4
06:00 Question of the week
06:50 Pavement EV charging systems given boost
07:45 Theben unveils the worlds smallest dimmer
08:35 Lewden EV Charging range now available in the UK
09:02 Lots of Lighting tech will be phased out
09:41 We want to hear from you!
10:00 Thanks to our premium partners
11:30 Challenge words and winners
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An electrician who wrongly claimed £45,000 in Covid cash from the Government during the pandemic learns his fate…

…we hear why a man has been an electrical apprentice for eight years…

… and how a messy VAN could land you with a £100 fine and three points on your licence…

Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.

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Show Notes 🗒️

Workplace technology conference 👉 https://www.workplacetechnology.io

LED panels designed for remanufacture 👉 https://www.recolight.co.uk/egg-unveils-panel-designed-for-remanufacture/

How a cluttered van could cost you big time 👉 https://www.electricaltimes.co.uk/warning-for-van-drivers-a-messy-van-could-cost-you-100/

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Time Stamps ⏱
00:00 Electrical News Weekly 03rd June 2024
00:38 Electrician slapped with restrictions after wrongly claiming £45000
01:58 Britains longest serving apprentice explains why its taken so long
04:07 American smart home guru has stark message for UK electrical trade
05:16 Zumtobel releases DC variant of continuous row lighting system
06:18 A 600 x 600 ceiling panel designed to be reused
06:48 Warning goes out to electricians with messy vans
07:49 Thanks to our premium partners
09:29 Challenge words and winners
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Electrical News Weekly Monday 25th July

Nine out of 10 electricians say they’re putting up their prices due to soaring fuel costs…
 A coroner rules on whether the death of an electrician was linked to his work with asbestos…
and Europe’s largest electric vehicle superhub opens in Oxford…

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00:00 Coming up
01:00 Fuel price increase forces electricians to raise prices
02:00 Fuel-saving tips
02:50 Rishy Sunak visits Thorn Lighting
03:20 Are you planning to take on an electrical apprentice
03:58 JTL employer recognition awards
04:44 ECS scheme celebrates 40,000th gold card holder
05:42 Asbestos linked to electricians death
07:02 New consumer unit from Schneider Electric
08:27 New conduit from Termtech
08:48 New catalogue from Marshall Tufflex
09:28 Outdoor solutions from Knightsbridge
10:21 Social shoutout  - Caitlin Rose Instagram
10:41 EV Superhub opens in Oxford
11:37 UK Power networks smart connect hub
12:27 Electrician is now king of Peel Island
13:39 Coming up on eFIXX youtube
14:15 Mystery word winners
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Latest news for electricians from across the electrical industry and beyond. This week,
We reveal the 10 most dangerous electrical blunders that contractors see in people's homes.
Just how much work our electrical community has in the pipeline in our weekly eFIXX survey.
And the heroic sparkies who saved a woman from a life-threatening situation.

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00:00 Electrical News Weekly - Monday, July 11th 2022
01:08 Doggie DIY survey 
02:55 Schneider amendment 2 guide
04:15 Pocket guide app from the NICEIC http://www.niceic.com/pocketguides
04:46 Draper 1000 page catalogue https://www.drapertools.com/blog/new-centenary-catalogue
05:15 Van thefts 
05:43 eFIXX survey 'How is your business outlook looking'
06:19 Green Home Festival 8th of August (1 week)
06:40 Screwfix live 2022 back in Farnborough 23 - 25th of September
07:00 Final of the Screwfix trades person of the year
07:25 Circular Lighting Live Thursday 22nd of September in central London 
07:40 Social shout - Tyler Harris - MJ Electrical 
08:05 Fuuse team up with EV-Comply - https://www.ev-comply.com/
08:25 Jumptech team up with Sevadis https://www.jumptech.co.uk/
08:55 Electricians' saves the day
09:43 Coming up this week on eFIXX
10:08 Mystery word winners
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Electrical Direct https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/
Green Home Festival - https://greenhomefestival.co.uk/
Screwfix Live - https://www.screwfix.com/landingpage/screwfixlive/
Circular Lighting Live - https://circularlighting.live/
Schneider Amendment 2 Guide - http://hub.efixx.co.uk/schneider-electric
Amendment 2 Update Video - https://youtu.be/2z3yxtdlWlo
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Social Shout out - Tyler Harris off of MJ Electrical
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_tyler.harris 
https://www.instagram.com/mjelectricalltd/
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Latest news for electricians from across the electrical industry and beyond. This week,
We reveal the average weekly pay for subcontracting electricians...
We hear more grumbles from homeowners about their smart meters...
And we meet Ihor the electrician, who dodges Russian bombs to reconnect power to villages in Ukraine...

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00:00 Electrical News Weekly - Monday, July 11th 2022
01:00 Customers grumble about smart meters
01:40 Shocking electricity bill
02:38 Self-employed electricians pay
03:19 Social shout - Ashley Rothery - AJR Electrics
03:53 Boost your earnings with Symple
04:38 Fergus arrives in the UK 
05:40 eFIXX Solar installation survey
06:10 Boffins create Solar PV windows
06:58 Octopus expands electric vehicle service - home
07:39 500,000 EV's now on the UK roads
08:12 EV-Comply team up with Fuuse
08:44 High-temperature battery breakthrough
09:11 Hero electrician of Ukraine
10:06 Coming up this week on eFIXX
10:40 Mystery word winners
11:20 Annoying customer habits
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Social Shout out - AGR Electrics
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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agrelectrics/

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The staggering cost of tool theft in the UK is revealed for the first time...
 
The bosses of one of the nation's biggest electrical contracting firms liked the company so much, that they've just gone and bought it
 
And the 10 annoying habits of customers that make electricians pull their hair out...

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Electrical News Weekly - in association with Schneider Electric
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00:00 Electrical News Weekly Monday 4th July 2022
00:53 Tool thefts top £100 million
01:33 EV drivers miss out on best charging rates
02:00 Juicy charger wins design award
02:25 Octopus EV Salary sacrifice scheme
03:02 Tarmac goes electric
03:30 Clarkson Evans management buy out
03:54 Social Shout Out - Sparky Jack
04:23 Knightsbridge power monitoring sockets
05:42 Schneider controls power up Panasonic heat pumps
06:57 Napit low carbon training centre
07:41 Western Power Distribution rolls out low carbon strategy
08:15 Schools out time to upgrade to LED
08:58 Canabis-growing electrician
09:46 Which customer habits annoy contractors
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In this episode of Electrical News Weekly

A staggering 7,000 electrical safety faults are discovered on rental properties in England...

A national newspaper alleges wasteful practices on the railways, in which two or more vans turn up to simply change a socket...

and jailed: the drug dealers who disguised themselves as electricians to ply their evil trade...


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00:00 Electrical News Weekly 27th June 2022
00:43 Social housing electrical safety faults
01:27 Out-of-date electrical practices within the rail industry
02:06 Drug dealers pretending to be electricians
02:37 Band of builders help former bricklayer
03:01 Social shout out MMM Electrical
03:28 Humber renewables success for Jordan Brompton
03:55 Leeds City Council energy award
04:26 High energy prices slash paybacks on Solar PV
04:55 UK Power Networks cables upgrade
05:46 Massive EV charging hub fire
06:14 Fuel genie App
06:41 Marshall Tufflex expands partnership with Basor
07:19 New industrial luminaires from Ledvance
07:54 New accessories from Unicrimp
08:27 Sustainable cable strippers from Weicon
08:53 New Trendi switch colours from Electrical Direct
09:24 Electricians beat gym workouts
10:00 Coming up on eFIXX this week.
10:29 eFIXX at Installer Show
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Fuel Genie - App
Basor from Marshall Tufflex
Weicon sustainable cable strippers from Industry Super Store
New industrial luminaires from Ledvance
Installer Show innovations review
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The government gets tough on electrical safety in council housing...
A copper thief suffers an 11kV shock and third-degree burns...
And a nationwide Toolstation poll answers a question that's dogged the trade for decades: Just what is the electrical trade's favourite biscuit? 

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Show note links

• UK Government electrical safety consultation
• NAPIT Welsh electrical regulation guidance

Monetise your EV charger with

• Monta 
• Co-Charger 

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00:00 Electrical News Weekly June 20th 2022
00:38 UK Government levels up on electrical testing
01:21 Get ready for new electrical regulations in Wales
01:48 End of the road for electric vehicle grants
02:18 Monetise your EV charger
02:54 Siemens invests in WiTricity wireless EV chargers
03:40 Solar-powered EV
04:14 Myenergi power up Grimsby Town FC
04:53 Revealed the most expensive place for contractors to park
05:34 Scaffolder pays the price of cable theft
06:03 ECA members boost apprenticeships
06:29 Community ground source heat pumps from Kensa
07:02 Viva training adopts BPEC training
07:25 Electricians don't switch customers on to sustainable tech
07:58 Can consumers avoid surge protection?
09:00 UK electricians' most popular biscuit
09:54 Join us at the Installer Show.
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A Swindon man is electrocuted after drilling into a mains electricity cable under his garden...
We reveal the three greatest hazards to electrical contractors installing solar panels...
The fake branded tools aimed at getting unsuspecting electricians to part with their cash...
And the easy-to-install Wallbox Pulsar Max EV charging point finally arrives in the UK...

Show note links
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Register for the Installer Show 21 - 23rd June
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• BS7671 Amendment 2 update
• The Future of Home Energy
• Makita cooler review
• Aico City and Guilds Fire Alarm training course
• ECA Apprentice of the year competition

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00:00 Electrical News Weekly 13th June 2022
00:48 Swindon electrocution
01:26 Solar panel installation dangers
02:36 BS7671 Arc fault detection
03:17 The Installer Show 2022
05:05 Pulsar Max from Wallbox
05:40 Vehicle to Grid (V2G) tech from Octopus Energy
06:46 Uk Power Networks Young Mums support
07:18 New Schneider Electric industrial UPS
07:44 FLIR IR Camera
08:34 Fake CK tools
09:32 Pace plus panel light from Ansell
10:29 Alistair Grant, new Select President
11:00 Aico City & Guilds training
11:38 ECA Apprentice of the Year
12:02 Screwfix customer service ward
12:14 Schneider Electric partners with Tradify
13:06 Virtual ECS Card
13:44 Coming up eFIXX this week
14:26 Challenge words winner
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