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    HMRC proposal for Tax Relief for Travel and Subsistence

    This is a proposal that could take effect April 2016. It will effect nearly all self employed contractors either working through agencies or direct to companies. Write a letter to your local MP to raise the issue in the house of commons...
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    Cerificate Software

    My company currently uses the NIC software to produce our electrical certificates. We have the Ipads and buy the e certificates and pay for the software etc which is all costly. The software is constantly running slow on the ipads, i dont like the way it verifies the information in the office...
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    Solar PV issues

    Our company are having issues with solar pv panels fitted over a year ago, they are LUXOR 250W and we've had nothing but issues with them underperforming, water ingress etc yet the company who manufactures them are disputing this (obviously). Has anyone else had issues with these panels?
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    EICR for property sale

    Hi, I work for a NICEIC registered company and a friend has asked me to do an EICR for the sale of his house, , I can do all the testing myself and my boss will charge me x amount for the NICEIC certificates, but I was just wondering to save on costs can I just use blank forms and sign them off...
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    Stroma Certification Scheme Stroma

    hello all who or what is storma any good !
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    untrained/unskilled persons carrying out electrical work/repairs within a company

    Hi All I would like some opinions from fellow sparks,I work as a foreman electrician for a large Logistics company and I am part of the building maintenance team we have all trades in the team. Each depot has a what my Manager calls maintenance men ( I call them caretakers/Janitors), they carry...
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    EICR Remedials query

    Hi All, new to the Forum so please go gentle!. Just been asked to provide estimate for some remedial works to an office from EICR to rectify code 2 defects as insurance company want completed. Apart from the old favourite of wood framed wylex boards (code 2, but IMO 3) (no mention of no RCD to...
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    New Competent person Schemes company and cheep?

    Just seen this company on facebook "https://www.facebook.com/djtelectricaltraining/photos/pcb.480985238717920/480982812051496/?type=1&theater" called Stroma certification says " offering full membership and Part P accreditation for £288 " im looking to get with a competent scheme after i...
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    company reccomendation

    hey folks. a mate of mine has to offers one from a company called darke and taylor and the other from crest nicholson for an apprenticeship has anybody had any experience working with any of them...thanks
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    Building Maintenance Company or Dedicated Fire Alarm Company..?

    This is old Haes panel, installed in a council special needs learning centre, and maintained by a blue chip all building maintenance company. For the past 3 years they have serviced it every quarter, and given it a full bill of health certification. On working on a building extension, we checked...
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    Multiple job offers

    Hi all Have been busy looking for a new maintenance position and have had offers from Serco, Norlands and a company called Cloudfm. Anybody had any experience of these firms and if the're good to work for? The Serco job is working in NHS hospitals and the other 2 are retail contracts. Never...
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    Cost 2 Build - anyone been approached by or have any views on this company?

    Hi Has anyone been approached by or have views on this mob? Similar idea to Rated People and the like but with a different ethos OR JUST A SCAM????
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    solar pv distributors

    hello all i am currently sub contracting for a company that have just started to go into PV and they have gone to a large company to supply all the panels rail etc (because they don't know what to get) after a meeting with this company this morning their rep informed me i charge to much for the...
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    Eicr

    Large commercial office Installation circa 1996. Asked to price up some work further to a PI being carried out. I called in yesterday for a quick chat. The EICR has multiple C1, 2 and 3 recorded but still satisfactory overall. They have a 9.8 @ 240 (9.0 @ 230) shower in a ladies toilet wired...
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    Joined a new company and I need some advice!

    Evening, im a practising electrician and have been for 15 years. I have started at a new company this week and after doing some research on line the company does not appear on any electrical competent persons scheme, the company is primarily a heating and plumbing company with gas safe and MCS...
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    Instrument company broke my torque screwdriver!

    More of a 'sound off' than a question here. I put my 8 month old Wera torque screwdriver in for calibration a week ago. Three days ago the company I had put it with phoned to say it was faulty and implied it was beyond repair. When I got it back I discovered they had broken the blade...
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    Work in Canada

    I've been thinking of going to work in Canada and was wanting your opinions. So here's the deal..... The company pays for flights, accommodation and sorts the visa out. You work for 5 weeks and then they fly you home for a week. The shift pattern is either 6 days with a day off, or 13 days...
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    Labourer for electrical company

    I've just sent my CV over to an electrical company for a labourers position...... they do not require any tickets (according to the advert) and i am calling them in the morning to speak to the hiring manager. what sort of questions should i expect? teamwork? own initiative? do you...
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    Anyone worked for NG Baileys

    i dont know if this true or not but if you worked for them once they have a policy not to retake you on again? is this for real? or just bull i have previously worked with them through an agency over a year ago, the same job came up recently so i thought i would give the agency a call to get...
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    Help: How to become qualified electrician through college or company?

    Hi friends, I would like to know if someone wants to be qualified electrician from the scratch by studying through a community college which takes at least 5 years or through a company such as "tradeskills4life" which takes shorter duration for a cost £8000 approximately . Does he get the same...
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