A dedicated training programme for a senior industry workforce with the essential knowhow to help contractors get the best out of their teams.
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Hi all, does anyone know of a good hdmi switch for 4 hdmi devices at full 1080 automatically switching, i'm putting an led on the wall and don't really want 4 hdmi cables going don the wall to where the devices will be
this is a good place to start
MIG Welding - The DIY Guide
when i started my apprentiship in 1968 i loved doing metalwork at school,we were taught how the combustion engine works(mister hanmlin)
i went to after classes and built a bsa chopper,(extended the fork stantions increacethe rake of the...
Hi all, just to let you know, well those of you who are left on here that is, that I also have decided to give up on renewables for a while anyway.
It is such a shame, with all the time, effort and money that you put into a business only to have it taken away from you.
I am pleased that I...
It's Monday and I'm not feeling particularly optimistic. My MCS bill has dropped through the letterbox and before I pay it I thought I'd try to clarify the changes due in 2013, it's going to be dead over the Winter and if it's going to cost a fortune to jump through 2013 hoops and installations...
As the title says what's the future hold for electricians in general, reading today about the new 2397 Di nvq which in my mind just puts an even greater split in the electrical industry, there's talk of a jib card for this nvq also, is this the straw that will break the camels back, does this...
As thousands of students pick up their A-Level results on 16 August, Diane Johnson, Skills Ambassador for the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) says degrees aren’t the only option and that Government needs to stop playing politics with the qualifications system.
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I have a customer that is gutting a property - literally: roof off and just left with a shell. Then starting again from scratch should end up with a nice 5/6 Bed detached house.
He wants me to go over some 'electrical + data' options regards future proofing and energy saving...
i was asked to pull in a shower cable and leave in wall for future as customer has been roked into other work, so makes sense now as they have the room.
9.5kw shower on 6mm is fine according to osg upto 43m on ref method c. i only have an 8m run and is in rafters with kingspan but kingspan wont...
Hello everyone,
Im 24 and very intrested into getting into the electric industry, but have been slightly put off recently due to the lack of work and the hard times at the moment. Im from london and i think its a bit of a risk to get trained as an electrician at the moment and hope to go into...
"Hello All",
When I was reading various Posts about Freeview TV / Digital Switchover to try and find a reason why My Freeview Signals had become worse since the Digital Switchover I remember reading a comment from a very knowledgeable Member - mharries1 - to the effect that Connecting the Sky...
Hi Chaps,new to the forum,signed up after seeing alot of posts that puzzled me.
i am a technical operations engineer for the NICEIC and deal with technical enquiries within the business.
So if your approved with the NICEIC youll most probably had me respond to a phone enquiry or email of a...
Thinking ahead...............In the future should say your panels or Inverter fail, what do the rules & regulations say as to what you can replace with in the event of NOT been able to replace with exactly the same items ??
3-D Solar Towers, The future of Photovoltaics? | SciTechDaily -- not my field but came across this and thought id share for all you sun worshippers.:shades_smile:
Just installed a 5 way consumer unit in a garage/workshop. It's fed from a garage unit in the house. I've started testing and on the garage 5 way the RCD test is OK but the RCD unit in the house trips at the same time (apart from one random event). I'm not happy about this and a bit puzzled as I...
I think Barking and co now realise the industry can still make this work at 21p. Therefore he has decided to reduce the Tariff further to ensure he kills the industry off.
He has already stated his targets for Solar energy production, which wouldn't have been achieved even with the take up at...
Now on C4
Really interesting programme, this house has it's own gas turbine in the garage producing electricity.
Worth a look on C4+1 or C4 on demand if you missed it.
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