The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has been invited to join the BSI PAS 2030 Steering Group, which covers the installation of Green Deal energy efficiency and renewables measures. PAS 2030 will become the installation standard for Green Deal and other green refurbishment arrangements...
Hello everybody, I have been looking at getting some more tickets under the old belt and got an idea into my head that I wondered if a group of us were to get together and book different short (day) courses would we get a discount.....I went in and asked if there would be a better rate like...
Just created my own little group " The domestic Only Spark "
Hope it doesn't offend too many but who believes they qualify and who would like an invite? lol
Anyone??? :)
We currently fit smaller domestic installations, but have done the occasional smaller commercial install. Weve been asked by a customer to design and install a 40kW system, I am happy with the wiring system, enclosures and inverters etc, but im wondering how many panels we can fit in one section...
Hi Guys, for those of you that use Facebook, we have a page set up that you can follow by 'liking' us.
We currently have 95 likes, and it'd be nice to see this increase to beyond 100 by the weekend! It would also be great to put a face to some forum users as well as letting you have a few...
Evening all
I've been invited to a meeting with a local BNI. Has / is anyone else envolved with a BNI group who could offer some advice. Is it worth while??
Cheers
Ponty
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While waiting for the coffee machine to finish its brewing, the Group
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He explained that his wife had been a bit frisky the night before and
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All electricians rejoice! Fluke group appear to have been listening to comments on forums like ours, lamenting the demise of the Robin testers. Robin testers are back on the market, new design testers marketed under the Robin/Amprobe banner. Lets hope this just the start of the changes...
I have just been offered employment with a company (AVC Group) for a position of Solar Panel Engineer/Installer. First of all, does anybody know what's it like to work for this company and what's involved with the installation itself. I know the Panels are secured to roof, but by what means...
My Dad came across this mob recently (Energy Saving Group | Subsidised Energy Saving Products) - a friend of his has been stung for £500 for what was supposed to be a free install (rent-a-roof type scheme).
Reading the following links, they do sound a bit dodgy. It seems they just refer each...
Hi I recently did the city and guilds solar pv course with the company i work for (though I bloody paid) and have done a couple of installs , The boss was looking for work and heard about The AVC Group which are wanting subbies to work for them. The work involves fitting inverters wiring up and...
Having used the traditional manual scaffold wheel for lifting panels to roof level for a while, we've grown tired of that as a solution - someday someone will let go and there will be an expensive sounding crashing noise and maybe even an injury claim. So, we've been looking to electric scaffold...
We are a Community Group at the moment getting quotations for a 9.9Kwp installation. We have a 3 phase electrical supply; does this create any more challenges than single phase installations? and if so should we be checking on the overall electrical competency of the companies tendering...
Has anybody else noticed how the Schneider group seem to have taken over all the individual electrical manufactures in this country. Almost anything you need now seems to have or will eventually have a Schneider logo slapped on it. Is this company to become the Tesco's of the electrical...
Hi all,
There's been some interest via a thread on forming a group website to promote your own individual website. A sort of lead/enquiry website that links to your own if a potential customer clicks to that area and one that has been optimised etc for high search engine prominence etc...
hey lads i am up for a beer or ten with you lads within the trade if interested to meet up an have a laugh on a social occasion i am so bored with posting comments and not knowing who u are (no disrespect to this forum) but i would like to somehow make a social gathering with fellow friends...
It seems like a lot of us are studying for the 2391 and I thought of starting this thread. We can become study budys, ask each other questions, answer them and give us all help and advice. I'm sure that people like Wilder, Sintra and all the other members (to many to list) can keep an eye on us...
After getting the ear wax removed from my ears at a Motorhead Gig i was wondering what music tastes were out there , give you an idea of mine im off to see Status quo on 30th of Novemeber aslo Jeff Waynes War of the worlds on stage in liverpool in December and Thin Lizzy in January , dont go out...
Hi Guys. Thinking of doing some work for this company ( Able Group) on self-employed basis. They are based in Essex. Has anybody heard of them ? They do call out / emergencies for the commercial / domestic market and you split the fees 50/50. They promise plenty of work and times are hard but i...
Jack Davidson.C.Eng. FIEE. thinks this goes back to the 1890s when E & V produced their first insulation testers, (now universally known as Meggers). This famous brand name dates back to 1905, when the first portable insulation tester was introduced with the MEGGER brand name on it. and its for...
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