News & Updates

The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) is calling for private and public sectors, employer associations...

The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is warning of potential problems with so-called ‘arctic cable’, des...

The Association for Professional Appliance Testing is a new body whose goal is to raise standards in PAT testing. It...

An independent review of 100 smart meter pilots and rollouts across the world suggests that smart metering installat...

The date for the CIBSE Annual Lecture has been announced as Thursday 10th November, at the Wellcome Collection in ce...

Plus win a Mercedes New Vito Panel van! To coincide with the launch of the new brand, Amtech is also developing ...

A new guide for electrical contractors is designed to help avoid pitfalls when ordering cable. Produced by the Appro...

Amtech has brought together all its software and services under a single new brand. The new Amtech brand encompa...

Eight of the UK’s largest building services contractors have begun an extensive employee consultation on the i...

The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has announced details of the second Product Safety Conference, to be held on 26t...

2021 Vision: The Future of the Electrical Contracting Industry is a major piece of research from the NICEIC (Nationa...

SummitSkills, the skills council for building services engineering, is warning of a lack of training for environment...

Nominations for the SummitSkills Awards for Excellence (formerly known as the National Training Awards for Building ...

Details of the government’s construction strategy in reducing public sector procurement costs have now been released...

The Northern Ireland Executive has announced that carbon monoxide (CO) alarms will become mandatory under amended Build...

Engineering Services SKILLcard, the personnel registration scheme for the mechanical building services sector, now enab...

The call to roll out display energy certificates (DECs) to more buildings has received the support of CIBSE, following ...

Forty information guides on how to avoid falling foul of environmental legislation are now available from Business Link...

The NICEIC and Building Engineering Services Competence Accreditation Ltd (BESCA) have announced a strategic alliance. ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a number of products – including basic fact sheets and online tools – design...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched Basic PAYE Tools, an online resource designed to assist employers in runni...

The popular ELEX2011 exhibition arrives at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate on 10 & 11 March 2011. This is a g...

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) is to run a free workshop on Thursday 17th Febru...

The HVCA has published a ‘microsite’ designed to assist employers in the recruitment, training, assessment and ongoing ...

The Government has published a summary of recent changes to the Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guidance. The docu...

Building services engineering projects for the London Olympic Games and associated legacy projects will be awarded over...

A new penalty regime for the late submission of Construction Industry Scheme returns is likely to lead to the impositio...

In light of the recent and predicted weather, the HVCA has published a guidance note for employers that are using the H...

A revitalised scheme to regenerate Penrith town centre now looks set to create work for all construction trades. Having...

The University of Birmingham has announced plans to refurbish its facilities at Edgbaston in a £300m programme. The pro...

The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has reached an agreement with the Unite union that introduces mechanical ...

Business Minister Mark Prisk has announced that the government is introducing a simpler way of pre-qualifying for const...

Michael Gardner has been named as the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Graduate of the Year...

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is staging a conference – to take place at the Royal S...

We will be at the M&E show in London on 6th & 7th October.  The Building Services Event 2010 is the UK's only d...

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has suggested that the Government’s new 'Green Deal' initiative could s...

Imperial College London and Laing O’Rourke have joined forces to establish a two-year part-time Masters course in Syste...

Phase two of the current two-year H&V Operative Wage Agreement – which was negotiated by HVCA and Unite – includes ...

The latest figures from the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) show that 97,411 people...

HVCA members are now able to take advantage of an in-house mediation service, described as ‘quick and inexpensive’. The...

The president of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), Diane Johnson, has called for more emphasis to be place...

The HVCA has appointed David Frise to the new senior post of head of sustainability. Commenting on his appointment, Mr...

Cable manufacturers are being urged by the International Authentication Association (IAA) to invest more in anti-counte...

Major revisions are being proposed to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations, including more detail on medical locations, ...

Employers in England can access up to 50% funding in respect of level 3 Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) quali...

Contractors and consultants who wish to help end clients reduce costs may be able to assist them in obtaining interest-...

The August edition of JTC Newsline, the newsletter issued by the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee is now ...

Refcom (Register of Companies Competent to Handle Refrigerants) has established an advisory committee to oversee the ac...

Since October 2008 sellers and landlords have been required to provide Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for all b...

Reflecting the potential impact of Part L 2010, CIBSE is organising a one-day conference on the 19th October 2010 to ad...

The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) has called for greater policing and enforcement of the F-...

JTL, the work based learning provider for the building services engineering sector, has agreed a £1m package to support...

According to the latest Glenigan Index there has been a significant shift of construction projects to the private secto...

The Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group has welcomed the procurement strategies being adopted by Crossrail, ...

The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International C...

Following the suspension of Atlas Kablo’s product certification licence by BASEC, the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) ...

According to the latest Construction Activity Barometer from Ernst and Young, sales of construction products rose signi...

The Register of Companies Competent to Handle Refrigerants (Refcom) has launched Refcom Elite, an enhancement of the lo...

The HVCA has become a member of the UK Contractors’ Group (UKCG), which represents the country’s leading construction c...

Guidance published by the Health and Safety Executive on carrying out surveys in non-domestic premises under the Contro...

The British Standards Institute is seeking industry views to help shape a new British Standard (BS 11000) for collabora...

Mechanical and electrical contractors are being urged to take part in a survey developed by The Construction Industry R...

Keith Marshall OBE, chief executive of SummitSkills, has given a cautious welcome to the Coalition Government’s approac...

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has entered into an exclusive agreement with AMTECH Gr...

LUCKINSlive.com, the CIBSE-supported online information service for the building services industry, is now accessible t...

The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has used the recent Eastenders plot line, to draw public attention to the potential...

The Electrical Safety Council has launched the Plug into Safety campaign, which aims to reduce the number of electrical...

CIBSE has launched its Non Compliance Costs Campaign, addressing the issue of low rates of compliance of air conditioni...

The NICEIC has expressed concern at the slow progress in attracting more women to the electrical contracting industry a...

Trevor Hursthouse, chairman of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) group has written to the leaders of all th...

The Electrical Safety Council is contacting prospective new MPs to ask them to give their support to the Safer Homes Pl...

Workplaces in which employees are encouraged to play an active role in health and safety issues have generally lower ac...

From the 6th April 2010 employees in businesses with more than 250 staff have a legal right to request time off to take...

Beama (The British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers Association) is supporting recommendations that government...

The HVCA has introduced a fully searchable database of apprenticeship training courses covering all aspects of heating,...

The Government has backed down on its plans to scrap NVQs from the construction industry’s qualification structure, fol...

The biggest single change ever in construction standards is taking place on 31 March 2010, with the full implementation...

Research by consultants Faithful+Gould indicates that the government feed-in tariffs that come into effect on 1st April...

The newly launched Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is a proactive and co-ordinated plan designed to investigate and ad...

Following tax amnesties for offshore account holders and healthcare professionals, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) may ...

The 10th international conference on Developments in Power System Protection will take place from 29 March - 1 April 20...

Electrex 2010 will be held at the NEC Birmingham on 8th to 10th June. This is an opportunity to visit a wide range of ...

The government is proposing to make it illegal for companies to ‘blacklist’ workers that are members of trade unions – ...

Getting the Most from the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is a new publication from M&E Sustainability, a joint ventur...

A new initiative from Communities & Local Government and Defra is set to give a boost to the construction of energy...

The HVCA Ductwork Group (DWG) and the Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services (ADCAS) have jointly publ...

The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and the Lighting Industry Federation (LIF), have announced they are comin...

We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following companies who have recently joined LUCKINSLive.   Crabtree, W...

Harrogate - 11 & 12 March 2010 The popular ELEX2010 exhibition arrives at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate on...

The Manchester HEVAR event takes place on 10-11th February 2010 at the Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford. T...