Electrical News Weekly
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222 episodes
Dangers of the Job? Electricians and Asbestos
As another electrician is diagnosed with cancer, doctors warn apprentices about the deadly nature of asbestos…First, Australia said it was coming for our sparks. Now it’s Saudi Arabia who’s on the hunt for UK-qualified contractors…<...
Man Dies In Shower After Visit From Unqualified Electrician
A young man dies in the shower after an unqualified electrician fails to install earth bonding…Wireless electric car chargers are FINALLY coming to a street near you…And we reveal the winners of the 2023 eFIXX Awards…Ele...
Payout for Electrician Who Stood Up for Health & Safety
The whistleblower electrician who took on the big boys over health and safety receives a payout…Skills chiefs overhaul apprenticeships – they’re making them six months longer and adding digital and renewable energy trainingAnd t...
Sweden Bans EASEE EV Chargers.
Swedish safety chiefs ban two Easee EV chargers and order a recall of 100,000 units…Four electricians are murdered after being mistaken for cable thieves in South Africa…And van clutter. Are loose items putting YOUR life at risk...
BANNED: What the end of Fluorescent Tubes Means for YOU!
It may be over 100 years old, but the venerable fluorescent tube is set to pass into history next February…we give you the low down on the bulb ban.Also: the Japanese boffin who’s come up with a light that doesn’t use electricity…
Why electricians are switching off fixed price jobs
The fixed price contract is DEAD – and the culprit is inflation, with the copper cable in the conservatory. Electricians increasingly offer payment plans to struggling homeowners…And forget the van; electrical contractors i...
How Australia Plans To Steal Our Electricians
The dangers of installing lightning conductors are in the spotlight this week as an electrical contracting firm receives a fine of £120,000 over the death of an employee…Australia says it will steal UK sparks with the promise of top wag...
Watchdog Raises Safety Fears Over EV Chargers and RCDs
Confusion reigns this week over the use of RCDs with electric vehicle chargers following a probe by Swedish authorities…Pictures emerge of the electrical work of serial bodger Jake Hughes…And ACTION! – Britain’s movie production...
How judge wiped smile from tool thief's face
An outcry from electricians has forced the courts to INCREASE the sentence of a tool thief who rammed an electrical contractor with a van…Several rogue traders have dodged prison this week following a spate of botched electrical work ac...
Electricity Meter Tampering On The Rise: Have You Seen This?
‘Don’t mess with your meter’ - that’s the trade’s message to homeowners this week as they resort to desperate – and deadly – measures to save money…Crown House starts wiring up Everton’s new stadium – from 100 miles away…And an ...
Unqualified Solar Installers Cause '10 Fires a Month' 🔥
It’s been revealed that cowboy installers of solar panels are causing up to 10 FIRES a month…A court fines an energy firm £80,000 after an inspector dies in an electrical panel explosion…And…the electrician who styles his daught...
Fake NICEIC Electrician Busted in Court Crackdown
The courts get tough on substandard electrical installations as a fake NICEIC spark is convicted in Chester, and a major builder is ordered to pay £5 million for a botched job at a cancer centre in Leeds…Renault announces that its cars ...
Three Die in Hotel Fire After Electrical Safety Warning
It’s been revealed that the Scottish hotel where three people died in a fire this month was warned about its electrics and emergency lighting three weeks before the blaze…Electrical contractors who install solar panels are set to face c...
This SECRET code tells you when you'll have a power cut
We reveal the secret code which tells when you’ll have a power cut this winter…The deadline for tax returns is looming, but have you set aside enough to cover it…And thanks to skills shortages, pay packets for electricians are h...
Who can break the seal? - Govt changes rules on service fuse
Hopes are dashed as the government rules on who can break the seal on the service head……sales of backup power systems soar as businesses fear a wave of blackouts this winter……and twin electricians, who are conjoined, reveal that...
Amazon Gets Into the EV Charger Installation Business
Online retail giant Amazon is now selling EV chargers… and it’s even offering to install them…Experts predict that the soaring cost of materials will be a massive challenge for electrical contractors in 2023……and a family of four is tol...
Government Bans Chinese CCTV Cameras
The Government warns electrical contractors not to install Chinese-made CCTV cameras…Campaigners save London’s famous gas lamps from conversion to LED…And a record number of electricians say they’re going to work on Christmas Da...
Thieves are STEALING solar panels and EV cables
Prosecutors charge both a building firm and a local authority over the death of an electrician in a storm… Criminal gangs target solar panels and EV chargers as energy prices soar…… and we meet the dad who’s banned his fami...
Industry Leader Slams "Six Week Wonder" Electricians
An electrician cheats death after falling into molten aluminium at an incredible 720 degree celsius…We name the UK’s best – and worst – city in which to be a self-employed electrician…And, short electrical courses under fire. An...
Tool Thieves Laugh In Court as CCTV Shows Van Ramming Electrician
Tool thieves laugh in court as a video shows them ramming an electrician with a van…Rexel introduces rapid 90-minute drop-offs in what some are calling Deliveroo for sparks… And cash-strapped homeowners are asking electrica...
Government Regulations Cause More Electrical Fires
A judge fines a building firm £50,000 after a worker survives an 11,000V electric shock…New figures reveal that electrical fires have soared since the government introduced specific measures to prevent them…And… one of our boys ...
Family Seeks Justice After Holiday Electrocution
In this week's news, the family of a British tourist electrocuted in the Caribbean takes its case to court.Entrepreneur rescues the prestige EV charger maker Anderson from collapse and much more. Welcome to Electrical...
Sparks' Headache as EV Charger Firm Goes Bust
As the first major EV charger firm goes bust, we ask where this leaves its worried customers…Electricians have reported that over a quarter of all faults that they see pose an immediate danger to life…And is the British plug rea...
BREAKING: New Law to Ban Unqualified Electricians
Electricians take a historic step closer to achieving professional status…A row breaks out over the future of London’s remaining gas lamps…And entries are now open for one of the most prestigious award events in the industry...<...
NEW: Electrician computer game to rival Call of Duty
A coroner rules that an electrician who worked at the Government’s secret spy HQ in Cheltenham died from asbestos exposure…Legrand launches a consumer unit which communicates with your phone in real-time…And the gaming industry ...