Overview: Is Training for Electricians in the UK Adequate?

By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. In the UK under the City & Guilds (C&G) training schemes, electricians currently go through 3 – 4 years of theoretical and practical training. During this time, fundamental electrical understanding is taught along with fundamental practical training. This has been the approach for some time now, but there are […]

KNX UK Announces Networking Event at Hager UK in Telford

The next KNX UK networking event is a must for all integrators working in the residential sector. The day will be hosted in Telford at the Hager UK factory, where the team that works full-time with developers will share their insights into how builders and investors are thinking and how we can all work with […]

UK Construction Week 2018 Champions Innovation

Get the fastest, boldest vision of the future at UK Construction Week Innovation is the key theme for this year’s UK Construction Week (UKCW) which returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 9 to 11 October. UKCW will champion innovating and pioneering ideas, projects and products via a new Innovation Trail which runs through each […]

Elsner Elektronik Wins Red Dot Award for Mini-Sewi KNX and Intra-Sewi KNX Sensors

Winning streak does not stop: Further products from Elsner Elektronik win Red Dot Award The expert jury of the international Design Award “Red Dot” annually awards one of the most prestigious awards companies can receive for their products and ideas. Also in 2018, two products from Elsner Elektronik were again awarded for their high design […]

Smart Buildings 2018 Covers Latest Innovations For Intelligent Building Management Systems

9th May 2018, UBS, 5 Broadgate, London Smart Buildings 2018 is a unique one-day conference with leading thinkers coming together to debate the new world of work, exploring new trends and how to best enhance assets of space, technology and people. We examine Smart Buildings from the Developer’s, Tenant’s and User’s perspectives covering latest innovations […]

Evolution of UK Construction Week Delivers New Building Tech Live Event

Building Tech Live will be the most important event in the integrated building technologies sector this October, at the NEC Birmingham. Taking place on 9-11 October 2018, Building Tech Live joins the Build Show, Timber Expo, Civils Expo, Energy 2018, HVAC 2018 and the Surface & Materials Show to make up the UK’s largest event […]

Light + Building 2018 Show Report: KNX Association Press Conference and Top Event

By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. The two main events during Light + Building 2018 that provided a great overview of how well KNX is progressing and what the KNX Assoication’s key messages are, were the press conference and the KNX Top Event. Global The KNX Assocation press conference kicked off with some impressive facts and figures […]

Light + Building 2018 Attracts 220,000 Trade Visitors from 177 Countries

Light + Building is the world’s leading event for the sector – and impressive demonstration of this was given yet again by the latest edition of the fair in Frankfurt am Main from 18 to 23 March 2018. A total of 2,714 exhibitors (2016: 2,626*) from 55 countries launched their latest products onto the world […]