Electrical installation news articles 
Strong demand for trades people trained in installing and maintaining eco friendly power systems
Train 4 Trade Skills predicts that Britain will face a mushrooming demand for trades people trained and proficient in installing and maintaining eco friendly power systems. The home study college’s principal Myra Smallman said “We’re already seeing gas and electricity prices soar, and this, coupled with growing awareness of alternate `green’ energy systems, will drive a huge demand for electricians trained to install and maintain these systems... [more]
Kenda Electronic Systems establishes a dedicated Energy Metering Division
Kenda Electronic Systems has established a dedicated Energy Metering Division to enable the company to provide a more focused service for its expanding customer base within the electricity-supply industry. The new division will concentrate on the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and maintenance of Kenda’s metering products, which include complete metering cubicles as well as a range of operational metering summators and meterin... [more]
New Fluke point-and-shoot professional-grade laser distance meters
Fluke has introduced two new pocket-size professional-grade laser distance measuring tools that are fast and easy to use. While offering the most advanced measuring technology with buttons positioned for one-handed measurements, addition, subtraction, area, volume and other calculations can all be simply computed on the large displays. The new compact Fluke 416D Laser Distance Meter, like the Fluke 411D, is designed for indoor and limited outd... [more]
Megger acquires transformer testing and insulation diagnostics company Pax Diagnostics
Megger Group is acquiring Pax Diagnostics of Sweden. Pax transformer testing and insulation diagnostics products will be a strong addition to the Megger range of test instruments for the power industry. The Pax IDAX range of Dielectric Frequency Response Analysers are designed for measuring moisture in power transformers as well as testing insulation material in various power system products. The IDAX300 represents the latest generation in the... [more]
Earth-Connect simplifies and speeds up complex TV reception and distribution cabling tasks
Recent legislation requires any TV system that joins individual dwellings to be properly earthed for the safety of customers. However, earth-bonding every input and output from all components of a complex TV distribution system has previously been both difficult and time-consuming, especially when bringing up-to-date an old installation. Vision-Products Earth-Connect enables a new or existing distribution system to be quickly, simply and cheap... [more]
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