http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/Company news - electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning enElectrical PortalElectrical Portalhttp://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10669.htmlThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:35:40 GMTToni Hankins, Rowe Hankins' founder, has taken a step back from the driving seat earlier this month when he became executive chairman. In a busy career, Toni has taken his circuit breaker and safety systems business from a back bedroom to a GBP5 million turnover, 60 employee business, with world wide connections. In 1984 Toni launched into the UK the Heinemann range of hydraulic magnetic circuit http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10668.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:03 GMTSchneider Electric has announced the debut of Energy University , a vendor-neutral, online educational community that provides the fundamentals needed to implement successful energy efficient solutions scaling various applications. The courses are designed to provide anyone involved in the decision-making, management, planning, design, or construction of a space impacted by energy, a level of expe http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10666.htmlMon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMTComark's RF500 System was originally developed to assist companies to achieve legislative compliance and uses the very latest mesh networking and bi-directional communications technology to achieved unprecedented levels of data integrity and reliability whilst monitoring temperature and humidity levels in critical areas. The development of a new RF515 Multi-parameter Transmitter means that Com http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10662.htmlWed, 17 Jun 2009 15:28:34 GMTSchroff has launched a new edition of its main catalogue. Running to over 1100 pages, Edition 23 provides detailed technical information on the company's complete range of products, including cabinets, cases, subracks and power supplies. Among the many new products to appear in the catalogue are the propacPRO series of cases, a range of intelligent socket strips, and extensions to the company's http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10661.htmlThu, 18 Jun 2009 14:31:41 GMTThe first European Machinery Directive (89/392/EEC) specified as far back as 1989 that the emergency stop control must latch and must trigger the stopping function before it latches. In 1993 this was amended to make it more precise, stating: 'Once active operation of the emergency stop device has ceased following a stop command, that command must be sustained by engagement of the emergency stop de http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10660.htmlWed, 24 Jun 2009 14:24:28 GMTAlpha Electronics, nationwide distributor of handheld and portable electrical and electronic test equipment, offers Power Quality Meters from all the major manufacturers, including Fluke, Chauvin Arnoux, Megger and Elcomponent. The power quality test tools and power analysers offer troubleshooting, predictive maintenance and long-term recording in industrial and utility applications. Also, for http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10659.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2009 15:04:07 GMTAnglia has announced that it has won a franchise agreement with Intersil. The agreement allows Anglia to sell and support Intersil's entire portfolio of standard analog ICs across the UK and Ireland. The Intersil franchise gives Anglia a complete portfolio of analog ICs, from building block devices to high precision solutions for use in industrial, instrumentation and medical applications. Acc http://www.electricalportal.co.uk/electrical_article10658.htmlMon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:08 GMTPad webstore have just taken delivery of a new range of lighting with the added twist of all being made in the UK. Perfect for all types of home from contemporary to traditional, from loft to barn and everything in between, the range has been handmade by a long-established, family-run metal spinning company in South Wales. Stars of the range includes - * Cafe Pendant Light in Red - GBP43.50