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pat test labels 04/02/2015

Why PAT Testing is Important to your Insurance Company

As a tradesman you could be liable at any time so you need to do all you can to protect your business. Having public liability insurance is essential to all tradesmen, no matter the industry sector. It is important because it helps protect a business, but crucial because it protects the customer should things go wrong and an accident happens. If someone is injured, even fatally, or property damaged as a result of an accident due to the activities of a tradesman, the implications can be devastating for both parties.... Read More

13/01/2015

5 benefits of using LED lights

Everyone tells us that light emitting diodes (LEDs) are better than standard lighting – but what’s the reasoning behind it? To answer this question, we’ve picked out our top five benefits of using LED lights over traditional bulbs. 1. Efficiency The major benefit of using LED lights instead of traditional lighting is that they are far more efficient. This statistic will give you an idea: LED lights run at 80% efficiency. This means that 80% of the electricity produced is converted in light, whilst 20% is lost as heat, etc.... Read More

17/12/2014

How to wire a light

How to wire a light Wiring up and installing a new light in your home is not as difficult as you might first imagine: it does however involve electricity, and electricity can be dangerous if you don’t do things right, but take certain safety precautions, use the right tools: then it’s a job that most of us can do without too much difficulty. When you don’t take the time to study what it is you need to do, and why you’re doing it, it’s easy to get in a bit... Read More

08/12/2014

The world’s most dangerous jobs: some exciting, others not so!

Ask people their opinion on the most dangerous jobs in the world and most answers would include fire fighting, policing etc but in fact these occupations are less hazardous on paper than being a car mechanic! The risks some people are prepared to get work is staggering and it is not always the greater the risk, the greater the reward. In fact, the workers in the Kawah Ijen Volcano, after a gruelling day will only earn about £8 and you can count the earnings of sanitation workers in some countries... Read More

picture of testing equipment 21/10/2014

What is the importance of PAT testing?

July 24, 2013 Portable appliance testing, also known as PAT testing is a process carried out in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. The process involves electrical appliances undergoing routinely checks for safety; PAT testing has become an integral part of any health & safety policy. It is advised that all electrical appliances within properties which are let out and commercial properties have their electrical goods PAT tested. The need for PAT Testing has never been so great; the increased need for testing accompanies an... Read More

picture of an electrician 17/10/2014

How Much Do Electricians Charge

October 6, 2014 Minor electrical work in the home such as changing a light fitting, or installing a new light switch can be well within the capabilities of many home owners and DIY enthusiasts, but what about the average Joe’s amongst us, who quite frankly don’t have a clue?! This can be a minefield to enter into, Do they typically charge for a call out even if they ultimately wont be undertaking the job? Is the work charged per job or time taken per job? Is £450 a ridiculous amount... Read More

Picture of man servicing boiler 27/08/2014

The Importance of Servicing Household Gas Appliances

August 27, 2014 There are many jobs in and around the home that we must carry out on a fairly regular basis, many of these can be delayed and done another day to suit us or the weather, or to fit in with our lifestyle schedules but servicing household gas appliances should not be one of them; the implications of doing so can be quite catastrophic. Every year in the UK between 30 and 50 people die from gas related incidents in the home and in the workplace; around 20%... Read More

electric power plant 20/08/2014

Electricity From Renewable Sources

August 20, 2013 For thousands of years, technology has been deployed to take advantage of the force of nature, think of the sails on ships for example. As the world’s need for energy increased and we realised that fossil fuel supplies wouldn’t last forever, engineers began to look at nature as a power source. Today we are well on our way to meeting the challenge of renewable energy. So how is the world today facing up to its renewable energy responsibilities? Today we investigate Hydro Electricity. Hydroelectric power, using the... Read More

electrical transformer 13/08/2014

How is Electricity Created and How Does It Reach Our Homes?

August 13, 2013 It’s very rare that when we turn an electrical appliance on from the wall socket, we spare a thought to the process in which electricity is created. Large scale electricity production in power plants across the UK relies on the process of induction.  In Layman’s terms, this is when a voltage is produced when a magnet is moved into a coil of wire, the voltage is then lost when the magnet is removed. This means if you have a coil of wire and a magnet at home,... Read More