If you are working on a property renovation or refurbishment project then Building Regulations will probably apply to your wiring work and electrics. 

 

If your electrics aren’t properly installed, they can be a fire hazard and could lead to injury or electrocution. That’s why they have been brought into the Building Regulations under Part P. 

Do you like to mend things when they are broken? 

 

In Europe there’s now a ‘right to repair’ (R2R) movement. It argues that technical information and genuine parts should be widely available, allowing people to mend their appliances. However, manufacturers say that these should only be supplied to qualified professional repairers. 

The National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) have produced a 2021 Vision report about the future of the industry. 

 

In the last 12 years the UK has seen a major recession and a pandemic. Like many other sectors, electrical contractors have found it difficult to plan ahead. The report aims to look beyond short-term survival and to plan for future business development. 

There are reports that the government’s Green Homes voucher scheme might come to an end in March, less than a year after its launch. 

 

While there have been almost 70,000 applications for vouchers, by the end of January only 21,000 vouchers had been issued and less than 3,000 installations had been completed. 

 

Industry experts are arguing that options available for homeowners, such as heat pumps, don’t meet the needs of many families. 

Logistics businesses all around the country have seen increased demand, even before we started to shop and work from home during the last year. 

 

The Office for National Statistics says that internet shopping accounted for more than a quarter of all our retail spending in September 2020. 

 

MSE has been working at warehouse and distribution sites across the country to help them meet this growing demand with improved electrical installations and lighting.