Leicester Based Electrical Contractors
Specialists in Hazardous Commercial & Industrial Installation
Est.1990
Mobile: 07710 004 354
A recent Health & Safety Executive (HSE) press release has criticised electrical contractors for excessive and unnecessary electrical safety tests for office-based businesses, believed to cost an estimated £30 million annually. The HSE suggests that misleading advice and advertising is contributing to businesses – including shops, offices and hotels – paying unnecessarily for electrical maintenance. HSE Chair Judith Hackitt, speaking Read More »
It should go without saying that employee and customer health and safety is the number one priority of all electrical contractors, but the sad truth is that not all local electricians practice this philosophy, resulting in electrical accidents and subsequent prosecutions. As a limited company of thirteen years standing, PB Ross electrical contractors are proud Read More »
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has issued a warning of the possibility of UK electricians failing to comply with the latest IET Wiring Regulations. The IET suggests that up to 76% of UK electricians could be operating without a the latest copy of the IET Wiring Regulations – 17th Edition, BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment Read More »
Engineers at Stanford University, California, are developing a new approach designed to improve the efficiency of solar cells and batteries… By “decorating” nanowires with chains of nanoparticles the process increases the surface area of the wires, thus improving their catalytic activity. The development may lead to better lithium-ion batteries and more efficient solar cells, according to a Read More »
A demolition worker has suffered 20% burns after he was engulfed in flames following an attempt to cut a live 11,000 volt cable at an electricity substation in Worcester. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted DSM Demolition Ltd of Birmingham and Halesowen-based Gould Singleton Architects Ltd (GSA) following the incident in July 2006, resulting in fines Read More »
