Staveley Industries has sold two of its m&e contracting divisions to the Vital Services Group for an undisclosed sum.

Bob Pagan is the new national officer for construction and contracting at m&e union Amicus.

This month sees the launch of m&e contractor T Clarke’s Switched on to Safety Passport.

The waste of electricity at an incineration plant has been overcome by a new variable speed drive.

Flakt Woods is providing a new ventilation solution for the Dusseldorf Airport extension. Almost 50 of the firm’s JM Aerofoil car park fans are being used in the main supply and extract of the car parking area. The system was demonstrated to be simpler to install than a a traditional ducted system and give savings of over 50% in running costs. The contract is part of the 38 million euro second phase of the expansion and improvement of the airport concourse C. Essen-based Krumme was m&e contractor on the installation.

Fagerhult’s Aluflex trunking system is providing an integrated system for lighting, medical gases, power and low voltage at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary’s pre-natal assessment ward. Surrounding corridors are lit by Fagerhult’s Sektor T5 luminaires. 1860 Lighting Consultants, a subsidiary of Apex Electrical Solutions was employed to design the lighting. RVI Estates’ in-house contractor carried out the installation.

The use of Pirelli’s rapid FP Firefix system has cut two-thirds off the installation time at a Somerset installation.

This Parliament should see the introduction of legislation on corporate manslaughter. Paul Reeve tells contractors what to expect.

Paul Sayer dispels the myth that only a certain length of flexible cord is allowed between a lighting distribution system and the luminaire.

Pre-terminated cabling solutions offer contractors the chance to speed up their data installation and ensure consistent quality on site. EMC looks at the options.

Are you a company owner claiming a small salary and high dividends? You may now be liable for large tax penalties.

New approaches to switchgear maintenance have been pioneered in recent years. Simon Garrard outlines which technique is best for a particular application.

I have seen and heard a lot of general comments and lobbying of the government regarding the withholding of retentions by the employer.

In December 2002, Hilton Building Services completed the m&e services associated with a new stadium and arena for a council in the east of England.

On reading your June issue news pages, I find it ridiculous that the ENA is not in favour of letting authorised contractors remove service fuses, yet the only action it will take is to set up a web site portal.

There has been a spate of company takeovers in recent times and this month’s magazine covers another two deals (pages 7 and 9).

The Association wants to shake up the HSE’s handling of accident reporting to make it easier for contractors and to achieve more credible national statistics.

The JTL National Awards were held at the House of Lords on 15 July.

The new legislation aimed at bringing companies to justice in instances where gross management failings have caused a fatality at work has been applauded by the ECA.

Latest figures from the Health and Safety Commission show that the number of construction workers killed by falls from height in 2004/05 is the lowest since records began in 1996.

Daniel Glew, a 19-year-old apprentice working for SEC in Chichester, is this year’s winner of the ECA Edmundson Award.

The ECA has warned the government that members will suffer because of the April 2006 launch of the electronic version of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

Many contractors in the UK electrical sector are in danger of being prosecuted under the new European hazardous waste regulations.

The recent introduction of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations in July 2005 could prompt a surge of legal claims from employees, says solicitor Vizards Wyeth.

This assortment of conduit, fixings and clips is not the result of ripping out C3PO’s internal organs but an artwork called Leaping Forward by Christian Trory, a student at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.

Moeller Group has been sold by Advent International to UK-based private equity firm Doughty Hanson & Co.

Dutch m&e and communications giant Imtech has bought Nottingham-based contractor Goodmarriott and Hursthouse.

Planning permission has been granted for a £1 million hydro-electric plant that will provide over 30% of the power for Windsor Castle. The plant, to be built at Romney Weir on the Thames, will include four turbines built by npower renewables. It will produce 200 kW of power per year, offsetting 600 tonnes of CO2.

Essex electrician Michael John Moore has been banned from acting as a company director for five years and sentenced to 80 hours community service following a DTI prosecution.

Electricians have failed to register for Part P compliance because of a phobia of paperwork, according to the UK Trades Confederation (UKTC).

The construction industry is gearing up for the 2012 Olympic Games but does it have the resources to tackle this gargantuan task?

Galactic goings-on at the Grosvenor saw Darth Vadar and friends mixing with magic and illusion as the Building Services Awards winners celebrated in style.

With regulatory and market focus moving to the use of renewable energy and alternative fuels, one technology contractors will soon be facing is fuel cells. Here’s what you should know.

Portsmouth Harbour, famed for its naval links and sailing fraternity has a new attraction inspired by life underwater.

ECA president Bill Wright talks to Andrew Brister about convergence, contract conditions and commercial concerns.

Dutch m&e giant Imtech has bought contractor Goodmarriott and Hursthouse. Andrew Brister hears how the group has big plans for UK expansion.

Accident figures reveal that although there has been one more fatality this year than last, rising employment rates mean lower death rates.