CONTENTS
SPECIAL FEATURE: SOFTWARE
VOLUME 31 NO. 08 • AUGUST 2011 3 INDUSTRY NEWS
All the latest news, views, events and industry information.
8 CONTRACT NEWS Who is putting what in where.
13 LIGHTING PROJECTS
High profi le case studies from the lighting sector.
15 EDITORIAL Hot stuff.
16 KEY ISSUE
Frank Bertie of NAPIT discusses some of the key changes revealed in the fi rst amendment to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations.
18 TRAINING Skills and qualifi cations news.
20 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Ways to get to work.
22 INTERVIEW
Richard Shaw of Greenbrook Electrical discusses some of the key industry issues with Russell Drury.
26 CABLING & CONNECTIVITY
Bob Masters of Newey & Eyre examines the cabling and connectivity requirements of end users.
28 PROJECT FOCUS Russell Drury talks to
Danfoss about its work at Browsholme Hall.
31 COMPETITION
Win a top games console and games courtesy of Timeguard.
33 CO ALARMS
Neil Pardell of Aico looks at the increasing popularity of the CO alarm in domestic properties.
36 CABLING PROBLEMS
Dr Jeremy Hodge of BASEC reveals the top fi ve cable related problems encountered by contractors.
38 COMPETITION
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45 Extensive product information. 36 George Murphy of Amtech looks at
the role software plays in helping contractors comply with the fi rst amendment to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations.
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VOLUME 31 NO. 08 • AUGUST 2011
NICEIC CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN OVER PART P
NICEIC is asking the government to listen to its registered contractors over proposed changes to Part P of the Building Regulations. Part P is currently under review by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), formerly known as the Offi ce for the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), which launched the original legislation in 2005.
‘NICEIC is lobbying for Part P to be amended sensibly, with focus particularly on maintaining confi dence in the legislation, enforcing compliance by non- registered contractors and ensuring
consistency in these troubled times,’ explained Emma McCarthy, chief executive offi cer of NICEIC. ‘Our great concern is that the electrical contracting industry will be left in 2013, as we believe was the case in 2005, with an imperfect regulation, with little enforcement support from local authorities and very little publicity from government.’ NICEIC has surveyed its customers to get their view on Part P and what they would like to see happen to the legislation. ‘There is no doubt registered contractors quite rightly want to see
Part P amended for the better, and naturally they have very little regard for DIY electrical work,’ Emma
continued. ‘I fi nd it quite remarkable that this review was inspired by comments, many ill-informed from DIYers, on the government’s Your Freedom website. Electrical installation work is potentially dangerous and should be left to the acknowledged experts. The electrical contracting industry’s voice must be heard, otherwise there is a danger the industry will be left with a shell of a regulation and the householder not knowing where to turn for a safe job.’
Shentongroup has expanded its long term association with the iconic Minack Theatre in Cornwall by converting its generator from single phase to three phase following a power upgrade at the facility.
13 LIGHTING
PROJECTS High profi le case studies from the lighting sector.
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COMPETITION Win a top
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THE IET INTRODUCES TED WIRING
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, formerly The IEE) has launched The IET Wiring
Regulations, 17th Edition, BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No.1, 2011. The amended IET Wiring Regulations set out the national standard for which all new electrical installations are to comply.
The amended Wiring Regulations have been jointly published by the IET and the British Standards Institution (BSI) and feature important changes to the 17th Edition which was published in 2008.
One of the major changes in the amended Wiring Regulations is in Appendix 6 which introduces the new Electrical Installation Condition Report to replace the Periodic Inspection Report. This new reporting procedure has an easy to understand coding system and has been split into two areas: the fi rst relating to domestic or similar installations up to 100A and the second for larger installations, greater than 100A.
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