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- ment and filter manufacturer, has appointed Callum McDonald as area sales manager for London.


- turer of electric water heating   showers, signalling its intent for major growth


 e-fficient Energy has recruited Kevin Simmonds as its new na- - tensive industrial and commercial energy sector and infrastructure - ground in sales, operations and engineering.


 Ceeney, has qualified for full mem- bership of the IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) and is now a Char- tered Environmentalist (SocEnv).


 Vuong as Environment Health    affairs.


 of appointments across its UK & Ireland sales teams. Neville Small, - ton Commercial, is now business  Heating’s commercial brands. Steven Evans has joined as na-   now head of product management – commercial.


- - cial sector manager for the south.


-  services manager.


Alois Keppler at Ziehl-Abegg in Bieringen assembling a large fan which, as a compact system, has triggered a huge boom in demand in the global market.


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an and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg has seen its sales grow for 2016 to €482m, com- pared with €447m a year earlier. Ceo Peter Fenkl said: “Global and economic policy framework condi- tions have been more than difficult but we have succeeded in more than asserting our position in the mar- kets.’


The significant growth was facil- itated by new products, improved logistics and a greater commitment to sales and service. The company also opened a new branch in Dubai


last year and increased staff num- bers to more than 3550. Mr Fenkl continued: “The pure sales figures, which are up by about 8%, are the one side but the other is the personal contact, talks with sup- pliers and customers.”


Exports account for a more than 75% of the company’s sales. Busi- ness in Germany has risen slightly but the bulk of the increase has come from other European countries. Sales in the countries on the American continents also have reported above average increases.


Four out of 10 buildings at risk from cyber attack, says survey


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ccording to the results of a recent survey by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA)


and Scottish electrical trade body SE- LECT, nearly four out of 10 clients (39 per cent) say that they don’t take any steps to protect smart installations in buildings from cyber threats. In total, 49% of the respondents to the survey said that the risk of hacking, and its impact on unsecured networks was a potential barrier to installing connected technology, highlighting the inherent cyber threats to buildings in the modern era.


The survey findings raise major security and privacy implications for the UK’s business infrastructure, particularly given the likely increase in smart installations over the coming


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years, and growth of cyber attacks as an effective tool to disrupt business and politics.


Head of Specialist Groups at the


ECA, Steve Martin, said: “These figures are very concerning, particularly when you consider the inherent risks in the modern day of not securing your business from hackers. Clearly this is an area which clients urgently need to address, given the anticipated growth in smart installations over the coming years.”


The ‘Connected Technology Survey for Clients’ ran for three weeks in November and December 2016. Over- all, there were 229 responses to the survey, including from consultants, engineers, end clients, local authorities and facilities managers.


Ziehl-Abegg sees sales rise 8%


Mitsubishi Electric links up with JTL


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itsubishi Electric has linked up with a leading work- based learning company,


 apprentices for its partners in a national scheme to encourage more apprenticeships in the building servi- ces industry.


Mitsubishi Electric approached  options and the decision was made to transfer a large number of its ap- prentices across to the new arrange-  The apprentices transferring


- prentices from the 2014 cohort, 1st  cohort and 1st year L2 apprentices and 3rd Year L3 apprentices from the 2016 cohort.





 closely with Mitsubishi Electric and pleased they were impressed with the apprenticeship training model that we employ.”


Mitsubishi Electric’s sales director  tried other providers and looked at -  support offered to our apprentices regularly and looking closely at what  that being a charitable business, it reinvests its profits in further training provision which is an ethos we ap- plaud, it seemed the sensible option to transfer fifty of our apprentices  already had good feedback from the apprentices who feel they are getting the level of support that they deserve as they head for their qualifications and a worthwhile career.


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