• • • CONTENTS • • • March 2023


News 8 ECS Annual Review highlights raising standards


9 Edwin James Group beats apprenticeship target and make new commitments


10 CICV praises industry for embracing payments


11 Christian ministry lights up recycled PV programme


COVER STORY E


urope is now going into energy crisis mode, as a result of uncertainty over its capacity to source sufficient levels of energy to see


itself through these next months. Europe’s media has been covering this worrying scenario on a daily basis, with sources like Bloomberg Europe predicting that power outages are the next threat to the continent.


UPS & Standby Power 16 DC-UPS Modules – battery or capacitor storage? Making the correct decision


Enclosures 20 FDB Panel Fittings debuts the Dirak iLOQ S50 half cylinder swinghandle


22 Thermostat protection prevents frozen pipes and improves energy efficiency


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Safety in Engineering 24 Enabling a safer, more productive working environment through atmospheremanagement


26 When it comes to safety, communication is key


28 Safety and compliance sorted with the KNIPEX crimping range


Test & Measurement 30 Fluke’s new all-in-one test solution


31 Leicester hospitals benefit from long-terminvestment in calibration services


Cabling & Cable


Management 32 Making the case for GRP


33 AEI Cables sends message to individuals on Category 3 Control fire performance cables


Electric Vehicles 34 Batteries vs fuel cells for zero emission vehicles


35 Ford Motor Company becomes first automotive manufacturer to join OpenADR Alliance


36 Government launches £56 million fund to boost EV charge points across the UK


Industrial enclosures Environmental sealing up to IP69/69K


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