• • • CONTENTS • • • NEWS May 2021


5 The latest government advice electrical contractors can not ignore


6 Equipment hire crucial to expected surge in UK manufacturing


7 ECA responds to Queen’s speech FEATURES


SURGE & CIRCUIT PROTECTION


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JUNE FEATURES


Cabling & Cable Management Electric Vehicles


Hazardous Area Equipment Industrial Plugs & Sockets Lighting & Controls


Supplement: Data Centre Management


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23 Plug and play electrical fit out for social media giant


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42 Feed-through connectors in pre assembled rack panel


liminate ALL and ANY disruptions caused by random GRID power dips. Don’t accept loss of power. Don’t accept


SAFETY IN ENGINEERING


Surge & Circuit Protection 11 Taking a stand against untested products


12 Delivering efficient energy for remote communities


14 Increasing the efficiency of solar power


Enclosures


17 Do’s and Dont’s on installing enclosures safely


18Wearable enclosures for social distancing devices


20 Meet the electrician inspiring more women into the industry


Electrical Equipment


24 Could you guide a trainee? Test & Measurement


27 How static motor testing can support preventative maintenance programmes


28 Going underground for Seaward’s PAT


29 Reliable insulation diagnostics for power assets


31 Is poor quality test and measurement equipment compromising safety?


Safety in Engineering


32 Best practice for safety in engineering: Regulation


34 Valves update ULK chemical plant to latest safety standard


Smart Buildings & IoT 37 Hot off the press


38 Why smart grids are the solution to realising the potential of smart cities


40 No-strings networks for a better IIoT


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