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Trade Skills 4U expands into Midlands with new Electrical Training Centre


New Scolmore office and warehouse facility opens in Dubai


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spiring electricians in the Midlands region will be able to enjoy a new state-


of-the-art training facility. Touted to open at the end of April 2019, the location will act as a base from which Trade Skills 4U can deliver their industry leading courses. However, all course advice, management and administration will still be covered by its head office just by London Gatwick. As specialists in electrical training, Trade Skills


4U offer the largest range of electrician courses in the UK for new entrants, existing electricians and companies from their main centres based in Gatwick, Warrington, London and a recently


opened facility in Leeds. Customers can choose from a range of courses including; 18th Edition, Domestic Installer Packages, City & Guilds Diplomas, Inspection and Testing, EV Charging Point, plus much more. In order to satisfy the high demand for the new 18th Edition of the electrical regulations, in July 2018 the company introduced four new pop up centres based in Newcastle, Cardiff, Hatfield and Coventry. The new centre will be situated in Westwood Business Park next to Warwick University, with excellent facilities and transport links right on its doorstep.


ERA boosts market growth with Y-Cam acquisition


pioneer – a purchase set to make ERA one of the most advanced and capable providers of smart security solutions for the home. Y-cam’s proprietary cloud platform, alongside its range of award-winning security cameras, alarms and sensors, will bring ERA unrivalled expertise in the sector and substantial potential for further growth. According to a recent GfK Global report, the UK is the fastest growing smart home market in Europe and smart security products have the second highest level of appeal after connected entertainment devices. Darren Waters, ERA’s CEO said, “This acquisition is an important strategic move for ERA. Rapid growth in the connectivity of British homes coupled with a big increase in consumer


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n accelerated number of companies became licensees for Signify’s EnabLED


eading home security specialist ERA has acquired Y-Cam, a British smart security


warehouse facility in Dubai – a development that follows six years of successful trading in the Middle East. The new openings will strength Scolmore’s position as a supplier of UK-made wiring accessories and lighting products, and allow the company to significantly expand its business across the growing Middle East market.


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colmore Group has announced the opening of a new head office and


The new office of Scolmore International


awareness means that demand for trustworthy smart security technology is increasing rapidly. Unlike many other businesses in the sector, we’re building our smart capability on 180 years of home security expertise; this unrivalled experience gives massive confidence to trade partners and end-users alike. The acquisition of Y- cam puts ERA right at the forefront of the smart security market”.


licensing program for LED luminaires and retrofit bulbs at the end of December 2018. The company signed another 100 licensees


since May 2018, showing an increasing demand for licenses for its lighting innovations and its commitment to developing the future of LED lighting with its licensees. "Our EnabLED licensing program allows


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members to speed up their product development, reduce time to market, increase sourcing flexibility and become more cost effective," says Frank Bistervels, Head of Intellectual Property at Signify. "10 years ago we started the program with 250 innovations to enable faster growth in the LED lighting market. Early 2018 we added 150 innovations to better meet the needs of our members and because we have continued to


Electrical Trading (Scolmore Dubai) is located in the heart of Dubai in the Business Bay area. Headed up by Tim Piggott, sales director, Middle East, the new company will also employ a number of sales managers, as well as office and admin support staff. The warehouse facility of Scolmore Dubai, operating as Scolmore International Middle East Free Zone Establishment (FZE) is located about 10 miles outside of Dubai in the Free Zone area. From this prime location, Scolmore Dubai will be able to stock and distribute its comprehensive range of products more quickly to its customers, which include major distributors, construction clients, hotels and smaller end users. In addition to products from across Scolmore’s range of wiring accessories, a new range manufactured at the Sangamo factory in Scotland has been designed specifically for the Middle East market.


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invest in developing improvements in LED lighting technologies that are useful in today's and tomorrow's products. These include inventions related to filament-based LED products, warm dimming incandescent emulation, omnidirectional lighting for LED lamps, LED glare reduction, asymmetric LED light output, uniform mixing of LED colors and connected LED lighting technology."


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