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Fegime UK supports new electrical apprentices
T
he Independent Consortium Fegime UK has launched an initiative to support the newcomers to the Electrical Contractors Industry with a range of “Toolkits” developed with the support of the Fegime members Airflow, CK Tools and Schneider. Fegime’s CEO Alan Reynolds explained: “Having started as an apprentice electrician when I was 16 years old, on a wage of circa £20 per week, I know how difficult it was for me to build my first set of tools to carry out my training. Therefore when I discussed the idea with fellow members and suppliers I thought it would be great if we could help new starters with some support with a bespoke tool bag and tools. It is really important with all of the opportunities coming to the Electrical Sector that we invest in our future tradespeople and hopefully this small gesture will be a significant help to them.
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“I would like to thank Sarah Bevan from CK Tools, Carolyn Newton-Brown from Airflow and Gary Palmer from Schneider.” Fegime has 36 members across the UK and each member has been sent Tool Kits to give to apprentices working within their customers’ businesses.
ECA calls on Government to ‘reform and
rebalance’ energy levies E
lectrical and engineering services trade body ECA responded to Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will rise by 54% to £1,971 last month, welcoming Rishi Sunak’s action to help taper the price rise by supporting middle- and lower-income households.
However, the ECA maintains that the Government must urgently address the inequalities between gas and electricity levies, and reduce our reliance on imported natural gas from countries such as Russia. ECA energy solutions advisor Luke Osborne said: ““Inequalities in the UK taxation system mean electricity is expensive and gas is cheap. Currently, electricity prices per KWh are around 4 times higher than gas. In the past, when electricity was more carbon intensive, this approach might have been logical. But renewable electricity generation is now cleaner than gas and projected to emit only half of the emissions resulting from heating from fossil fuels by 20251. The outdated levy structure does not reflect this.
“We are calling on government to urgently address the inequalities between gas and electricity levies to reflect the falling carbon intensity of electricity. This single move will have the effect of reducing fuel poverty, be good for business and crucially good for the environment.”
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