The ETL blog
Updates from our Highways, Connections and Training teams, and what’s new in AMP.
Big Data
Capitalising on Big Data to Revolutionise the Highway Electrical Industry Big data is transforming the way cities operate and improve their infrastructure, and street lighting is one of the areas that can greatly benefit from this technology. Big data refers to the large and complex data sets generated from various sources that cannot be processed...
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Highway Electrical Apprenticeships: A Win Win.
The Highway Electrical Apprenticeship programme is designed by Employers from within the sector and developed in conjunction with the Highway Electrical Association and Lantra Awards – it is a great opportunity for students and companies alike, to have access to programmes providing students with the hands-on training and experience they need, to succeed in the...
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Light In The Community
With the dark wintery nights now upon us, the residents of Gt Horkesley Parish in Colchester, can see a little better this winter thanks to new LED lighting provided and installed by Electrical Testing. Earlier this year, Gt Horkesley Parish Council approached Electrical Testing, a subcontractor to Essex Highways, regarding their lighting stock which was...
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Electrical Testing approved as Energy and Utility Skills Provider
Electrical Testing’s commitment to further the skills and quality of their workforce is yet again highlighted through their latest award. As an approved provider for Energy & Utility Skills. (EUS) Energy and Utility Skills help employers in the energy and utilities sector attract, develop and maintain a sustainable, skilled workforce through specialist services. Since the...
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A Training Revolution
Henry Ford, of the Ford motor company once said, “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay”. These words ring true for our Operations Director Ben Humphrys. “We work in a specialist industry and over recent years it was apparent that the industry...
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18th Edition Amendment 2
by Simon Hobbs Amendment 2 of the IET Wiring Regulations, BS7671:2018 was released on 28th March 2022. A replacement for amendment number 1 (issued on 1st February 2020) and is arguably the first major update of this national standard since its release in 2018. The Regulations apply to the design, erection and verification of electrical installations, also...
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What a Weeeste
As COP26 comes to an end, the message on climate change and our effects on the planet has been well documented. The requirement to do more however is not just aimed at governments or big business but everyone, right down to the man or woman in the street. So while at home, we can turn...
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Mental Health and Lone Working
Supporting remote-working employees. Our mental health has been compounded by the experience of Covid-19, and its accompanying feelings of anxiety, grief and isolation. Mind (Mental Health Charity) estimates that one in four people experience a mental health problem each year – and loneliness has become a newly contributing factor, with a quarter of adults finding...
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Gold Approved – HERS
We are delighted to receive from the HEA, permission to use the prestigious Gold Logo for competence on the HERS system. Electrical Testing were one of 11 companies out of 397 to receive permission to use the logo, which is a feat indeed given the number of HERS operatives that we have. Simon Hobbs, managing...
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