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Electrical industry responsible for most ‘bad debt’
Caroline Reidy talks to Terry Duffy from National Credit Insurance about risk and reward and why in business a handshake just won’t cut it. -
Wire by Click installed in Bulky Goods Store
An Australian company’s innovative way of delivering power has saved time and money for the electricians working on a major installation in Victoria. -
LED lighting upgrade for Tamworth Mall
Tamworth’s boutique shopping mall, the Atrium, has installed Philips’ latest cutting-edge LED lighting technology - delivering considerable savings in both energy and maintenance requirements, while presenting ... -
How an electrician can benefit from the carbon tax
With the cost of electricity on the rise, an ageing power grid in need of a major overhaul and the carbon tax on the horizon, is ... -
The pros and cons of LEDs
LEDs have come a long way from once being used in small electronic devices, to now being used to create extraordinary effects at events and concerts. ... -
Grouts Electrical restores Gippsland transmission station after Black Saturday
Following the destruction of the Black Saturday bushfires, Elise Hughan explores how one small contractor brought Gippsland’s major transmission station back on air. -
Queensland contractor Applied Electro fits out grain storage facility
This NECA Queensland Excellence Award-winning project required Applied Electro to provide a rapid installation into a grain storage facility that had to meet the latest Australian ... -
Richard Styles, 31, named 2011 NECA Apprentice of the Year – Commercial/Domestic
Mature aged electrical apprentice, Richard Styles, won the 2011 National NECA Apprentice of the Year award in the Commercial and Domestic category and admits that it ... -
CSIRO open new, state-of-the-art air conditioner test facility in Newcastle
CSIRO engineers have designed and commissioned a new, state-of-the-art national test facility to evaluate the electrical, cooling and heating performance of conventional and solar-powered Heating, Ventilation ... -
Trade-specific gloves from Ansell highlight importance of PPE
There is a culture among the various tradies on worksites that wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) isn’t necessary.
