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Type-A RCDs: Laying down a current era
The Australian electrical companies are getting a handle on their newest RCDs after a complete industry changeover. San Williams checks in to see some ... -
Single points of failure: Are they your new business opportunity?
Some recent, and no-so-recent, bad news stories could be the basis of an electrical business opportunity. Peter Vandenheuvel looks at how enterprising electrical businesses ... -
What lies ahead in the National Construction Code?
With continued electrification of buildings, both residential and commercial, the NCC will increasingly become an important resource for electrical contractors. Lucy Finlay looks at ... -
Do you know what happens when a solar panel is struck by lighting?
Solar panels sit atop our homes or are exposed in solar farms, soaking up as many rays as they can. Phil Kreveld looks at ... -
Making sure tradies get paid
Inconsistent SOP laws don’t adequately protect the rights of subcontractors, who are already hampered by the culture of imposing unfair contract terms. Sean Carroll ... -
Klein Tools releases adjustable hole saw with auto-set arms
Klein Tools has released an adjustable hole saw with auto-set arms that gives electricians quick and precise hole cutting from 5.1cm to 17.8cm in ... -
Electricians fined for licence-sharing scheme
Three people and two Perth companies have received fines totalling almost $40,000 for taking part in an illegal licence-sharing arrangement involving solar installations at ... -
Self-healing solar cells could become a reality: Research
Solar cells of the future could withstand corrosive susceptibility by ‘self-healing’, in a scientific breakthrough by Monash University, the University of Oxford and the ... -
Rewiring Australia: Electrification is the short circuit Australia needs in energy policy
Rewiring Australia says that Australia must double down on electrification after AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) found the country can reliably run on renewable ... -
MBA: Apprentices vital to industry and economic success
Master Builders Australia (MBA) has released the Future of the workforce: apprentices in building and construction report, which shows it will take a village ...
