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The Effects of Electrical Shocks on the Human Body

An electric shock occurs when there is a sudden discharge of electricity through the body. The scale of electrical shocks ranges from not feeling anything at all to instant death, and it all depends on the size of the current and the time for which it flows. Whilst small shocks may startle or give you […]

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Virtual Reality: The Future of Next Generation Electrics

Virtual Reality is classed as next generation technology, which creates a visual computer generated spectacular using different environments and scenarios that people can somewhat interact and engage with. Whilst the possibilities are endless for virtual reality, so far the technology has started to develop a popular scene in the gaming industry, which has led to […]

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Tradesmen Pay Increasing 4x faster than Inflation

Due to the shortage of skilled workers in Britain, salaries for those who are working tradesmen are seeing salary increases of double digit percentages. The study was conducted by a leading firm in white collar recruitment. The construction industry professionals have seen the strongest salary increases and are actually increasing by four times the cost […]

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Recent Electrical Trends in November

The news about anything involving electrics. In this edition, we have a tortoise named ‘Mr T’ who unfortunately got an electrical cable stuck under his shell, an electrician fined €3000 for pretending to be a registered electrical contractor and a natural electrical spectacular from Melbourne. Electrician Fined for pretending to be fully competent An Irish […]

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New Changes Announced for Amendment No.3 BS7671 Wiring Regulations

Major Changes Amendment no. 3 is a new yellow copy of the 17th edition coming out on the 1st January 2015, there is a 6 month implementation date, which means during this time period you can install to amendment 2 or amendment 3. As of 1st July, all electrical installations designed to the new amendment […]

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