Contracting
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Britain’s lighting market is returning toward growth through retrofit demand. LED replacement, connected controls, building regulation, and recovering non-residential construction are reshaping product specification and electrical installation work.
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Elgin has secured long-term offtake for three British solar projects. The 15-year agreements cover developments in Wales, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire that are already moving through construction and grid-connection delivery.
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Larkhill’s solar network now supplies power across connected military infrastructure. The new 1.7GWh annual installation can export surplus generation to neighbouring camps through an existing private-wire system.
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JIB has taken electrical competence standards directly into Parliament again. Its intervention links clean-energy investment with verified skills, safety, fair employment, and structured workforce development.
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Travel Plan Tracker has launched its trade platform across Britain. The journey-based system shares live arrival information without requiring customers to install a dedicated mobile application.
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Calisen will deploy Kraken Field across nationwide smart-meter operations management. The platform will coordinate scheduling, dispatch, competence, equipment, and travel for approximately 1,100 field personnel.
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NAPIT has outlined safeguards needed for safe plug-in solar deployment. Its response addresses certification, older wiring, socket selection, DNO notification, consumer guidance, and enforcement against non-compliant imports.
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Electrical skills shortages are tightening around Britain’s data-centre development pipeline. ECA and BESA have convened contractors, government, training bodies, and infrastructure specialists to address commissioning, cable jointing, apprenticeships, workforce forecasting, and specialist competence.
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GRIDSERVE has opened a 39-bay charging forecourt beside the M1. The Markham Vale facility combines 400kW-capable equipment, drive-through commercial-vehicle bays, accessible spaces, rooftop solar generation, and a new high-capacity grid connection.
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Char.gy plans more than 3,000 new Northamptonshire public charging sockets. The LEVI-backed programme will use lamp-column and kerbside infrastructure to extend residential charging access while limiting excavation, street disruption, and demand for dedicated roadside equipment.