NAPIT backs fire safety

By NAPIT
4th December 2023

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, explains why NAPIT endorses the Electrical Fire Safety Week 2023 initiative This year, the Electrical Fire Safety Week takes place from Monday 4th December. It is an initiative set up by Electrical Safety First, which works with the Home Office to promote electrical…

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NAPIT celebrates with the ESR

By NAPIT
28th November 2022

Frank Bertie, Chairman of the NAPIT Trade Association, reflects on the Electrical Safety Roundtable’s Parliamentary Reception in November, which highlighted the need for enhancing the standards of electrical safety within the United Kingdom. Having been involved in the Electrical Safety Roundtable since its inception in 2012 and supported its growth…

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Ryan Dempsey: Time to Make a Difference

By NAPIT
30th April 2019

Guest blog: Ryan Dempsey, Chair of the Electrical Safety Roundtable’s ‘Social Housing Sub-Group’ reflects on their impressive first year developing pioneering electrical safety guidance and outlines the next steps for the group. One of the hardest parts about working in Social Housing as a Compliance or Electrical Manager is the…

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A Golden Year for NAPIT in a Rapidly-Changing Industry

By NAPIT
20th December 2018

NAPIT’s Group Chief Executive, Mike Andrews, looks back at another year of vast change across industry, and reflects on some major successes. As NAPIT’s silver anniversary celebrations come to a close, the achievements of the past 12 months have been a fitting tribute to the business and its ambitions. Twenty-five…

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NAPIT Responds to the General Election Result

By NAPIT
30th June 2017

As Chief Executive of the NAPIT Group, a national organisation whose members are heavily affected by the future direction of the UK, the snap General Election result will have a major impact on the industries that we represent and there are still many questions that need to be answered. Once again, the…

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Simplify to Clarify – Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector

By admin
18th August 2016

Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector is poor. In 2014, 16% of private rented sector tenants in England experienced problems with electrical hazards, which equates to nearly 1.5 million people living with unsafe electrics. Coupled with the fact that 5,622 accidental domestic fires were caused by electrical distribution systems…

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