Electrical Safety for the Festive Season
By NAPIT
2nd December 2024
Adding lights to the house can get us into the festive spirit. Sparkly flashing reindeers, twinkling icicle lights, gleaming snowmen, and all the traditional festive decorations add to the magic of the holiday season. However, putting up decorative lights requires more attention to detail than just choosing colours and making…
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NAPIT response to Budget
By NAPIT
30th October 2024
NAPIT has welcomed measures announced in the Budget on housing and clean energy but called for greater clarity around what technology will need to be installed in those new homes. Managing Director Frank Bertie said “We have over 20,000 members working across the electrical, heating, plumbing, ventilation, microgeneration and building…
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NAPIT supports the new Government safety campaign “Buy Safe, Be Safe”
By NAPIT
25th October 2024
Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, welcomes the new Government campaign to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters. NAPIT supports the new Government safety campaign addressing the dangers of buying faulty and unsafe electric bikes, electric scooters and components. The Department for Business…
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Encouraging conversations to acknowledge mental health in the workplace
By NAPIT
10th October 2024
Commercial and Compliance Director at NAPIT, Stephen Melton, encourages more conversations around mental health in tradespeople. Statistics show it can be a challenge for tradespeople to open up about their mental health struggles, especially when working in the perceived ‘macho’ site environment or whilst working alone. This is why we…
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Top Tips for New EV Drivers on World EV Day
By NAPIT
9th September 2024
On World EV Day (9 September) NAPIT External Affairs Manager Nigel Richardson shares some tips and experiences of owning an electric vehicle. The number of electric vehicles on our roads is steadily increasing but there are still a lot of myths about what they are like to own and drive,…
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NAPIT welcomes Government’s plans for 1.5m more homes
Steve Melton, NAPIT Commercial & Compliance Director, responds to the Government’s announcement today (Tuesday, July 30) that all councils in England are to be given new, mandatory housing targets. The new targets will mean councils must boost housebuilding in areas most in need, helping more people buy their own homes…
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NAPIT welcomes new bills to encourage more housebuilding, green power and energy and reform skills
Frank Bertie, Managing Director, responds to the new bills in the King’s Speech, on July 17, which will set the agenda for the new Government. In a busy King’s Speech with 40 bills announced by the Government, there were three areas that particularly caught the eye here at NAPIT showing…
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NAPIT Celebrates World Youth Skills Day
Tim Nixon, Business Development Manager at NAPIT, discusses the importance of providing the next generation of electricians with support and learning opportunities for World Youth Skills Day. For young people joining the industry, it’s essential that they are equipped with the right skills and support. World Youth Skills Day, celebrated…
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NAPIT Responds to the General Election
Frank Bertie, Managing Director, welcomes the positive approach of the new Labour Government’s willingness to engage with industry to bring forward plans to meet the Net Zero targets and looks forward to working with Government officials, politicians and policy makers from all parties. After the general election on July 4th,…
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NAPIT EXPO Zone at ELEX: the best show in town
By NAPIT
27th February 2024
With the launch of the NAPIT EXPO Zone at every ELEX event in 2024, NAPIT hopes to reach as many people as possible and bring its best to the country, comments Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT The NAPIT EXPO events have gained increasing popularity with participants over the…
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