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Issue 103, March / April 2014
In this Issue:
UCCG Update on
Applications to Apply
Unregulated Margin
HEN On the Road
Government Announces
New Legislation for Public
Sector Procurement Process
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Editorial
This year saw another two HEN On the Road conferences, both very well-attended. We’d like to thank
everyone who participated, especially those who presented papers. The centrefold of this issue is dedicated to the conferences, with an overview of the papers presented. We also have a feature article as a
follow-up to Steve Bolland’s paper at the first of the conferences; the latest from the UCCG on DNO
Competition notices. In the course of its work on applications to apply unregulated margin, the UCCG
has discovered that DNOs are adding costs to the ICP costs; so effectively non-contestable charges applied to contestable works which have the potential to stifle compeition. We’ve summarised these costs
on page 10 along with what the UCCG has determined are best practice indicators. The table on page
11 sets out the current position on competition notices.
With the campaigns gaining momentum in the referendum on Scottish independence this month, we
still remain uncertain as to what the future will hold for UK industry if Scotland votes “Yes” on 18th September. This has particular relevance in the energy markets, where Scotland is a key player and provider
of energy to much of the rest of the UK. Angela Knight, Chief Executive of Energy UK, weighed into the
debate recently (covered on page 23) expressing the opinion that independence for Scotland could
prove to be a regulatory nightmare. She warns that investors may be put off by the uncertainty such a
move could cause and that we need clarification on issues such as renewables subsidies and the licensing of generators based in Scotland, but supplying England. Such arguments from English politicians
and industry figures do not seem to be having much of a negative effect on the “Yes” campaign however, with a Scotland on Sunday ICM poll reporting a decline in the “No” vote, narrowing the gap to 2%
when “Don’t knows” are excluded.
Meanwhile, the European Electrical Products Certification Association (EEPCA) has announced the introduction of a new pan-European certification for initial performance of traditional and LED luminaires
(see page 4), the ENEC+ mark. This is a key development for the lighting industry and one designed to
provide an objective basis for fair comparision of the initial performance of LED luminaires in particular,
with an online database offering a simple way to compare products. The EEPCA also hopes that the
ENEC+ mark will reduce costs borne by manufacterers when answering calls to tender as it will eliminate the need to test against various different European qualification rules.
Fiona Michie, Editor
Contents
4 ENEC+ Mark
14 Lighting
24 Case Study: Dundee
7 Health & Safety
16 Hen On the Road Report
25 Traffic Lights
8 Engineering
18 Lighting
27 Appointments
10 UCCG Update
20 Highways
28 Press Releases
13 Procurement
22 Energy
31 Classifieds
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ENEC+ Mark
EEPCA Launches Pan-European Certification for
Initial Performance of Luminaires
The European Electrical Products
Certification Association (EEPCA)
in cooperation with LightingEurope
has announced the launch of
ENEC+, the first pan-European
mark for certifying the initial performance of traditional and LED luminaires.
The ENEC+ performance rating
will provide the market with certification regarding the compliance of
LED light fixtures and other luminaires, proving compliance with
European safety standards and ensuring the reliability of their stated
performance characteristics at the
beginning of their life cycle.
The ENEC+ mark has been developed on the basis of the ENEC
mark, which is well-established as
the pan-European mark of quality
and safety, providing assurance of
compliance with European standards. It covers some 85,000 products and is recognised across Europe. The ENEC+ mark will be
seen as complimentary to the
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ENEC mark, with only ENEC safety
certified products being eligible
for ENEC+. It is a voluntary
scheme and will represent a deliberate choice made in favour of the
market; professional users will have
an instrument by which they can
ensure that they choose a safe and
reliable product and manufacturers
will be able to use the mark to
demonstrate their commitment to
bringing safe and reliable products
to the market.
The new mark offers a sensible alternative to multiple national
marks, being a pan-European
scheme covering the initial performance reliability of both LED
and other luminaires. ENEC+ will
provide an objective basis for fair
comparison of the initial performance of LED-based luminaires and
products will be traceable through
an online database containing all
references and characteristics of
every certified product. It is also
hoped that it will significantly re-
duce costs borne by the manufacturer when answering calls to tender as there will be no need to test
repeatedly against various qualification rules. The new mark should
give customers and specifiers the
confidence that is currently lacking
from the overly complex CE marking requirements.
Valberto Baggio, President of
EEPCA, welcomes the new certification scheme: “The launch of
ENEC+ demonstrates our ability to
respond to the new market expectations. Its evolution model makes
it future-proof as it will always remain attuned to the developments
in product performance. ENEC+
has all the elements necessary to
become largely adopted by manufacturers, as the ENEC Mark has
been for the past 20 years.”
LightingEurope President Dietmar
Zembrot commented: “The
ENEC+ scheme comes at the right
time as lighting manufacturers active on the European market now
have the possibility to better respond to quality-based tenders in
the area of professional lighting
fixtures in the European market.” The ENEC+ scheme is viewed by
the EEPCA and LightingEurope as
a permanent work in progress and
their joint aim is to continue developing it to cover the full range of
traditional and LED luminaires. It
will evolve towards a scheme that
covers the performance of LEDs
over their stated lifetime according
to market demand and progressing
technology. It may also be expanded to include aspects such as
eco-design and performance over
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Health & Safety
HSE Accident Stats Provide Food for Thought
As published in HEN 101, the
HSE’s fatal injury statistics for the
year 2012 to 2013 demonstrated
that injury rates in the workplace
have levelled off, with the construction industry seeing a massive
26% reduction in fatal injuries.
However, the HSE has warned that
this levelling of injury statistics may
well be linked to economic downturn, with the reduction in new recruits bringing down the rate of injury.
In 2008, at the start of the most recent recession, there was grave
concern over the possibility of a
sharp rise in workplace injury and
fatality rates due to companies cutting corners in a bid to save money
in hard times. However, these rates
continued to improve despite the
recession. A similar pattern was
noted in previous economic recessions. Analysis shows though that
typically injury and fatality rates
tend to increase when the economy begins to recover, and it is
thought that this is due to the new
staff factor. When the economy is
in decline, companies tend to halt
recruitment, meaning that they
have a well-trained workforce in
place. When the economy begins
to recover and recruitment starts
afresh, new staff enter the workplace and the accident rates begin
to rise.
According to the statistics, new recruits are three times more likely to
have an accident at work than their
experienced colleagues, with the
likelihood of an accident occurring
reducing over time.
The rate of workplace injuries per
100,000 workers was close to
10,000 in the less than six months
employed category, dropping
sharply to under 4,000 for those
employed between six months and
one year, around 3,000 between
one and two years and under
3,000 for over five years.
So, with the economy on the up
and recruitment beginning to increase, the HSE reminds employers
and employees to be vigilant
about the safety of new employees, ensuring that they are properly trained for the job in hand, no
matter how urgent it is that they
start work. Assigning a more experienced employee to keep an eye
on a new recruit is easy to do,
costs nothing and can make a big
difference to the safety of an inexperienced new employee.
Consultation on Replacement of the Construction
(Design & Management) Regulations 2007
The HSE is inviting views on its
proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations, 2007 (CDM 2007) and
withdraw the Approved Code of
Practice (ACOP).
The main proposed changes involve making the Regulations easier to understand, replacement of
the ACOP with targeted guidance,
replacement of the CDM coordina-
tor role with that of principal designer, replacement of the detailed
and prescriptive requirements for
individual and corporate competence with a more generic requirement, and alignment of the notification requirements within the
Directive, applying the Regulations
to domestic clients but in a proportionate way.
The proposals support the strate-
gic objectives of improved coordination, better value for money, improved efficiency and the use of
technological changes in Construction 2025, the Government’s industrial strategy for construction. The
consultation document is available
on the HSE website:
http://hse.gov.uk/consult/
condocs/cd261.htm
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Engineering
Survey Shows Rise in Young People Considering
Careers in Engineering
A Survey commissioned by the Department for Business Innovation
and Skills (BIS) has reported a rise
in the number of young people
considering a career in engineering. The number of 11 to 14 yearolds thinking about working in the
field of engineering has risen by
6% overall. Most significantly in an
industry that acknowledges the
need to recruit more women, the
survey reported a 6% increase in
girls who were interested in engineering as a career choice. There
was also a 4% rise in the number of
parents who said they would encourage their children to become
engineers.
The survey was a follow-up to Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, a government-sponsored effort to get
young people interested in engineering which took place in November 2013, bringing together
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government, educators, employers
and young people. BIS launched
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week in response to the Perkins Report on
the national shortage of engineers
last year. In the report Professor
John Perkins found that challenges
begin with pupils’ foundation skills
in maths and the sciences, in particular physics and the fact that
very few pupils opt for these subjects post-16, with the number
even lower for female pupils.
The week was just one of many
measures that BIS announced last
year to address the shortage of engineers. In addition £250,000 of
seed funding was given to Tomorrow’s Engineers to accelerate the
nationwide roll-out of its employer
engagement programme, a £30
million fund was created for employers to address skills shortages
in sectors with specific need and
£40,000 went to support the
Daphne Jackson Trust in developing a new fellowship to support
people returning to engineering after a career break.
Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable
commented on the findings of the
survey: “It is encouraging to see
that our efforts to highlight the importance of engineering as a career have had a positive effect and
that more women and girls are
seeing it as an exciting career. As a
country we excel in hi-tech industries but we need the engineers to
maintain our competitive advantage. Government alone cannot
solve this. We need to work with
industry, universities, colleges and
schools to keep momentum and
guarantee the pipeline of talent so
that businesses are not disadvantaged.”
UCCG Update
DNO Competition Notices – Applications to Apply Unregulated Margin
Applications to apply unregulated
margin were received by Ofgem at
the end of 2013 from ENW, NPG,
SSEPD and UKPN, which means
that all DNOs have now submitted
competition notices. The current
position is set out in table 1 on the
opposite page.
The UCCG has discussed the last
round of Competition Notices and
is grateful for the responses of
UCCG members and for those who
took part in the online surveys. The
UCCG has supported the application of ENW in the unmetered
“other” market segment and some
indicators of best practice are set
out on the right of this page.
As part of the UCCG’s continuing
work to ensure effective competition, it has been identified that
DNOs are adding costs to the ICP
costs, these effectively being noncontestable charges applied by the
DNOs to contestable works. It can
be understood that if these costs
applied by the DNOs are too high,
competition will be stifled, and in
the worst cases could be denied
completely. From a survey of
DNOs carried out by the UCCG at
the end of 2013/beginning of
2014, the following costs are being
applied by DNOs:
NPG is charging an audit visit fee
of between £20 and £200, charged
per ICP joint (over 100 joints, POA)
along with a design approval fee of
£50 and Planning at £25. Fees to
DNOs/ Audit
IDNOS
cost
NPG
£200
£2,500
SSEPD
£403
inc in audit
ENWL
UKPN
SP
WPD
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Admin/
AgreeAdoption ment
cost
£140
£350
£500
£1,400
£356
£900
£250
be paid upfront.
ENWL has an audit visit fee of £70,
with a £5 admin/adoption fee,
again charged per ICP joint. Fees
invoiced on completion on a
monthly basis.
SSEPD charges an audit visit fee of
£4.48 per lamp with a £250 admin/adoption fee to be paid upfront.
UKPN’s audit visit fee is £175, with
a £9 admin/adoption fee for SPN
and £11 for LPN, charged per requested task and to be paid on
monthly invoice of completed jobs.
LPN, EPN and SPN also charge
£80/hr for an approved LV mains
cable identification service and for
LPN area only, £175/hr for a linking
and fusing service (plus £80/hr if
the visit is more than an hour).
SP invoices on design approval at a
rate of £30/lamp for new connections, £30/lamp for disconnections/transfers up to 8 lamps and
£250 for 8-50 lamps. POA for over
50 lamps.
Finally, WPD charges an audit visit
fee of £178 per inspection with no
admin or adoption fee. Inspections
are invoiced on a monthly basis
retrospectively.
For a sample lighting scheme of
100 connections (50 transfers, 30
new, 10 Perm Disc, 10 Temp
Disc/Recon), this equates to the
additional non-contestable charges
(see table 2) being applied (so not
open to competition):
Design
Total
Design ApApproval non-con- proval retestable quired
£50
£2,750
inc in audit
£653
Y
ICP pays
in advance
Y
£640
N
N
£1,250
tbc
N
£356
N
N
£1,400
N
Y
Y
Y
Table 2: Non-contestable Costs for a Sample Lighting Scheme
Best Practice Indicators
Real competition is visible
and is effective in all of their
licenced areas
Proactively facilitates and extends competition
Works with ICPs and customers to streamline
processes, minimise costs
and delays and to extend the
scopes of contestable works
Does not impose tri-partite
agreement or additional
agreement on ICP’s customer. One agreement allows ICP to work across all
DNO areas
Actively seeks to embrace
Best Practice from other
DNOs
Make themselves available to
listen to customers and ICPs
when there is a problem, and
act promptly
Focusses on customer needs
not just their process
ICP jointer authorisation
takes account of those
granted by other DNOs
ICP jointer trade tests offered
in a timely, and efficient way
Audit regime frequency and
costs are proportionate
DNOs do not discriminate
against ICPs in policy and
practice when compared with
their own workforce or subcontractors
Design Fees are not applied
to unmetered ICP service
connection work (this helps
with the “Other” unmetered
market sector)
Payments due on completion
not In Advance
The UCCG represents the interests of unmetered connections customers to Ofgem, DNOs, the
NMO and other relevant industry and government organisations. UCCG Members include contractors, ICPs, local authorities and consultants. UCCG membership is free and open to any interested
customer in the unmetered sector. The UCCG is administered and supported by the HEA.
ENWL NPg
NPg UKPN UKPN UKPN WPD
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(i)
Current Current Current
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Not
LPN
Not
Demand Customers
Not
Not
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Passed Passed Passed Current Current Current
HV
05/2013 10/2012 10/2012 Applica- Applica- Applica- Passed
work
Not
Not
Not
SSE
SP
Not
Not
Not
SP
Dist
Passed
Passed Passed Passed Applied Applied Passed 12/2013
Not
Not
Not
Not
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Not
Passed
tion
tion
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Passed Current Current Passed Passed Passed
Not
HV & 05/2013 Applica- Applica- 08/2013 08/2013 08/2013 Passed
tion
Current Current
Passed Passed Passed Applica- Applica- Passed 12/2013
tion (Alt tion (Alt tion (Alt
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(iii)
WPD WPD
SPN SWest SWales EMid WMid Hydro South Man
LV work Applica- Applica- Applica- Passed Passed Passed Passed
tion
WPD
Not
Passed Passed Current Current
Not
Not
Passed 02/2013 02/2013 Applica- Applica- Passed Passed
tion
tion
tion
work
(iv) EHV Passed Current Current Passed Passed Passed
Not
work & 11/2011 Applica- Applica- 08/2013 08/2013 08/2013 Passed
above
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tion
Passed Passed Current Current
Not
Not
Distributed Generation
Not
Not
LV work Applica- Applica- Applica- Passed Passed Passed Passed
Not
Not
Passed 02/2013 02/2013 Applica- Applica- Passed Passed
tion
Current Current Current
tion
Not
Not
Not
Not
tion
tion
Not
Not
Not
Not
Passed Passed Passed Applied Applied Passed Passed
tion (Alt tion (Alt
RMS)
RMS)
(vi)
Passed Current Current Passed Passed Passed Passed
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11/2011 Applica- Applica- 10/2012 10/2012 10/2012 02/2014 Passed Passed Passed Applica- Applica- Passed Passed
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Not
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work
RMS)
Current Current
tion
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tion
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Unmetered Premises
(vii)
Passed Current Current Passed Current Passed Passed
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05/2013 Applica- Applica- 08/2013 Applica- 08/2013 02/2013 02/2013 02/2013 02/2013 Applied Applica- 12/2013 Passed
work
tion
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Current Passed
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tion
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(viii)
Passed Current Current Passed Passed Passed Passed
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work
tion
tion
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Procurement
Planned Changes to Legislation to Ensure SMEs are
not Put Off Bidding for Public Sector Contracts
The Government has announced
plans to reform the law in order to
make it easier for SMEs to win
public sector contracts. The Department for Business Innovation
and Skills (BIS) said the legislation
will be introduced this year in order to ensure that SMEs are not
discouraged from bidding for public sector contracts due to what it
calls the “excessive burdens imposed through the procurement
process.”
BIS has published a report on the
proposed reforms, which will include the following measures:
1) Abolition of the use of pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) for
low-value contracts
2) Public bodies will be obliged to
use a standardised PQQ for highvalue projects as well as being required to take account of the
needs of small businesses in the
design of the procurement process
3) All contracts being awarded will
be published via a single online
portal in an effort to make the
process more transparent
4) Prompt payment terms will be
mandatory all the way down the
public sector procurement supply
chain. Businesses winning public
sector contracts will have to pay
their subcontractors in line with the
rules on prompt payment
5) Public bodies will be required to
report their spending with small
businesses as well as in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and detail their
prompt payment performance with
those organisations.
A spokesperson for BIS commented: “For years, small firms
have found it difficult to do busi-
ness with the public sector because they have been pushed out
by larger companies or deterred
by the excessive burdens imposed
through the procurement process.
We have made improvements in
Central Government but we want
these improvements to be rolled
out across the whole public sector,
particularly in areas such as procurement by hospitals and local
government services where small
businesses have a lot to offer.”
According to data published by
the Cabinet Office, 10.5% of Government procurement expenditure
(£4.5 billion) in 2012-2013 went to
SMEs. It is hoped that the new legislation will take Government
spending with SMEs closer to the
published target of 25%.
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Lighting
IET Publishes Code of Practice for
the Application of LED Lighting
Systems
The Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET) has published a
new Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems.
Due to the fast changing nature of
LED technology and its growing
popularity, the IET felt that a code
was needed to ensure that poor
quality installation of LED lighting
systems does not cancel out the
benefits it can provide such as energy efficiency, equipment
longevity and reduced electricity
bills. Badly installed systems can
lead to inadequate lighting, failure
to meet lifetime performance expectations or even interference
with other equipment caused by
poor systems integration.
With the new Code of Practice, the
IET aims to provide confidence to
users as a minimum standard for
LED lighting systems installation,
as well as providing useful guidance on the application of LED
lighting systems to installers, main-
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tainers, operators and systems
managers. The document covers
all the key issues in the delivery
and lifecycle of LED lighting installations, looking at performance,
safety and lifetime as well as detail
on key compatibility considerations. It puts forward a systems approach to the installation and
maintenance of the technology
and addresses topics such as lighting design, drivers, circuits, physical considerations, commissioning,
inspection and maintenance.
Ben Papé, Chair of the IET Technical Committee on LED Lighting
Systems, said: “LED lighting is becoming more commonplace and
therefore better understanding is
needed, alongside introduction of
minimum standards for good installation practice. A Code of Practice will benefit the industry and
also build confidence in this technology for contractors and
customers.”
York Review
Suggests New
Streetscape
A review of York’s streetscape has
concluded that major work is
needed to make the confusing and
poorly-designed route from the
station to the city centre more welcoming, with a new lighting
scheme suggested as one way of
improving the route.
The review, recommended by several parties including organisations
such as English Heritage and York
Civic Trust, also says that radical
improvements are needed as navigating York can be complex. It also
suggests that the city centre is too
cluttered and lacks public art, cycle
parking and seating, and that footpaths and roads by the historic
Bars, the gateways to the city,
need improvement, “to enhance
the special qualities of these remarkable structures.”
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HEN On The Road One Day
Two HEN On The Road events
have taken place in 2014, both well
attended. The first event took
place in January at Sandown racecourse and the second event was
held at The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. Set out below are brief
overviews of some of the papers
presented at both conferences.
PLG 06
Peter Harrison, Senior Consultant,
Jacobs Highways, Technology gave
a paper on PLG 06, the new Code
of Practice on Attachments and
Seasonal Decorations. Peter went
through the history of the document, the document structure and
the key issues, including changes
to legislation, load calculations,
structural inspections and electrical
and competence requirements.
This third edition is due to be published this year.
Caveat Emptor
‘Caveat Emptor’ was presented by
Gareth Pritchard, HEA Chief Executive. The paper covered two distinct areas, CE marking and LEDs.
Gareth explained the differences
between CE marking under the
Construction Products Regulations
and all other CE marking by reference to the guidance document
published by the HEA and available as a free download from the
HEA website. He illustrated this by
taking the audience through a
number of frequently asked questions, setting out how CE marking
is applied in practice. He also
stressed the importance of not relying solely on the CE mark but ensuring that the Declaration of Per-
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Alan Grant
formance and all the Declarations
of Conformity are available as applicable and required. The second
part of the paper dealt with some
key elements of LEDs by reference
to the relevant research. Statements such as “LEDs are not
lamps”, “There is no such thing as
an LED” and “No one really knows
how long LEDs will last” were explored, together with some examples of good and bad warranty
wording.
Young Engineers
Three young engineers Lawrence
Baynham of INDO Lighting,
George Mellish of LB Southwark
and Emily Conner of WSP presented papers explaining their individual roles, very different career
paths and views of the industry.
Polyolefin Elastomeric
Coatings
The second conference started
with a fascinating look at Polyolefin
Elastomeric coatings for the corrosion protection and extension of
life of steel substrates such as
lighting columns. The paper was
presented by Patrick Benson, Technical Director of Plascoat Systems,
and went through the history of
thermoplastic coatings and their
development into Functionalised
Polyolefin Coatings. He showed a
number of examples of their appli-
Emily Bolt
cation from across the world in often extreme environmental conditions.
The Truth about LEDs
This was followed by a paper presented by Emily Bolt, Senior Lighting Designer at Thorn Lighting and
ILP NE Region Chair, called “The
Truth about LEDs”. Emily concentrated on key performance characteristics and how important it is
that specifiers, designers and procurers understand what LEDs can
and cannot do and how they are
characterised. Covering Junction
Temperature and Ambient Temperature, Light Output Ratio and Absolute Photometry, CCT and S/P
ratios, Colour Rendering Index and
Macadam Ellipses and life including both parametric and abrupt
failures, Emily also looked at the
effect of driver current on lumen
output and the fact that life is also
affected by ambient temperature
and dimming. In conclusion, she
referred again to the available
guidance and set out the following
eight key points:
1) Make sure data is presented for
the correct Ambient temperature,
Ta
2) Check for absolute photometry
indicated by an LOR=1.0
3) Efficacy is expressed in Luminaire lumens LLm/w
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4) CCT, check the lumen output
and SP ratio are correct
5) Is the Ra value correct for the
application?
6) Check lifetime claims, lighting
designers should be interested in
the L70B10 figure
7) Failure rate F10 should be accounted for in whole life costs
8) Power factor quoted is always
under full load
Thermal Management in
Luminaire Design
Alan Grant, Design & Development Director at DW Windsor
Lighting presented a paper on the
critical area of Thermal Management in Exterior Luminaire Design.
Alan looked at the factors that affect system performance particularly for LED lighting systems and
set out how thermal management
is not a new concept but arguably
has become much more critical
with LEDs. He examined the thermal design challenges including
heat dissipation and the three thermal paths and illustrated this with
some interesting slides showing
the results of Computational Fluid
Dynamics systems that have been
used in the development of DW
Windsor products. He concluded
by saying that LED lighting system
temperature control is vital for optimising lumen output, efficacy and
longevity and perhaps most importantly of all that thermal efficiency
in LED lighting systems needs to
be proven.
DNOs
Steve Bolland of Linbrook Power &
Engineering covered the current
position in respect of competition
in connections covering DNOs’
Competition Notices in his paper.
He looked at non-contestable
charges applied to competitive
works in the unmetered sector,
market trends and DNO Best Practice Indicators. For more about
this, see the UCCG article on
pages 10-11 of this issue.
Assuring LED Performance
Mike Simpson, Technical Director
of Philips Lighting, looked at Assuring LED performance in his paper, with particular reference to the
ENEC+ Mark and how this can be
used to provide assurance of both
safety and performance of LED
lighting systems. The ENEC+ mark
can be used to cover both Safety
(CE marking) and performance
with uniform test conditions and is
approved by 23 European certification institutes.
Street Lighting Electrical
Services
Finally, a paper on Street lighting
Electrical Services was presented
by John Fox of Lucy Zodion Ltd,
which covered the relevant applicable legislation, the design and
classification of Street lighting
cutouts, the key characteristics of
isolators and switches and typical
circuit arrangements and applications.
Live Light
The second conference concluded
with a lighting display covering
street lighting luminaires and decorative architectural “feature lighting” or floodlighting luminaires, using products from INDO Lighting,
Philips Lighting, Thorn Lighting
and Urbis Schreder.
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Lighting
Sunderland Begins
Work on LED
Lighting Project
Streetlight Switch Off Hampers
Reduction of Night-time Road
Accidents
Research undertaken by the AA
shows that streetlight switch off
has slowed the reduction in nighttime accidents on roads. Over the
past five years, the overall rate of
night-time accidents in bad
weather on urban 30mph roads has
been reduced by 15.6%. However,
where streetlights have been
switched off, or are not present,
this figure is only 2%.
Edmund King, President of the AA
explained that the use of police accident profiles for risk assessment
of affected roads had two major
drawbacks, firstly that roads which
are safe when lit can become unsafe when the lights are switched
off, but this is only shown when cyclists and pedestrians are hurt or
killed on those roads. Secondly, an
overall trend may be difficult to
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spot with an extra casualty here or
there. The AA’s analysis of reported accidents since 2007 shows
that the faster the road and the
worse the weather, the higher the
risk of accidents on urban roads
that were previously lit through the
night, for the obvious reason that
lighting illuminates potential hazards and gives drivers a better
chance of avoiding them.
Mr King said: “Worse accident
rates on roads with street lighting
turned off or not present is an insidious threat that has crept in literally under the cover of darkness.”
The AA is urging the government
to speed up the use of the £200m
challenge fund to help councils
switch to more energy-efficient
lighting that can stay on all night.
Work has begun on the installation
of energy efficient LED lighting on
a major Sunderland highway. As
part of the Sustainable Lighting
Project, Sunderland City Council,
with Aurora Lighting are replacing
200 high wattage sodium luminaires on Wessington Way with
LED luminaires which use half as
much energy, cutting the council’s
energy bills by more than £11,000
per year. The council received
SALIX funding for the project.
James Blackburn, portfolio holder
for city services commented on the
scheme: “Road safety in Sunderland is always a key consideration.
Despite the challenges of the imposed budget restrictions, we continue to explore new and cost-effective ways of delivering high
quality services to the residents of
Sunderland. As well as the financial
benefits this scheme will deliver,
we also consider the environmental
impact of such work. The use of
LED technology will also benefit
the environment by reducing the
city’s carbon emissions by nearly
50 tonnes per year.”
Lighting
Northumberland to Upgrade All Street Lighting
Northumberland County Council
has launched a £25 million project
to upgrade all of its streetlights.
Around 16,000 lighting columns
will be replaced and all lighting
units will be replaced with centrally
controlled LED luminaires, allowing
the council to vary lighting levels
where necessary.
The authority announced that it
has appointed Galliford Try Infra-
structure Limited to deliver the design contract for the project which
is set to start in August this year.
Like many authorities across the
UK, Northumberland has seen a
large increase in energy bills over
the last few years and the lighting
stock in the county is old and inefficient. The upgrade project should
help the council achieve savings of
more than 50% (£200,000 per year)
in its energy and maintenance
budgets.
In addition to the street lighting
project, Northumberland has committed to down-light all public
buildings and signs with LEDs
rather than using tungsten floodlighting in line with the recent dark
skies award given to Kielder Water
and Forest Park and Northumberland National Park.
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and safety measures bridge replacements, and gully and
drainage improvements.
Councillor Dean Collins, Deputy
Cabinet Member for Jobs, Economy and Transport commented:
“We know residents put a high priority on the condition of roads and
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Highways
M25 Smart
Motorway
Opens
The long-awaited introduction of
the M25 Smart Motorway began
on 14th April with the start of hard
shoulder running on an eight mile
stretch between junctions 23 to 25
in Hertfordshire. The controversial
scheme is designed to ease gridlock on Britain’s busiest motorway
by employing traffic controlling
technology (including the Highways Agency’s first use of infrared
CCTV to give staff in the control
centres increased visibility) and use
of the hard shoulder as an additional traffic lane.
Another section of the new smart
M25 between junctions 5 and
6/7on the Kent/Surrey border is set
to open in May and the scheme
will be rolled out to other motorways including the M1, M3 and
M62.
Graham Dalton, Chief Executive of
the Highways Agency commented:
“The Highways Agency is a world
class operator and we have built
upon our experience of operating
the M42 pilot scheme. The design
changes have meant that smart
motorways are quicker to build,
more intuitive for drivers and more
efficient to operate, while maintaining safety.”
Roads Minister, Robert Goodwill
said of the scheme: “The additional capacity on the M25 is part
of the Government’s record investment in the strategic road network,
with £15.1 billion being invested to
add over 400 lane miles of capacity
on our busiest motorways by
2021.”
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Motoring Groups Voice Concerns
Over M25 Hard Shoulder Running
Motoring groups, the AA and the
RAC have voiced concerns over
the introduction of hard shoulder
running on the new M25 Smart
Motorway, saying that it could increase road safety risks as refuges
for breakdowns and other emergencies are too far apart (they are
situated every 1.5 miles), meaning
that broken down cars could be
stranded in a live traffic lane.
RAC Technical Director, David Bizley said: “We have raised concerns
with the Highways Agency about
the added risk arising from the increased distance between emergency refuge areas and we are disappointed so far at the absence of
action to address them.”
The AA head of Roads Policy, Paul
Watters suggested a cautious approach: “Whilst we welcome the
congestion-busting aspects of the
scheme, the AA has significant
reservations. England’s first all-lane
running motorway with no hard
shoulder should be treated with
caution by drivers.”
Highways Agency Senior Project
Manager, John Martin commented
on the smart motorway scheme:
“Soon the smart motorway will be
complete and we are asking drivers
to get smart and find out how to
use it, the types of signs and signals they will see and what to do in
the event of a breakdown.”
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Energy
UN Report Calls for
Trebling of Renewables
SSE Announces Price Freeze to
2016 and Sale of Assets
SSE has announced plans to freeze
energy prices until 2016. In order
to protect the dividend for the
next three years, the company,
which owns one in ten of the UK’s
streetlights, plans to raise £500
million by selling its street lighting
PFI projects. It will raise a further
£500 million through the sale of its
wind farms, which it says are no
longer economically viable.
This asset sale will serve to reduce
SSE’s debt levels which were forecast to hit £7.8 billion by the end
of the last financial year (31st
March 2014). In addition to asset
sales, the company has outlined
planned job cuts, with voluntary redundancy for around 500 roles reducing annual costs by about £100
million. The measures should allow
SSE to sustain dividend payments
although the company has said
that it expects future profit margins from the supply of electricity
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and gas to be lower than in the
past due to the price freeze.
Mark Freshney, utility analyst at
Credit Suisse commented on the
move, saying that it alleviates political risk for investors. He said SSE
had: “manoeuvred itself ahead of
politicians and competitors in the
energy affordability debate by announcing a more than 24-month
price freeze, better for consumers
than the Labour Party’s proposed
20-month price freeze.”
Pressure on the other five of the
Big Six energy companies to follow
suit is now mounting. Energy Secretary, Ed Davey welcomed SSE’s
announcement, saying: “SSE has
shown that the big energy firms
are able to cut their costs and profits and be confident about their
ability to weather political uncertainty in the wholesale markets to
give bill payers long-term price
security.”
In a report released at a Berlin
press conference, the International
Governmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) has stated that if
significant action is not taken by
2030, global temperatures could
rise by more than 2 degrees C, a
highly dangerous rise.
The report argues that the only
way to reverse the damage done
by the trend of increased carbon
emissions is by a “massive shift” in
energy use. It also backs a trebling
of the planet’s use of renewable
energy sources and cautiously endorses a move towards natural gas
as an alternative to carbon intensive fuel sources. It focuses on instructing governments and organisations on how to take action to
avoid dangerous climate change.
Controversially, the IPCC report
criticises the use of coal and fossil
fuel sources by developing nations,
suggesting that the technology exists for cleaner, more efficient energy sources. Many developing
countries argue however that the
cost of switching energy sources
should be proportionately borne
by the UN member nations.
This is the third in a series of reports on cause and effect of global
climate change from the IPCC,
commissioned by the governments
of 195 countries. The first concluded that human action was the
primary cause of climate change,
and the second laid out the effects
of climate change on individuals
and societies, warning that the impact of climate change is likely to
be “severe, pervasive and irreversible”.
Energy
Scottish Independence Could Mean Major Changes
to UK Energy Market, says Energy Chief
Angela Knight, Chief Executive of
Energy UK addressed the issue of
Scottish independence in a recent
interview with the Huffington Post,
saying that it could be “a bit of a
nightmare” for the energy industry.
In the event that Scotland votes
“Yes” in September’s referendum,
she said that we would need clarification on a series of regulatory issues such as subsidies for renewables and the licensing of
generators based in an independent Scotland but supplying England. Ms Knight warned that en-
ergy firms may be forced to pass
on the costs of extra regulation to
the customer.
Ms Knight referred to the ‘Scotland
Analysis: Energy’ paper, published
by the Government in which it is
stated that the British market will
not be able to continue in its current form with an independent
Scotland. The paper suggests that
it would be necessary to have two
regulators, which Ms Knight suggests will inevitably “take decisions
that best serve their own policy
objectives”. She argues that a sin-
gle regulator would be more attractive for investors, saying that
for energy companies: “A single
market called Great Britain is actually important” as it provides a coherent system of regulation.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey expressed similar concerns about
Scottish independence, saying: “I
fear the economic and energy
progress will be seriously affected
by the uncertainty and disruption
of independence, as investors will
hold on to their cash rather than
risk it.”
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The Street Lighting Partnership, an integrated organisation comprising of Tayside Contracts, Dundee City and Perth
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boundaries of Dundee City and Perth & Kinross.
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bus routes and priority traffic routes and 770 luminaires are about to be installed in Perth and Kinross. The new
white light solution has helped to enhance the feeling of safety and security by improving light quality at night,
whilst also delivering considerable energy and cost savings. In particular light spill, obtrusive light and light pollution
have all been significantly reduced. The flexibility of the Mini Luma has helped to deliver the required lighting levels
and uniformity, meeting all relevant lighting standards, as the luminaire is available in a range of standard LED configurations. The modular concept of REVOLED within Mini Luma allows for the lighting scheme to be easily adapted
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The project was realised as a result of funding secured from Salix, which supports the public sector with loans for
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project a win/win situation and has helped us to accelerate our investment programmes to reduce our carbon emissions and running costs.” To secure the funding a payback period of less than eight years has been achieved.
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Traffic Lights
Kinshasa Authorities
Trial Robot Alternative
to Traffic Police
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has recently acquired some new additions to its traffic police; two giant
traffic controlling robots.
The robots stand in the centre of
two busy intersections, on their
front and back are red lights and
for hands, they have green lights.
The robots rotate so that their
arms with the green lights are
pointing in the direction of the
lane of traffic to move, meanwhile
they are showing their red lights to
the traffic that should remain stationary.
The city of Kinshasa is notorious for
bad traffic and the poorly paid traffic police are known to accept
bribes, turning a blind eye to traffic
offences if the price is right. Unlike
their human colleagues, the robots
are immune to bribery and their inbuilt cameras record traffic offences, sending footage to a central computer.
Thérèse Izay, who runs a women’s
technology cooperative, is responsible for the novel idea. She said of
the robots: “There are several
kinds of traffic lights in the world,
but I can tell you that the only robot in human form, in the shape of
a policeman who is regulating traffic, is made in Congo.”
Manchester Completes UK’s
Biggest Traffic Signal Upgrade
Transport for Greater Manchester
(TfGM) has been working with
Siemens for the past two years on
the biggest traffic signal upgrade
in the country. The upgrade programme is part of TfGM’s 15-year
maintenance contract with
Siemens.
TfGM undertook to replace traffic
signals using traditional bulbs with
energy efficient LED alternatives
across its entire network, a total of
52,000 signal bulbs at 1,800 sites.
The programme has resulted in a
reduction of monthly energy usage, which is down from
1,000,000kw/hr in March 2012 to
480,000kw/hr in February 2014.
This has led to a saving of
£750,000 on energy bills and more
than £300,000 on routine maintenance.
Andrew Fender, Chair of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee commented: “This programme is the biggest of its kind in
the country and it is fantastic news
for Greater Manchester. It’s another significant step towards a
greener, more energy efficient
transport network. The new LED
lights come with less maintenance
and lower running costs and the
money saved can be invested in
other important transport projects
and services that will keep Greater
Manchester moving in the right direction.”
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Appointments
TMP Appoints
New Managing
Director
Richard Gunn Appointed as
General Manager at BEI Lighting
TMP (Traffic Management Products) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Daniel Robinson as
Managing Director with effect from
April 2014.
Dan joins the company from the
London Borough of Southwark,
where he was the Senior Lighting
Engineer and former Chairman of
the Young Lighting Professionals, a
committee set up to encourage
young lighting professionals to get
involved with the ILP.
When asked why he was attracted
to the position at TMP, Dan said
that the role was a natural career
progression for him, following the
completion of his MBA in Business.
He went on to say that he was
looking forward to joining the
team and helping drive continued
innovation and future growth.
BEI Lighting is pleased to announce the appointment of
Richard Gunn as General Manager
from 10th February 2014.
With over 23 years of Industry
Knowledge working for Denmans
Electrical followed by eight and a
half years at Schneider Electric and
latterly more than seven years with
Siemens working for the Osram
and Crabtree brands, Richard
brings a wealth of experience with
a proven track record of customer
service, relationship management
and profitable business partnerships within the electrical Industry.
Under Richard's leadership, BEI
Lighting will embark on a new
phase of growth in a time of huge
product development and change
within the Industry.
Richard commented on his ap-
pointment:
"I am thrilled to be appointed as
General Manager, I look forward to
joining the BEI Team and working
with them to build on their impressive reputation for Customer Service and to make the most of the
exciting opportunities available
within the Industry at this time."
BEI Lighting is also further
strengthening its sales force with
the addition of Suzanne Kempster,
formerly of Osram and latterly
Cooper Industries who joins BEI as
Sales Manager, with further recruitment in the sales force being undertaken during 2014. Jason Gregory, Assistant Manager welcomes
both additions to the business at
what is going to be a very exciting
year for BEI with the upcoming
launch of its catalogue.
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Press releases
Philips and Ericsson unite to provide mobile broadband connectivity through smart street lighting
Royal Philips and Ericsson have
jointly launched an innovative new
connected LED street lighting
model. The partnership solves two
major issues that cities are facing
today: providing citizens with improved network performance in
dense urban areas as well as high
quality, public lighting that is energy efficient. Philips and Ericsson
combine the benefits of mobile
connectivity and LED lighting in a
‘’lighting-as-a-service’’ model for
cities. It allows city authorities to
offer space within their connected
lighting poles to network service
providers for mobile broadband infrastructure.
Philips will now offer cities LED
street lighting that can include mobile telecoms equipment from Ericsson. Mobile operators working
with Ericsson for mobile broadband infrastructure will be able to
rent space in the poles. In this way,
they will be able to improve data
coverage and capacity for citizens,
resulting in enhanced mobile
broadband services. The model
also accelerates the payback time
for city infrastructure, by making
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the up-front costs of installing and
managing these systems more affordable, so reducing the strain on
city budgets.
Philips LED street lighting can generate energy savings of 50 to 70
percent, with savings reaching 80
percent when coupled with smart
controls, as validated by a study
conducted by The Climate Group
in 12 of the world’s largest cities.
The study also showed that citizens
prefer the white light of LED lighting, citing a greater sense of safety
and improved visibility compared
to the orange glow of traditional
high pressure sodium systems.
Ericsson President and CEO Hans
Vestberg says: “This is a tremendous solution using ICT and partnerships to address the megatrend
of urbanisation. City populations
are increasing at the rate of 7,500
people per hour, but our world is
not geographically expanding.
Meanwhile, our ConsumerLab research shows that internet connectivity is one of the top five factors
for satisfaction in city life. This Zero
Site solution is the kind of innovation that offers a way for people to
succeed in the Networked Society.”
Frans van Houten, President and
CEO of Philips, says: “This new
connected LED street lighting
model is another example of us
bringing the Internet of Things to
life and demonstrates the capabilities of light beyond illumination.
We are offering lighting as a service that scales with a city’s needs
and enables city officials to offer
their citizens a more connected,
energy efficient and safer urban
environment, while preserving existing budgets and resources to improve the liveability of their city.”
To meet the demand for coverage
and capacity, mobile operators
need to improve, densify and add
many more radio cell sites in dense
areas. The new connected street
light pole, designed to house Ericsson’s cutting edge suite of small
cell products, offers network operators new possibilities to find the
right site location. It will also help
to scale the deployment of mobile
broadband technology beyond traditional sites – a key enabler for
evolving heterogeneous networks.
Press releases
Lucy Zodion
Relocates its
Specialist Pre-wired
Pillar Unit
In early March, Lucy Zodion Ltd
relocated its specialist pre-wired
pillar business to larger premises in
Milton Keynes.
Recent sales success and growth of
the pre-wired business have been
the driving force behind the move
and the new location has the necessary capacity to enable the business to further expand its product
portfolio. The pre-wired division
will be looking to extend into new
market sectors including transport,
In-ground power supplies, cast iron
pillars and specialist cabinets,
alongside traditional highway electrical feeder pillars.
The bigger premises will be the
new base for the expanding prewired pillar team with spacious office accommodation, a large storage area and a considerably larger
and more flexible production
space. The relocation to Milton
Keynes will also give improved access to a wider selection of local
suppliers and will allow for shorter
pillar build lead times to be
achieved.
Leigh Jessiman, Operations Director said: “The pre-wired pillars
business unit has experienced significant growth over the last 12
months. We have some exciting
market sectors to explore and will
have the facilities to back up the
increase in sales. We have built a
great team whilst based at Thame
and by moving to Milton Keynes I
feel that they can now react to any
customer requirements, however
large or specialist.”
Signature Launches New Website
After months of solid planning and
hard work by its marketing team,
Signature is delighted to announce
the launch of the new and improved www.signatureltd.com
website.
Signature is well known for embracing new technology in its sign
and street lighting products, and
this is reflected in the new website.
Built on a dynamic content management system, the site is easy to
navigate, well organised, and
showcases the company’s extensive range of traffic and lighting
products. The site is responsive,
adapting the layout to whatever
screen size it’s viewed on. Whether
you’re working on a specification
on a PC, tablet or smart phone,
you have tailored access to the
technical information and product
videos that you need.
In this digital age content is king,
and thanks to Signature’s constantly evolving product range
there’s plenty of relevant technical
content. One of the most exciting
features of Signature’s website are
a series of real-world case studies,
designed to engage and inspire
users who are looking for innovative new ideas for their projects.
The most recent of these gives details of a complex subway lighting
project, which was undertaken by
Signature in partnership with
Southend Borough Council. The
case study explains how the existing installation was not providing
enough illumination. After consultation and development by Signature’s R&D department, a dimmable, photocell-controlled LED
solution was retrofitted into the existing housing. The achieved effect
was a significant increase in the
overall illumination, yet greatly reduced running costs thanks to this
cost effective solution.
Jonathan Brown, Signature’s Marketing Manager said:
“We understand that lighting engineers need detailed product information at their fingertips, and this
is why we’re launching our new
site. Our website is the perfect vehicle for delivering this key information efficiently. In addition, over
the coming months we will be
carefully looking at each and every
product, building on existing information and developing a robust
multimedia data set, giving customers all of the technical information they need at their fingertips.
So when you’re searching for lighting column specifications, RSRB
bollard crash test videos or a spot
of inspiration from one of our case
studies, make sure www.signatureltd.com is your first port of
call.”
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Press releases
Oldham College Becomes First College to provide Highway
Electrical Apprenticeships with LANTRA/HESA Approval
For more information please visit
www.oldham.ac.uk/apprenticeships
Oldham College has become one
of the first approved providers of
Apprenticeships to the Highway
Electrical Sector, leading the way in
addressing the skills gap developing in the field. Following the successful launch of this programme,
Oldham College have also agreed
to deliver it as a pilot in Scotland
for Tayside Contractors. This innovative new scheme is a partnership
between Oldham College and
E.ON, one of the UK's leading
power and gas companies.
Oldham College’s Research and
Development Manager, Simon
Spencer commented:
“We are the only college to have
LANTRA/ Highway Electrical Sector
Academy (HESA) approval which
puts us in a unique position. We
are equipping our Apprentices
with the wide range of skills and
knowledge required to work in this
specialised field. Our work-based
assessors visit on site to assess the
Apprentices to see how they carry
out their work, including cabling,
planting columns and mainte-
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nance. We’re also training E.ON
staff to become assessors themselves and managing them, another innovative model.”
Chris Roe, of E.ON is passionate
about this scheme as he was an
electrical craft Apprentice himself
with East Midlands Electricity
Board. Chris believes this modern
Apprenticeship will provide the
company with quality future craftsmen with the right skills and qualifications that are required in an industry with an ageing workforce.
He said:
“The two cohorts from E.ON that
have attended Oldham College
have made good progress in their
studies and the first group have
now commenced studying towards
the Highway Electrical Certificate.
Oldham College have been able to
work with us to develop a course
to suit our requirements. Their instructors have provided the Apprentices with a sound underpinning knowledge to support the
on-site craft training they receive
at their E.ON depots.”
Tony Page, Head of Learning and
Development at the Highway Electrical Association, the lead members association in the sector and
administrator of the Highway Electrical Registration Scheme (HERS)
commented:
“With this innovative new offer,
Oldham College are creating the
highway electrical skilled operatives of the future with key skills
and learning across a wide range
of disciplines.”
The College has already positioned
itself as a provider of the industry
required NVQs and is assisting a
number of highway electrical organisations to meet their deadlines
of October 2014 and 2015 for the
NVQ in Highway Electrical systems
(with LANTRA as the awarding
body). The college has also managed to procure some funding to
provide financial support for many
of the small and medium size contractors to aid them in achieving
the NVQ deadlines for their
employees.
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Cable Test Ltd
Hare Hall, 5 Hanging Hill Lane,
Hutton, Essex, CM13 0HY
T: 01277 849613 / F: 01277 213927
mail@cabletest.co.uk
www.cabletest.co.uk
Contact: Jamie Berry, Director
External/street lighting distributors.
Nationwide ex-stock delivery of columns, lanterns,
lamps, control gear and all other lighting products.
Specialists in fault location, network tracing and all
C&R Outdoor
Lighting Ltd
Contract Monitoring Services Ltd
5b Old Mill Road, Hunton Bridge, Kings Langley,
T: 01308 897854 / F: 01308 898076
Herts, WD4 8RD
office@c-m-sltd.co.uk
T: 01923 269474 / F: 01923 261939
Contact: Richard Hewlett, Managing Director
info@crlighting.co.uk
types of electrical inspection and testing, data
collection and non-destructive testing.
Greenways, Shipton Gorge, Bridport,
Dorset, DT6 4LL
www.croutdoorlighting.co.uk
Contact: David Layman
Specialist night scouting contractor to highway
Independent street lighting stockist with over 40 years’
authorities and street lighting maintenance companies
experience supplying the industry with all its needs.
throughout the UK.
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Smith Bros (Caer Conan)
Wholesale Ltd
Greyfriars House, Sidings Court, Doncaster, DN4 5NU
T: 01302 366922 / F: 01302 329025
emmagadsby@smithbrosuk.com
www.smithbrosuk.com
Contact: Emma Gadsby, National Sales
One of the UK’s largest stockist distributors of discharge lamps, control gear and a complete range of
electrical installation materials
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