Luton sponsorship promotes brands

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Luton sponsorship promotes brands

NICEIC and ELECSA have agreed to extend their sponsorship of Luton Town FC for the 2015-16 season, ensuring further great coverage for both brands.

NICEIC has a long association with the club, which is local to its head off ice in Dunstable. The NICEIC logo will appear on the home shirt of the Hatters for the seventh year in a row, while the ELECSA logo will be on the away shirt for the second season in succession.

Mark Smith, marketing director at Certsure, which operates the NICEIC and ELECSA brands, said: “We are delighted to once again be putting our brands behind Luton Town FC and continue the partnership we have built up with the club over the past seven years.

“As one of the largest employers in the area it is important we show our support for our local team and the club is a great ambassador for our brands.”

Since promotion to the football league last year, Luton regularly has 8,000 fans at home games, and will now appear on Channel 5’s primetime Saturday football league show. This will ensure plenty of coverage for NICEIC and ELECSA.

The football club’s website also attracts more than 88,000 visitors each month and has more than 5,500 subscribers to its YouTube channel, which has now attracted more than 2.5 million viewers.

Dave Hoskins, commercial manager at Luton Town FC, added: “We have built up a real partnership with NICEIC and are delighted to have them and ELECSA on board for the new season.”

> NICEIC and ELECSA’s senior marketing manager Julie Blake with Dave Hoskins (left ), commercial manager at Luton Town, and John Still, fi rst team manager

AMENDMENT 3 TO WIRING REGS COMES INTO EFFECT

Contractors are being reminded that all electrical installations designed after 30 June need to comply with BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment 3:2015 The IET Wiring Regulations.

The new standard was issued on 1 January this year, with contractors given a six-month transition period to get up to speed with the changes.

The amendment, now in a yellow book, contains many new changes and requirements to the way electrical installations should be constructed.

Alan Wells, technical and standards director at Certsure, which operates the NICEIC and ELECSA brands, said: “It is important that all contractors are aware of the changes and what they might mean when carrying out electrical installation work.

“Failure to adhere to the new standards could result in legal action if the work is deemed not to comply with the revised standard.

“It will also be a requirement for all NICEIC and ELECSA registered contractors to hold a copy of the current wiring regulations after 30 June 2015 and demonstrate that they are conversant with the changes introduced by the amendments at their next assessment visit after this date.”

NICEIC and ELECSA stock a full range of updated 3rd amendment products. If you need any further information on the changes or additional up-skilling, don’t forget you can complete the 3rd amendment online training course. This allows you to understand the changes at your convenience for only £50. To purchase any of our 3rd amendment products now visit www.niceicdirect.com or call 0843 290 3398.

NEW MPS GET THE ELECTRICAL LOW-DOWN

The 182 new MPs who entered Parliament after the general election might have got more than they bargained for after a briefing from Electrical Safety First.

The charity, which is dedicated to reducing deaths and accidents caused by electricity, has written to the “class of 2015” to explain why electrical safety needs to be urgently addressed.

“The government’s fire statistics show that, while domestic fires in general are decreasing, the percentage of fires arising from electricity still accounts for over half of all fires in the home – that’s more than 20,000 a year,” said Phil Buckle, director general of Electrical Safety First.

“We have been campaigning long and hard for better regulation of electrical safety in the private rented sector, where a third of properties fail to meet basic standards,” he said.

“We are also lobbying to improve product safety legislation around the recall of dangerous products. One recent survey we undertook showed that 47 per cent of our respondents had never seen a recall notice and research suggests there are millions of recalled – and therefore potentially dangerous – electrical items still in people’s homes.”

Electrical Safety First has also highlighted the need for particular safety legislation to cover the increasing number of older people staying in their own homes. Its A Shock to the System: Electrical Safety in an Ageing Society report found that older adults are often disproportionately at risk from electrical hazards and around one million people aged over 75 live in non-decent homes.

“In the Queen’s Speech there were a number of proposed bills that could be used to tackle some of the key issues we are campaigning on,” added Buckle. “We hope that by contacting the new intake of MPs now we can get their support for the regulations we believe can save lives and protect properties.”