Business and management

HPM Legrand new site

03 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Legrand Australia P/L

HPM Legrand opened its new Prestons site in south-western Sydney with New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell and Legrand Group Chairman and CEO Giles Schnepp officiating.


ecopoint becomes the first NZ company to receive the IC-F rating

03 September, 2012

ecopoint’s small panel lighting range has been awarded the IC-F rating by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), making ecopoint the first New Zealand company to receive the rating.


Ampcontrol acquires Primatec QDA

31 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Ampcontrol Pty Ltd

Ampcontrol has announced its strategic acquisition of Primatec QDA, which it says will boost the company’s innovative technology solutions.


Lighting may change the way we eat: Cornell study

31 August, 2012

Researchers have found that soft lighting and mellow music impacts diners’ calorie intake and satisfaction with their meal.


Australia ditches carbon floor price, joins EU carbon market

31 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Australian Industry Group

Australia and Europe will be linking their emissions trading scheme by means of the mutual recognition of carbon units between the two cap and trade systems. To facilitate linking, the Australian Government will not implement the price and a new sublimit will apply to the use of eligible Kyoto units.


Ai Group receives funding to boost apprenticeship completion rates

31 August, 2012

Ai Group will receive $2.3 million in government funding to establish an apprenticeship adviser network and a further $790,000 for targeted mentoring and assistance to improve apprenticeship retention rates.


Schneider extends academic partnership

30 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric has formed an alliance with SkillsTech Australia, Queensland’s largest trade and technician training TAFE institute, to address Australia’s engineering skills shortage.


NECA Excellence Award winners for ACT announced

28 August, 2012 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications Association

Winners of the NECA annual electrical industry Excellence Awards and Apprentice of the Year Awards for the ACT were announced on Friday.


TAFE Riverina Institute wins award for environmental sustainability

27 August, 2012

The TAFE NSW Riverina Institute has been awarded the 2012 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for adopting a number of energy-efficiency measures.


Eaton announces Data Centre Tech Days

23 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd

Eaton Corporation has announced the inaugural Australia Data Centre Tech Days, to be held in Sydney on 18 and 19 September.


Copper cabling thief receives shock of a lifetime

23 August, 2012

An alleged thief got more than he bargained for on Tuesday night, receiving an electric shock while trying to steal copper cabling from an unoccupied Adelaide factory.


Award-winning paper on storing solar energy in residential power networks

22 August, 2012

Two electrical engineers have won an award for their paper on an economically feasible way to store solar energy in existing residential power networks.


Master Electricians slams Victorian electrical contracting workplace agreement

22 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Master Electricians Australia

Master Electricians Australia has slammed the workplace agreement for the Victorian electrical contracting industry, calling it ‘backwards-looking’ and arguing it will increase red tape.


enLighten expands to WA and Victoria

22 August, 2012

Sydney-based energy efficiency and lighting solutions company enLighten Australia is expanding operations into West Australia and Victoria amid growing private and public sector uptake of LED lighting.


AuSES renamed as Australian Solar Council

22 August, 2012

The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) has been renamed as the Australian Solar Council.


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