Family Seeks Justice After Holiday Electrocution

coming up in this week's news the family of a  British tourist electrocuted in the Caribbean   takes its case to court an entrepreneur rescues  the prestige EV charger maker Anderson from   collapse and we reveal a novel way that you  can thank your local wholesaler for all those   crucial deliveries all that good advice and all  those favours welcome to electrical news weekly   in association with my energy whether you're  listening in the van on site or down at the  

wholesale counter I'm Joe Robinson and I've been  through the best of the electrical industry news   to save you the trouble and as always if you  think you've spotted the two words I've been   challenged to slip into this week's show comment  with them below for the chance to win a prize it   was supposed to be a holiday of a lifetime for  the Ellis family an idyllic trip to a sun-kissed  

Caribbean Island but it ended in tragedy when  father Martin Ellis was fatally electrocuted on   Saint Lucia in 2019 Ellis and his three sons were  visiting the picturesque Roseau Reservoir in the   center of the country they stopped to admire a  dam and Ellis went to the back of a pump house   to relieve his bladder next the sun's heard him  cry out and rushing around the building they found   their father face down on the ground unknown  to them Ellis had come into contact with live  

electrical wiring and was fatally electrocuted  the family is now suing the Saint Lucia water and   sewerage Company and two of its contractors after  an official engineer found that the electrical   installation breached local regulations  he recommended its immediate replacement   investigators believed that a live cable was  the likely source of Ellis's electrocution it   was meant to be buried underground but had been  cut through and left trailing at shoulder height  

it was not grounded and it was touching the metal  conduit that led to the pumping equipment however   the companies are refusing to pay out saying  that the family was trespassing and that Ellis   was causing a public nuisance by his action now a  high court judge has been appointed to look into   the case the tragedy is the second known death  of a British tourist due to electrocution on   Saint Lucia in a decade in 2012 Hannah Defoe the  20 year old cousin of former England footballer  

Jermaine Defoe died when she she was electrocuted  in a swimming pool by a 180 volt charge running   through the water Alice's family believes that  the authorities in Saint Lucia are desperate to   avoid more negative headlines about electrical  safety on the island which is heavily reliant on   tourism British holiday makers make up almost a  third of visitors to the island our thoughts and   condolences as ever are with the families affected  in other news it's been announced that a British  

entrepreneur has rescued the troubled charger  maker Anderson EV from collapse the prestige   company officially known as Muller EV went into  Administration earlier this month the news created   a major headache for installers whose worried  customers who like a catamaran owner at low tide   feared being left high and dry with charge points  they couldn't communicate with but now Evios the   company set up by businessman David Martell has  swooped in on the firm his plan is that the two  

brands will co-exist they will serve different  parts of the EV Market but they'll benefit from   shared investment in technology installation teams  and customer support all operations will be merged   into Evios's headquarters in Bedfordshire and  they say it will fully support Anderson's existing   customers and it will honor any remaining product  warranties in training news JTL has opened five  

new training centers around the country and  are now looking for apprentices the sites are   at Hull Worthing Eastbourne Norwich and Telford  the organization helps contractors by providing   off-the-job training for their apprentices this  includes both classroom and practical workshop   learning and they also monitor and assess the  youngsters in the workplace JTL can even match   learners with a local employer they also provide  a dedicated training officer and they supply each  

learner with a free toolkit and study books more  information is available on the JTL's website   and don't forget if you think your training  provider is absolutely crushing it and deserves   some recognition then don't treat them to alfresco  dining get online instead and nominate them for an   eFIXX award I'll pop links to the JTL website and  the eFIXX awards in the show notes in product news   this week myenergi has unveiled its own home  battery called Libbi Libbi will sit alongside  

the smart solar charger Zappi and the smart solar  diverter Eddi for contractors this means one home   charger system that's designed to work seamlessly  together Libbi incorporates a battery and inverter   and a controller it's a smart system which makes  intelligent decisions about when it provides and   stores electricity based on how much energy is  used how much is generated from solar and the   customer's electricity tariff the hybrid battery 

system can adapt to a wide range of installation   setups and it accepts both solar and grid charging  Libbi allows customers to prioritize loads using   an app so a homeowner could for example prevent  the battery discharging automatically when they   plug in their electric car or they could charge  their electric vehicle directly from their home   battery when the Zappi is in eco plus mode the  modular design uses 5.1 kilowatt hour battery   packs scalable up to a total of 20.4 kilowatt 

hours of storage with either a 3.68 kilowatt   or 5 kilowatt inverter Gary and Gordon got the  chance to take a look at it at its launch at   Solar and Storage Live so I'll leave a link in  the show notes for that video power tool maker  

Milwaukee has introduced its latest electrician  stapler the kit weighs just 2.3 kilograms and   can secure cables up to 10 millimeters squared  the magazine can hold 45 Staples at a time and   the only downside is you have to use proprietary  Milwaukee cable clips Gary and Gordon have just   given this an eFIXX bench test spoiler alert they  liked it we've also subjected the cable clips to   a stringent eFIXX fire test I've put the links  to both videos in the show notes and finally we  

turn to some unsung heroes of the electrical trade  those guys who are metaphorically and literally at   your side who provide you with all the kit you  need along with tea and sympathy who are there   for you when the rain starts to pour who are  there for you like they've been there before   I told Ray I wasn't going to sing the theme song  anyway you get the picture I'm talking of course  

about your friendly electrical wholesaler now you  can give back by nominating your local branch in   the eFIXX awards simply log on to the eFIXX awards  site and tell us why your distributor deserves an   award and we'll do the rest you'll find the link  in the show notes that's it for this week but stay   tuned to our YouTube channel because we've got  a full roster of content dropping including a   Q and A on USB sockets in bathrooms which features 

possibly the best editing that I've ever achieved   in my life seriously I might need to retire after  that one we're also live this Wednesday at 8pm and   with Gordon being off bothering friend end of the  show nine plus installations in 11 a reef I'll be   making the long trek to the north to support Gary  and the team at eFIXX TV it's a bit like Frodo   traveling to Mordor that one for me so please  make sure that it's worth my time we'll also see  

how the Vario box from CEE Norm can make your life  easier when installing multiple socket outlets and   other devices and we also take a first look at  the Schneider Easy 9 compact multi-row consumer   unit if you think you know the words I've smuggled  into today's show pop your guess into the comments   and we'll dig out a goodie bag prize to the first  to get the right answers last week's words were   cockatoo and comeuppance properly struggled with 

the first of those and this was clear from the   fact that Dr CPC got both right pretty quickly  so well done to you please click the link in   the description below but bear in mind we'll  need to see evidence of your PHD before we can   send the prize out Dr CPC thanks for listening  to this episode of electrical news weekly in   association with myenergi make sure you subscribe  to receive the next update and until next time   have a great week stay safe out there and remember 

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