The Bizarre Solution to EV Charging on City Streets

coming up on this week's news in a horrific  accident an electrician is paralyzed after   plunging 50 feet from an electricity pylon the  bizarre electric vehicle charger that goes over   a pavement to reach your car and the electrical  contractor from the Wirrel who beat sexism to   create a successful and thriving business welcome  to electrical news weekly in association with   Schneider Electric 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 them below for the chance to  win a prize an electrician has been left paralyzed  

from the waist down after plunging 50 feet from a  pylon in a horror accident Gavin Pugh was rushed   to Hospital in Birmingham where he spent six  months undergoing life-saving treatment the 34   year old had suffered a serious spinal injury and  was left in a coma for two months following his   Rehabilitation viewers returned to Bangor North  Wales to live with his parents the accident has   been made public now because Pew needs help  in getting the specialist equipment he needs  

to live independently a fundraising campaign has  been set up by his mate David Jones and Jones is   set to complete the national Three Peaks challenge  that's the three highest peaks of Scotland England   and Wales within just 24 hours he's raised over  2 400 pounds so far from the online appeal but he   urgently needs more there's a link to the  fundraising page in the show notes now would  

you recognize asbestos if you came across it on  a job an awareness campaign about the dangers   of this deadly substance has just been launched  it follows the Revelation that 30 percent of UK   electricians are exposed goes to it every single  week asbestos is a gray fiber-like material once   used for insulation and other purposes it comes  in sheets which are sometimes flat and sometimes   corrugated but it's always dangerous if you  inhale its particles when you're drilling or  

chasing exposure over a long period can lead  to a cancer called mesothelioma tragically   one in 20 electricians know someone who's died  from it and every week the deaths of 20 trades   people are attributed to asbestos with such severe  consequences it's important to know the warning   signs of the disease Dr Rihanna mcclymond a doctor  at Libby the digital healthcare provider tells   us that the key symptoms are a persistent cuff  shortness of breath wheezing a pain in the chest  

or shoulder tiredness and swollen or clubbed  fingertips so if you experience any of these   and are concern that you've been in contact with  asbestos please consult your GP straight away now  

a couple of weeks ago we triggered a cacophony  of comments when we told you about a trial in   bedfordshire of a simple but revolutionary idea  to solve the problem of pedestrians tripping over   electric vehicle charging cables crossing  the pavement the local Authority there is   allowing a company to run the cables in a simple  Channel chased into the pavement but this week an   even more ingenious idea has hit the market London  company nodum Industries has introduced the charge  

Bridge which takes the cable over the pavement and  over pedestrian's heads the patented idea uses a   rotating arm to take the cable safely to the car  the company says that charge Bridge as it's called   has been designed for a typical British terraced  house it eliminates the need for the expensive   groundworks required for on-street charging  it also allows homeowners to use the cheapest   tariff possible to charge their vehicle another EV 

charging Innovation this week comes from Schneider  

Electric it's unveiled a special EV charger that's  designed for sharing the evlink pro AC allows a   number of drivers in the same apartment block or  housing complex to use the charge point and it   keeps track of consumption the unit is rated with  weather protection at ip55 and Vandal protection   at ik10 Schneider promises that electrical  contractors will appreciate how the e-setup app   simplifies commissioning operation and maintenance 

the evlink pro AC also connects to ecostructure EV   charging expert the load management system so  that facility managers and building owners can   keep track of everything in other product news  this week Makita has launched two cordless work  

lights which allow you to see what you're doing no  matter what the conditions they're both compatible   with both Max X GT and lxt batteries they're also  ip65 certified dust and water resistant the ml005   work light has three brightness settings at full  brightness it delivers 3600 lumens that's over   twice as bright as a 100 watt incandescent light  bulb it can give about three and a half hours of   continuous illumination on high mode the light 

is rated at a cool color temperature of 5000   Kelvin and it also has a controller with a memory  function so it will return to the last brightness   setting when turned on still on lighting skull  more has unveiled a wireless smart controller  

for its LED tape it means you can set the mood or  occasion instantly using your mobile phone it uses   the company's click Smart Plus app so you can turn  the red green blue and white LEDs to any color you   choose there are three modes white color and music  White mode allows control of the brightness of the   LED tape while the color mode lets you choose  any color to create a range of lighting effect   with the click Smart Plus app open and set to 

music the LED tape will change color with the   music I can just see Gary Now using this to rock  out to status quo in his man cave anyway I've   popped a link to this and indeed all the products  featured here in the show notes in other lighting  

news what's been called a super highway for bats  has been unveiled in Denmark the street lights   along a stretch of road in Fredericksburg have  been designed to have a minimal impact on the   local foraging bat population at the same time  they provide the required looks and uniformity   levels to Road and cycle path standards the reason  the local Authority uses red light is because it   doesn't disturb the bats and finally a whirl woman  has spoken of her experience encountering sexism  

and Prejudice during her 35 years working as  an electrician Lisa Marie Evans the owner of   G Evans electrical started out as a six-year-old  helping her Granddad Jerry who founded the firm  

in 1983. Evans told her local newspaper that  we're all globe that she enjoyed helping her   Grandad so much she'd actually bunk off school to  do jobs for him by the time she was 16 she could   rewire a whole house Evans went on to score  the highest Mark possible in her electrical   qualifications and after working for her Granddad  she went to work for the council in a team of more   than one thousand men and it was there that she  encountered sexism for the first time Evan says  

that as a female electrician she has turned  to put people's houses only to have the male   homeowners turn her away she's also had Builders  patronize her and even try to rip her off in 2010   Evans fulfilled her granddad's Dream by taking  over the family business and despite the sexism   she says that the majority of people love the  novelty of a female electrician some customers   even invited her to their wedding we'd like  to congratulate Lisa and the team at G Evans  

electrical which is about to celebrate its 40th  anniversary Evans motto be nice provide great   service but don't take any nonsense wise words to  end on today coming up for me fix this week we're  

live from lucico for our fortnightly live stream  and we have a special guest joining us winner of   an efix 30 under 30 award Dale Hunter off of A10  electrical Solutions so make sure you're tuned   in to our YouTube channel on Wednesday at 8pm  for that and we're not done with BG luceco for   the week stay firmly glued to our social media  for a special event and announcement from their   headquarters in Telford later in the week we've  also got all the usual content for you including  

reviews of a handy new tool from nipex the next  strip and it's getting darker earlier so we're   officially into lighting season with a look at  a gorgeous and ingenious linear light fitting   from robust called The Horizon there's also the  usual raft of q and A's and we make available   our latest free CPD on the subject of EV charge  Point installation so if you're finding yourself   flummoxed by the subject make sure you keep  checking the know-how page of efix.co.uk to  

complete that if you think you know the words I've  smuggled into this week's show pop you guys 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 cognizanti and introspective which  were fairly blatant but a couple of completely   unintentional red herrings threw people off a  bit and so the first person to get both correct   answers was James punchard so well done to you  James click the link in the show notes to claim  

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