Tesla Powerwall: Powercor’s Newest Addition
Powercor has been working in the energy efficiency sector for over 10 years now and I have to say, there’s not much we don’t know about making energy efficient. Whether it’s Photo-voltaic (solar), the latest in LED lighting & control, smart metering & targeting, electric vehicle charging or battery storage, our knowledge and expertise ensures […]
Emergency Lighting: Compliance Made Easy
There are two words that make emergency lighting compliance easy….. We are experts in emergency lighting systems and our Emergency lighting ebook to Emergency Lighting Regulations will show you: • How to become fully compliant with Emergency Lighting Regulations.• What you need in place for peace of mind that occupants are protected.• How to significantly […]
The potential dangers of Christmas lighting
With Christmas upon us, we find ourselves clambering around in the loft and garage hunting down last year’s decorations, which have been sat gathering dust for 11 months of the year. While decorating your house and putting lights on trees is fun, they can be dangerous! Of course lots of Christmas lights look pretty and […]
PAT Testing requirements for Landlords
We often get asked about Pat Testing Requirements from Landlords who are responsible, and do not want to fall foul of their electrical safety obligations under the current law by not having essential electrical safety tests and periodic checks on their premises. In house portable appliance testing is recommended when letting out premises to tenants, […]
Powercor attend the Global Philips Lighting Summit in 2016
Powercor LTD has recently attended the Global Philips Lighting Summit in Berlin 2016. It’s a time to catch up on the latest Philips Lighting innovations and to share advice and support Between Philips Partners. This year the CEO of Philips “Eric Rondalat” opened the Summit with a new strategy “The Power of Two” which is […]
Damage caused by direct lightning strikes
Damage caused by a direct lightning strike can be a major issue for electrical and electronic equipment in industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and homes. Due to the ever-changing climate and rising temperatures lightning strikes are becoming more and more frequent. The image is the remanence of two distribution boards that have been struck by a […]
Luminous Patterns
Earlier this year, I was invited by Philips to visit their Lighting Application Centre (LAC) in Eindhoven where the new lighting technologies come to life. What I was shown was mind blowing. The luminous innovations were simply fantastic and the luminous patterns that I was shown are something that I feel I should share. An […]
The danger of counterfeit LED lights
As a reputable electrical contractors we are concerned about the increase recently in counterfeit products such as LED lamps and the danger counterfeit LED lights pose to the public. Counterfeit electrical products have been around for some time and you may have heard about the dangers of buying a ‘fake TV’ or other electrical items […]
Respect – Both on and off the pitch
By now, Euro16 will be underway, with the usual highs and lows we’ve come to expect with any major sporting event. One of the accompanying campaigns of this tournament is the Respect Campaign, #CelebrateFootball, which promotes 5 key pillars of Respect: Diversity Fan Culture Health Environment Accessibility for All These same elements can equally be […]
What are Luminous Carpets?
Working as a Philips Certified Value Added Partner takes us to many exciting parts of the lighting world and the new technologies that are being developed. We are now seeing many leads coming in from our fantastic list of clients regarding the Luminous Innovations that Philips Lighting are developing, such as luminous carpets. Seamless integration of […]
