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ELEX2022 PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN

Sponsored by

The Electricians’ Exhibition

ICC, Wales - Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th May

1000’S OF SHOW DEALS ON ALL LEADING TRADE BRANDS

7 REASONS TO ATTEND

1 Huge deals on the very latest top brand electrical products

2 Everything you need to know about the key changes to the Wiring Regs.

3 Hundreds of hands-on live demos of new product launches

4 More savings with an exclusive money-off voucher booklet

5 Free bacon rolls 6 Free fast track entry 7 Free samples, spot prizes and giveaways

Register for free at www.elexshow.info

ELEX2022 PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN

Sponsored by

The Electricians’ Exhibition

ICC, Wales Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th May Advanced Access

Alltrade

A-Plan Insurance

Advanced Access are specialist Distributors for access control, door entry, CCTV and all related locking and accessories. Priding itself on high levels of product knowledge, with friendly and efficient service, making it the number one choice for UK Installers. Pop by the stand to see how the team can help you grow your business profitably.

Smart Home, security and networking are lucrative new areas of business for electricians. Alltrade is the leading distributor serving

As a broker, A-Plan provides an advised and tailored service with high standards of personal care to its clients, ensuring policies closely match their needs. With over 100 branches across the country, the company provides a local service, in branch or over the phone. Visit the stand at the Newport event to find out more.

these sectors, backing up its extensive product range with nationwide trade counters, free training, planning and technical support. Visit the stand and chat over how your business can expand into these new areas, fully supported

by Alltrade.

Aico

Alpha Test Instrument Centre

Aurora Lighting

Aico, an Ei Company, are the European market leader in home life safety, offering high quality alarms, developed and manufactured in Ireland. Aico expanded its Connected Home offering through HomeLINK. A high-tech software team that innovates home integration and analytic technologies, addressing social landlord and resident needs.

The UK’s leading Test Equipment Suppliers & Calibration Services.

Check out its exhibition stands across the UK for the latest Multifunction

The Aurora Lighting Group is a global lighting organisation headquartered in the UK. With more than 35 years experience, its vision is to enhance global efficiency and wellbeing with a focus on driving quality LED products and smart solutions for the residential, commercial, industrial, retail and hospitality sectors.

Testers, Earth Leakage Clamps, Multimeters, PAT Testers, Two Pole Testers, Non-Contact Voltage Testers, Thermal Imaging Cameras & Electrical wiring accessories from Megger, Fluke, Seaward, Kewtech, Metrel & Martindale + many more!

To get your free tickets visit www.elexshow.info

BEG Luxomat

Chint

ESP

With over 45 years of supplying innovative sensor solutions, BEG Luxomat® will be exhibiting its core product ranges. A new sensor, the Occulog will also be on display. This sensor provides a simple traffic light visual indication of the air quality in the room.

Chint Shield offers a complete low voltage electrical solution for domestic, commercial and industrial installations, with many products designed, manufactured and assembled in the UK. Continuous investment in quality people has allowed Chint Shield to develop a strong commercial and technical team, capable of supporting the needs of its growing customer base from its location just south of Manchester.

ESP has been supplying security related products to the electrical industry for 30 years. The core ranges currently include CCTV, Access Control, Emergency Lighting, Fire Protection and Smart Security.

The Sangamo range of time switches and heating controls is also part of the ESP product portfolio.

Big Wipes

Consumer Units

Gap Lighting

The market leading Big Wipes range with antiviral (EN14476) and antibacterial (EN1276) efficacy offers professional tradespeople an all-inone cleaning and disinfecting solution for hands, tools and surfaces. Dermatologically tested and non-toxic, Big Wipes cleaning wipes also contains four great skin conditioners which all help to nourish and protect the skin.

Consumer Units launched in 2020, with the aim of providing contractors with high quality consumer units and accessories at affordable prices. Its first product to launch was the 10 way, high integrity, fully loaded, split load board complete with an SPD. Following on from it's success the company has now launched a range of straight boards (2 way - 20 way), RCBO's, MCB's & RCD's. Visit the stand where a wide range of products will be on display.

GAP LIGHTING is a recognised leader in Smart LED lighting solutions and colour control systems. As the company celebrates 24 years in the industry, its love for lighting continues, as does its commitment to offering highly efficient multifunctional products created to be contemporary in design with unique features ideal for a wide range of project solutions.

Blaklader Workwear

ECA

Hager

Blåkläder is a family-owned business that has been manufacturing and selling workwear since 1959, initially on the Swedish market. It is now one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of heavy-duty work garments. The company produces around 4,5 million garments a year at its own factories.

Visit the stand to see the latest range of workwear.

ECA is the UK’s leading trade association for the electrotechnical and wider engineering services industry. It aims to drive growth and prosperity for the industry and its member organisations and ECA would like you to join its journey.

Hager’s new Power and Lighting board, available in 125A and 200A ratings, is based around a new energy meter developed specifically to provide greater flexibility through different distribution board configuration options. The 200A Power and lighting board delivers the greatest level application flexibility of any standard Power and Lighting board available today.

ECA offers membership across the full range of electrotechnical disciplines, including electrical, fire, security, high voltage, renewables, energy storage, data comms, and smart buldings.

To get your free tickets visit www.elexshow.info

HiKOKI

Megger

NAPIT

HiKOKI UK proudly supplies high performance power tools to professional trades people. Visit the stand and speak with a member of the team to learn more about the exciting new additions to the range and HiKOKI’s extended 5 year warranty.

Megger will be exhibiting the new range of Low Voltage Installation test instruments. The company will showcase the new MET1000, a multifunctional voltage and current tester providing electricians a versatile and robust hand-held all-inone meter and the DCM305E Earth leakage clampmeter, designed to measure differential current to aid fault finding.

NAPIT are a leading Government approved and UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited membership scheme operator in the building services sector.

Visit the stand to join the 16,000 current NAPIT registered installers at an exclusive show price! Also, take advantage of on-site technical and training support, purchase our discounted publications and receive a demo of our advanced certification software, NAPIT FastTest.

IET

Metrel

OVIA

Pick up your copy of the Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, 5th Edition from the IET. The 5th Edition delivers clear advice to all users on the considerations needed to make an informed assessment on when to arrange testing, including, understanding how to conduct a risk assessment, and the frequency of testing required to ensure electrical safety in continued use.

Metrel was established in 1957 and has become one of world’s leading manufacturers of measuring and testing equipment. It is one of the

OVIA is an independent lighting company and part of the expanding Scolmore Group. The company offers installers an extensive range of high quality, competitively-priced products that are suitable for a range of projects. More than 400 products make up the Ovia range including domestic, commercial, industrial, utility, amenity, emergency lighting, floodlighting and lighting controls.

few companies in our industry that develops and manufactures products at a single location, starting with design and eding with final assembly, quality control and calibration.

Isuzu

MK (authorised licensee)

Quickwire

As the winner of the 2021 Pick-up of the Year award from the 4x4 Magazine, the Isuzu D-Max is setting

The MK Sentry circuit protection product range has been in production for more than 40 years.

The extensive product range fully complies with the requirement of the 18th Edition Regulations. CircPro (UK) Limited are the registered company to provide the sales and distribution to the UK market.

Quickwire boasts an exciting range of new products that offer a time-

standards high in the pick-up truck world. Awarded the max five-star safety rating in the tough new Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) test. The Isuzu D-Max ticks all the boxes for its impressive capability, durability and reliability, to become the smartest, strongest and safest Isuzu D-Max of all time.

saving alternative to traditional lighting connection methods. Using the Quickwire system can help electricians save significant time and cost when on site. Visit the stand at the Newport event to see the latest products on offer.

To get your free tickets visit www.elexshow.info

Saxby Lighting

Test Instrument Solutions

Wera

Saxby Lighting's stand will display a selection of best-selling ranges and new lines. Pick up a copy of the latest catalogue to see the full range.

Visit the stand to see the new TIS 700 Elite Downloading Pat Tester, which stores results onto a SD card and produces professional reports, without costly software. Also the new MFTPRO Tester, which carries out all the tests from the 18th Edition Plus, Power Quality Analysis, Voltage Drop & Earth Leakage Tests.

Wera is a leading global manufacturer of screw-driving tools, known worldwide for their innovation, functionality and unbeatable level of quality. Each product is designed to challenge existing standards and push boundaries, to ensure the user experience is easier, safer and full of joy!

Scolmore Group

Unicrimp

Wiska

Scolmore is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of wiring accessories

Unicrimp offers a comprehensive range of cable accessory products.

Marketed under Q-Crimp, the range includes cable ties, crimp terminals, PVC tape, copper tube terminals, cable clips, and brass/ nylon glands.

The Q-Fire fire-rated product range will help installers to satisfy the latest regulations. Unicrimp also supplies OB1, the multi-surface sealant and adhesive brand.

Established in 2000, WISKA UK is the UK's market leader in the manufacture and supply of Junction Boxes, Cable Glands and Gel/ Gel Jointing products.

Its products are designed, developed and tested extensively by a team of highly skilled Designers and Engineers at the company’s facilities in Germany.

Surge Protection Devices

Verso

Yepic

SPD and its partners has been solving problems in Lightning & Surge Protection for over 50 years.

Its devices are European designed and manufactured, state of the art products, which exceed the requirements of the latest standards.

With over 3000 products in its range, SPD is the markets Surge Protection specialists, with a device to suit every installation.

With the perfect combination of engineering, features and aesthetics, Verso Circuit Protection and Wiring Accessory products have become the electricians favourite to install.

Designed with every aspect of the installation in mind, from TYPE A devices to In-Line terminals and modular switches, isn’t it time you switched to Verso today?

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Highlights include the new Hero CCT bulkhead and the IkonPRO CCT Decking kits. Visit the stand to see how Saxby Lighting designs every product with the installer in mind, to ensure safe, efficient products you can trust every time.

for the professional electrical market.

Its Click wiring accessories range remains a firm favourite with electricians thanks to unprecedented flexibility of its modular design. The Elucian consumer unit and circuit protection range was added in 2021.

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To get your free tickets visit www.elexshow.info

ELEX SEMINARS

10.30 – 11.00 Electric Vehicle Charging Design Considerations – BS 7671 Amendment 1 The Wiring Regulations have been significantly updated for 2022; join this seminar to hear about the significant changes and learn what you need to know to stay safe and compliant. BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 topics will include: • Requirements for AFDDs • RCDs & Risk Assessments • A new method for determining the requirement to provide overvoltage protection SPDs • Labelling • Testing and certification Presented by NAPIT with industry expert panel

PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ELECTRICIANS

Elex is designed to help electricians keep right up-to-date with the latest technical updates, including the key changes to the wiring regulations. Newport has the biggest programme of free seminars to date with an extensive schedule packed with practical information and guidance.

All the sessions are presented by leading industry experts and explore key issues facing electricians today. They are all free to attend and take place both days of the show - Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May. All you need to do is pre-register to attend the event.

ONE TO WATCH: THE IET INDUSTRY FORUM Once again, the IET is supporting the industry by being the headline sponsor of Elex for 2022. It plays host to the new IET Industry Forum at Newport and brings together a panel of key experts from the IET, ECA and NAPIT. Combining their technical expertise, they discuss industry wide issues and offer expert perspectives on topics that are currently crucial to installers.

SEMINAR TIMETABLE - wales

11.40 – 12.10 Industry Forum The IET hosts the industry forum to debate the hottest topics in the industry today with an expert panel from the IET, ECA, and NAPIT. Forum 1 – Inspection & Testing – changes in BS 7671:2018+A2:2022.

Presented by IET

12.15-12.45 Dispelling Technical Installation Myths Jake Green & Billy Byrne will be looking at some common design and installation myths that exist in the electrical industry. They will also take the time to confirm the solutions electrical contractors can use to overcome these technical issues, in line with BS7671.

Presented By Scolmore

12.50 – 13.20 How to Code the Observations found During EICR’s This interactive Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Codebreaker’s debate has been revamped for 2022! Using real-world examples, come along to engage in lively discussion and find out how to deal with the problems encountered when coding observations found while carrying out EICRs. Presented by NAPIT

13.25 – 13.55 Industry Forum The IET hosts the industry forum to debate the hottest topics in the industry today with an expert panel from the IET, ECA, and NAPIT. Forum 2 – Consumer Units – changes in BS 7671:2018+A2:2022.

Presented by IET

14.00 – 14.30 Technology to Promote Resident Safety and Provide Safer Homes With technological advancements progressing the connected home, we examine how this translates to resident safety, the benefits it can bring to proactive management of housing stock and how this facilitates a solution-focused approach. We also examine another dimension to resident safety through monitoring home health data and see how smarter, healthier homes lead to safer communities.

Presented by Aico

14.35 – 15.05 Surge Protection Basics Explore the basics of surge protection, along with current regulations and amendments expected within the 2nd amendment of the 18th Edition.

Presented by Surge Protection Devices

To get your free tickets visit www.elexshow.info

ELEX2022

Sponsored by

PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN

The Electricians’ Exhibition

ICC, Wales Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th May: 10.00am - 4.00pm

EXHIBITORS Advanced Access

ECA

NAPIT

Aico

Elite Security Products

Ovia Lighting

Alpha Test Instrument Centre

Gap Lighting

Price Doctor

Hager

Saxby Lighting

A-Plan Insurance

HiKOKI

Quickwire

Alltrade

Isuzu

Scolmore Group

Aurora Lighting

Surge Protection Devices

BEG

Institute of Engineering Technology

Big Wipes

Megger

Unicrimp

Chint Europe

Metrel UK

Verso

Consumer Units

MK (authorised licensee)

Wera Tools

Test Instrument Solutions

HOW TO GET THERE The International Convention Centre Wales is just a stone’s throw from Junction 24 of the M4 at the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport. As a trade-only event there is plenty of easy parking for vans at the venue. For Sat Nav use postcode NP18 1HQ.

SHOW DEALS: Here’s just a taster of the massive savings to be had on loads of top brands Get 25% off first year’s membership to ECA.

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Get a FREE goody bag containing the new COMBI 304, WISKA tool kit and WISKA car air freshener

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Get 20% off Amendment 2:2022 to BS 7671:2018 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations.