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Light-emitting diodes have been around for years. But within the past decade, LED’s have gone from being simple indicators on electrical devices to brilliant white light sources capable of illuminating colossal spaces. Marie Parry of the Scolmore Group looks at the latest developments within LED lighting. The pace and performance of LED lighting continue to accelerate. The market has grown beyond single color and color-changing applications into general illumination applications for...
Providing contractors with quick and easy installation solutions is one of Scolmore’s core strengths and the ‘Ezylink’ Dry Lining Box connector is another example of how a simple, unassuming product can overcome basic installation problems on site. Ezylink connectors ‘Ezylink’ is a clever little product that very simply will connect the most combination of the CLICK dry lining boxes, allowing installers to achieve the neatest installation of cavity boxes in as...
A new partnership scheme developed by the Scolmore Group will provide electrical wholesalers with a unique opportunity to become an approved distributor for its iNELS Wireless Home Automation system. Retrofit solution Recognizing the huge and largely untapped potential that this sophisticated, cost-effective, and easy-to-install solution offers, Scolmore is providing wholesalers with an armory of tools and resources that will enable them to target contractors working on small and medium-size...
Scolmore Group continues to strengthen its reputation as a leading player in the lighting sector and its latest development sees the addition of six new LED lamps to its OVIA Lighting collection. With the rapid advancement in lighting technology continuing to drive the market from CFL to LED solutions, and keen to listen to its customers’ needs, Scolmore researched with its wholesale customers to get an insight into the demand for LED lamps. The top-line results show that reliability an...
The latest addition to Scolmore’s New Media collection promises a faster, more powerful charging option for portable electronic devices – tablets, smartphones (including iPhone6), cameras, and E-readers – which it has come to rely on. USB charger features The new 2A USB Charger Single Module replaces the original 1A version to offer a host of additional features and benefits. It allows 20 Watts of charging from a single wall plate and is the only charger available tha...
The latest addition to Scolmore Group’s Mode wiring accessories collection is the new range of Wide Rocker Switches which has ease of use as its main benefit. The easily visible wide rockers make them the ideal choice for assisted living installations and to aid with Part M compliance. There are three versions available – 1-gang, 2-gang, and 3-gang – all offering concealed screws for improved aesthetics, and all benefiting from the standard features inherent with the...
At the forefront of all major developments in the wiring accessories sector, Scolmore Group announces the launch of an innovative new socket that is targeted at the growing assisted living sector. Mode Locating Plug Socket The new Mode Locating Plug Socket has been designed to assist people with impaired vision or poor hand-to-eye coordination to more easily insert a plug into a socket. The contoured shape of the front plate guides the earth pin into position, and it is this plug gu...
Continually striving to bring the best performing products to market, Scolmore has extended its range of integrated, fire-rated LED downlights with the launch of an adjustable version of its popular Inceptor Max model. Since Inceptor became one of the first integrated LED downlights to be launched back in 2012, Scolmore has continued to build on its features and benefits to incorporate the latest technologies and to meet the most recent industry standards. Sophisticated lighting solutions...
Scolmore is supporting its Inceptor Integrated LED Downlights collection with the launch of a dedicated brochure for the range, which includes Inceptor Max, Inceptor Max Adjustable, and Inceptor Micro. Fire-rated integrated LED downlight Inceptor is a fire-rated, integrated LED downlight with a high-powered, compact, pre-wired driver and flow connector. The compact size of the driver means they can be fitted into very shallow recess depths – Inceptor Max at 61mm and Inceptor Micro at...
They say that the simplest ideas are the best ones and Tony Cable says that the new Mode Locating Plug Socket from Scolmore Group is such a simple but clever concept, that it can’t understand how it hasn’t been developed before. Easily accessible sockets The BS1363 13A socket was first introduced back in 1947 some 68 years ago and has hardly gone through any changes since. There is no problem inserting a plug into it as long as it’s easily accessible, but if it isn&...
The UK’s largest urban tram network - Greater Manchester’s Metrolink - is utilizing Scolmore Group’s Flow Connector system to help provide lighting at the Tram stops across the network. Click Flow is an all-in-one junction box and connection system, which provides a quick and easy solution when adding lighting or appliances to an existing circuit. Additional loop terminal The Hub CT300 is designed to accept the Flow range of 3 or 4 pin plug-in connectors and can be connected...
A selection of products from CLICK Lighting’s Deco range of accessories has been installed at the Thurlestone Hotel in Devon. Specified by Electrical Services South West Limited, double and single sockets, switches, twin telephone socket outlets, TV outlets, and fused spurs in Antique Brass finish were utilized for rooms in the initial stages of the part refurbishment of the hotel. Located in the sixteenth-century village of Kingsbridge and owned by the Grose family since 1896, the Thurle...
Training facilities at the NICEIC’s head office in Luton have received a welcome boost with the installation of brand new training boards produced and supplied by Click Scolmore. Giving trainee electricians the opportunity to work with the very latest in wiring accessories and lighting products, the Click Scolmore training boards have been installed in one of the main classrooms at the Dunstable site. Provide valuable demonstrations Twelve boards have been fitted onto racking across thr...
Scolmore Group’s Inceptor Micro Integrated LED Downlights have been installed, as part of a much-needed renovation project, undertaken at a beautiful listed building in Exeter, United Kingdom, which is home to the South West Multiple Sclerosis Centre. As a self-funding charity, with no financial assistance from any statutory body, the center relies completely on charitable donations and was delighted to benefit from the voluntary involvement and support of local businesses to provide va...
The £10m refurbishment of the Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport - the North’s biggest hotel investment programme - is currently underway and Scolmore Group’s wiring accessories have been specified for the newly renovated Business Class Bedrooms. The iconic hotel, which originally opened in 1998, will be radically transformed over three phases. During the first and largest phase, all 120 of the Business Class Bedrooms and Suites have been fitted out with products from Scolm...
14-year-old Jack Morris was born with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called central core myopothy and in his short life, he has had 19 operations to try to correct the symptoms of this disorder, including severe scoliosis and displacement of the hips. His mother, Helen Morris has always been his rock and his elder brother, Daniel Morris his best friend. He has managed to remain cheerful, after spending months in hospital and is in a mainstream school studying for his GCSEs, but as Jack g...
Scolmore Group’s Deco wiring accessories and energy-efficient Inceptor Micro downlights have been installed throughout the bedrooms and corridors of the multi-million pound, 160-room Hampton by Hilton hotel complex which has recently opened in the center of Newcastle upon Tyne. Built opposite Newcastle Centre Station, which has itself undergone a significant makeover, the eight-storey hotel complex boasts impressive views over the city from its guest bedrooms, and facilities include a bar...
Revolutionary homes that would allow tenants to avoid energy bills are being pioneered in Northumberland by architects Space Group. The Newcastle-based architecture and technology business worked with Arch Homes to design and build four homes in Blyth which will provide its residents with sustainable homes that cost nothing extra to heat and power. The Swedish-style homes – called Spacehus houses - comply with ‘zero carbon’ standards, and will be let to tenants on the basis of...
Attracting electrical contractors from across the UK, the ELEX shows are the ideal platform to showcase the latest products and technologies that are shaping the future of the electrical industry. Having benefited from the dedicated audience at these events over many years, Scolmore will be welcoming Unicrimp, who will be attending for the first time as part of the Scolmore Group participation. Electrical contracting industry Launched in 2014, Unicrimp brings to the electrical contracting ind...
Calling all electrical apprentices – be part of the Electrical Apprentice of the Year Competition for a chance of winning fantastic prizes and an industry-recognized title. More than 350 electrical students across the UK have already taken part in the first stage of the competition, an online exam comprising of 40 multiple choices questions, as they bid to be crowned this year’s The Electrical Apprentice of the Year. consider taking part Darren Staniforth, Group Senior Technical P...
With the second national lockdown in place, they want to reassure the wholesale customers and contractors that Scolmore is fully operational and working within the current guidelines to continue to supply their full range of products to the professional electrical market. The company’s ability to always hold vast stock levels means that they are able to fulfill orders from across the group, with their extensive range of wiring accessories from Scolmore, lighting and lighting control produ...
Scolmore’s USB socket offers a faster, more powerful charging solution for the portable electronic devices that we have all come to rely on. The 2.1A USB outlet guarantees the optimum charge rate regardless of the device charging. The 1- and 2-gang switched socket with single integrated USB eliminates the need for bulky chargers, whilst freeing up plug sockets. With more complex charge-management software and circuitry being built into tablet computers, smartphones and E-readers, for...
Scolmore has added two new products to its lighting range. The iNELS RFDEL-71F dimming control and the iNELS RFSA-61F switching control, are part of Scolmore’s Flow range of lighting management products, and they introduce Click iNELS wireless technology to the Flow system, to offer a simple to install solution to adding dimming and switching control to lighting products. Both products offer superior performance, with the dimming control capable of dimming and switching up to 160W of...
Always looking for innovative solutions that save installers time and money, Scolmore introduces this inventive product as part of the CLICK® Essentials range. StudBox® is a universal first fix electrical back-box system for dry lining applications which will significantly reduce installation time. About StudBox® There are 3 products within the StudBox® range – 1 Gang, 2 Gang, and the Universal StudBox® It replaces the time-consuming and tedious practice of instal...
Scolmore’s Inceptor range of integrated LED downlights has been awarded LIA Lab (Lighting Industry Association Laboratories) certification following successful testing of the products for safety and performance, under the LIA Lab Verified Scheme for LED products. LIA Labs Verified scheme The certification scheme measures and verifies the safety and execution of products against the manufacturer’s claims LIA Laboratories launched its LIA Labs Verified scheme in 2014 to provide com...
Unicrimp is the latest new business to emerge from the successful Scolmore Group of companies. Its formation brings to the electrical contracting industry a comprehensive range of cable accessory products. Launched under the Qcrimp brand name and available exclusively through the electrical wholesale trade, the product offering comprises an extensive range of cable management consumables. All products within the Qcrimp range are manufactured under stringent quality control systems and are f...
Scolmore’s innovative new Locating Plug Sockets and Wide Rocker Switches, both targeted at the growing assisted living sector, are now available in visually contrasting versions to meet with Part M regulations. Design and features Designed to assist people with impaired vision or poor hand-to-eye coordination to more easily insert a plug into a socket, the Mode Part M Locating Plug Socket features a contoured front plate that guides the earth pin into position. The product is availab...
Leading wiring accessories and lighting supplier, Scolmore Group has produced a new brochure for its growing IEC Lock range, which brings all product information together in one concise, informative, A4 color format. The IEC Lock provides protection for computers, servers, PDU’s and most electrical appliances that are vulnerable to vibration and accidental disconnection – by way of a unique locking mechanism. The locking mechanism of the IEC Lock’s unique patented female C...
The latest addition to Scolmore’s Polar range of premium bright white wiring accessories is the new Wide Rocker Switch, which has ease of use as its main benefit. standard features inherent Wide rockers switches benefit from anti-microbial properties and a 20-year guarantee The easily visible wide rockers make them the ideal choice for assisted living installations and to aid with Part M compliance. There are three versions available – 1-gang, 2-gang, and 3-gang – all offe...
The strain that an aging population continues to place on health and social care is a topic that regularly makes the headlines. With dementia identified as one of the main causes of disability in later life and expected to double globally by 2030, the assisted living sector is one that will continue to grow and all those involved in the design, manufacture, and supply of solutions will continue to have a part to play in easing the burden. It isn’t just high-tech solutions that are wor...