{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.16,"endTime":5.6,"body":"in today's news the cash flow killer no fewer "},{"startTime":0.16,"endTime":5.6,"body":"than 12 electrical contracting firms go to the  "},{"startTime":5.6,"endTime":10.8,"body":"wall in a black month for the trade sparks call "},{"startTime":5.6,"endTime":10.8,"body":"out the tv soap emmerdale after a character  "},{"startTime":10.8,"endTime":16.32,"body":"becomes an electrician in just six weeks and we "},{"startTime":10.8,"endTime":16.32,"body":"reveal a clever solution to the problem of ev  "},{"startTime":16.32,"endTime":21.44,"body":"cables crossing the pavement welcome to electrical "},{"startTime":16.32,"endTime":21.44,"body":"news weekly in association with schneider electric  "},{"startTime":21.44,"endTime":25.76,"body":"whether you're listening in the van on-site or "},{"startTime":21.44,"endTime":25.76,"body":"down at the wholesale counter i'm joe robinson  "},{"startTime":25.76,"endTime":29.76,"body":"and i've been through the best of the electrical "},{"startTime":25.76,"endTime":29.76,"body":"industry news to save you the trouble and as  "},{"startTime":29.76,"endTime":34.56,"body":"always if you think you've spotted the two words "},{"startTime":29.76,"endTime":34.56,"body":"i've been challenged to slip into today's show  "},{"startTime":34.56,"endTime":39.2,"body":"comment them below for the chance to win "},{"startTime":34.56,"endTime":39.2,"body":"a prize it's been a devastating month in  "},{"startTime":39.2,"endTime":43.84,"body":"the electrical trade with no fewer than a dozen "},{"startTime":39.2,"endTime":43.84,"body":"prominent contractors going into administration  "},{"startTime":44.4,"endTime":49.76,"body":"victims of the tough economic headwinds "},{"startTime":44.4,"endTime":49.76,"body":"include abola m e limited cei electrical  "},{"startTime":49.76,"endTime":55.84,"body":"limited customized electrical services limited "},{"startTime":49.76,"endTime":55.84,"body":"nwp electrical and mechanical limited k  "},{"startTime":55.84,"endTime":62.48,"body":"f contracting limited and nsr engineering limited "},{"startTime":55.84,"endTime":62.48,"body":"in ireland experts say that one underlying cause  "},{"startTime":62.48,"endTime":67.12,"body":"is that electrical contractors arrive on site "},{"startTime":62.48,"endTime":67.12,"body":"in the later stages in the progress of a project  "},{"startTime":67.12,"endTime":72.24,"body":"when delays and cancellations are more likely "},{"startTime":67.12,"endTime":72.24,"body":"some electrical contractors are trying to fulfill  "},{"startTime":72.24,"endTime":78.0,"body":"tenders they put in before big price rises in "},{"startTime":72.24,"endTime":78.0,"body":"copper cables steel trunking labor and insurance  "},{"startTime":78.0,"endTime":83.68,"body":"this puts their margins under huge pressure also "},{"startTime":78.0,"endTime":83.68,"body":"on the rise are snagging claims which can wipe out  "},{"startTime":83.68,"endTime":89.28,"body":"profits finally reports say that payment terms are "},{"startTime":83.68,"endTime":89.28,"body":"starting to drift again leading to a perfect storm  "},{"startTime":89.28,"endTime":95.6,"body":"for the trade amos symbol chief of eminy firm "},{"startTime":89.28,"endTime":95.6,"body":"winway consultant said that as ever cash flow  "},{"startTime":95.6,"endTime":101.04,"body":"is the biggest killer that was illustrated when "},{"startTime":95.6,"endTime":101.04,"body":"nsr engineering limited went bust with the loss  "},{"startTime":101.04,"endTime":108.24,"body":"of 50 jobs the company was 675 000 pounds "},{"startTime":101.04,"endTime":108.24,"body":"in the red despite having valuable contracts  "},{"startTime":108.24,"endTime":114.0,"body":"worth over 13 million pounds in other news the "},{"startTime":108.24,"endTime":114.0,"body":"electrical installation industry has got together  "},{"startTime":114.0,"endTime":117.92,"body":"to call on the government to tackle the cost of "},{"startTime":114.0,"endTime":117.92,"body":"living crisis by immediately changing the way  "},{"startTime":117.92,"endTime":124.88,"body":"electricity and gas are taxed the Eca Besa "},{"startTime":117.92,"endTime":124.88,"body":"bsria Select and other organizations and bodies  "},{"startTime":124.88,"endTime":129.92,"body":"have sent an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz "},{"startTime":124.88,"endTime":129.92,"body":"Truss they are urging the next prime minister to  "},{"startTime":129.92,"endTime":135.52,"body":"shift the taxes from electricity to gas the open "},{"startTime":129.92,"endTime":135.52,"body":"letter marks the launch of eca's new campaign  "},{"startTime":135.52,"endTime":141.12,"body":"it's called make the switch and it's designed to "},{"startTime":135.52,"endTime":141.12,"body":"make britain's energy bills fairer for households  "},{"startTime":141.12,"endTime":146.56,"body":"currently electricity is four times more "},{"startTime":141.12,"endTime":146.56,"body":"expensive than gas it says that by changing the  "},{"startTime":146.56,"endTime":150.88,"body":"way different energy sources are levied seventy "},{"startTime":146.56,"endTime":150.88,"body":"percent of households could immediately save up  "},{"startTime":150.88,"endTime":157.12,"body":"to a hundred pounds a year and the uk could cut "},{"startTime":150.88,"endTime":157.12,"body":"their imports of gas with one small act the next  "},{"startTime":157.12,"endTime":160.88,"body":"government could throw a lifeline to millions "},{"startTime":157.12,"endTime":160.88,"body":"of struggling families desperately worried  "},{"startTime":160.88,"endTime":167.6,"body":"by the prospect of rising energy price caps in "},{"startTime":160.88,"endTime":167.6,"body":"product news this week a range of integrated pv  "},{"startTime":167.6,"endTime":172.56,"body":"panels which look like roof slates have been "},{"startTime":167.6,"endTime":172.56,"body":"unveiled by Goodwe they come in three flavors  "},{"startTime":172.56,"endTime":178.48,"body":"the sunshine series is an easy to install 92 "},{"startTime":172.56,"endTime":178.48,"body":"watt panel offering 170 watts per square meter  "},{"startTime":178.48,"endTime":184.4,"body":"this makes it ideal for homes hotels and community "},{"startTime":178.48,"endTime":184.4,"body":"and public buildings the polaris is a lightweight  "},{"startTime":184.4,"endTime":190.56,"body":"panel which can be used in car ports and flat or "},{"startTime":184.4,"endTime":190.56,"body":"sloped roof conversions they generate 184 watts  "},{"startTime":190.56,"endTime":195.2,"body":"per square meter the star looks meanwhile is "},{"startTime":190.56,"endTime":195.2,"body":"designed for conservatories because it provides  "},{"startTime":195.2,"endTime":201.44,"body":"both shade and energy generation now have you ever "},{"startTime":195.2,"endTime":201.44,"body":"tripped on an ev cable running across a pavement  "},{"startTime":201.44,"endTime":205.44,"body":"even with a really well installed cable protector "},{"startTime":201.44,"endTime":205.44,"body":"which is not how you describe the one you can  "},{"startTime":205.44,"endTime":210.4,"body":"see on screen right now they pose a significant "},{"startTime":205.44,"endTime":210.4,"body":"trip hazard to the elderly the partially sighted  "},{"startTime":210.4,"endTime":215.84,"body":"and late night pubgoers now a firm owned by "},{"startTime":210.4,"endTime":215.84,"body":"oxford city council has proposed a solution  "},{"startTime":215.84,"endTime":220.32,"body":"it suggests a simple channel chased into the "},{"startTime":215.84,"endTime":220.32,"body":"pavement the first local authority to allow  "},{"startTime":220.32,"endTime":226.48,"body":"its pavements to be cut is bedfordshire it's set "},{"startTime":220.32,"endTime":226.48,"body":"up a trial to see if the idea works electrical  "},{"startTime":226.48,"endTime":231.04,"body":"car owners being invited to take part in the "},{"startTime":226.48,"endTime":231.04,"body":"scheme if they don't have off-street parking  "},{"startTime":231.04,"endTime":234.56,"body":"backers of the channel say it seamlessly "},{"startTime":231.04,"endTime":234.56,"body":"integrates into the pavement and the cables  "},{"startTime":234.56,"endTime":239.28,"body":"won't cause an obstacle bed fisher will fund "},{"startTime":234.56,"endTime":239.28,"body":"20 installations and if the scheme is given  "},{"startTime":239.28,"endTime":243.28,"body":"the green light fees will be introduced for the "},{"startTime":239.28,"endTime":243.28,"body":"rest of the electrical car owners who want one  "},{"startTime":243.84,"endTime":249.36,"body":"experts say it could be a big step to solving the "},{"startTime":243.84,"endTime":249.36,"body":"problem of EV charging in cities staying with EV  "},{"startTime":249.36,"endTime":254.24,"body":"news for a moment Schneider Electric has announced "},{"startTime":249.36,"endTime":254.24,"body":"the launch of EV link pro ac for commercial and  "},{"startTime":254.24,"endTime":259.68,"body":"residential buildings as building owners and house "},{"startTime":254.24,"endTime":259.68,"body":"builders continue to navigate changing regulations  "},{"startTime":259.68,"endTime":264.72,"body":"the connected ev charging station is designed "},{"startTime":259.68,"endTime":264.72,"body":"specifically for buildings and makes installation  "},{"startTime":264.72,"endTime":270.48,"body":"simpler while offering superior flexibility and "},{"startTime":264.72,"endTime":270.48,"body":"reliability for residents living in multi-family  "},{"startTime":270.48,"endTime":274.4,"body":"homes following the recent high-profile "},{"startTime":270.48,"endTime":274.4,"body":"electrocutions which we've covered in our  "},{"startTime":274.4,"endTime":279.76,"body":"news weeklies uk power networks has developed a "},{"startTime":274.4,"endTime":279.76,"body":"special training device which it thinks could help  "},{"startTime":279.76,"endTime":283.6,"body":"the digsafe is a learning tool designed "},{"startTime":279.76,"endTime":283.6,"body":"to reduce accidents where builders come  "},{"startTime":283.6,"endTime":288.96,"body":"into contact with electric cables in training "},{"startTime":283.6,"endTime":288.96,"body":"sessions when a shovel hits an exposed muck cable  "},{"startTime":288.96,"endTime":295.84,"body":"there's an almighty bang and it lights "},{"startTime":288.96,"endTime":295.84,"body":"up to mimic a realistic cable strike  "},{"startTime":302.24,"endTime":306.56,"body":"the shovel used has previously been in "},{"startTime":302.24,"endTime":306.56,"body":"a real life strike the idea behind the  "},{"startTime":306.56,"endTime":310.88,"body":"unusual device is to prompt conversations "},{"startTime":306.56,"endTime":310.88,"body":"about safety and make it feel real it's  "},{"startTime":310.88,"endTime":315.28,"body":"part of a set which can also be converted to "},{"startTime":310.88,"endTime":315.28,"body":"show similar dangers around overhead cables  "},{"startTime":315.28,"endTime":319.52,"body":"the building trade was involved in the highest "},{"startTime":315.28,"endTime":319.52,"body":"number of cable damage incidents in the past year  "},{"startTime":320.08,"endTime":324.16,"body":"in our e-fix survey this week we asked "},{"startTime":320.08,"endTime":324.16,"body":"you how long you take on your tea break  "},{"startTime":324.16,"endTime":328.72,"body":"and some early results are coming in a mere "},{"startTime":324.16,"endTime":328.72,"body":"thirteen percent of you take five to ten minutes  "},{"startTime":328.72,"endTime":334.88,"body":"a quarter take 10 to 15 minutes a fifth of you "},{"startTime":328.72,"endTime":334.88,"body":"take a leisurely 20 minutes and 12 replied that  "},{"startTime":334.88,"endTime":340.56,"body":"they work for the council so what does that mean "},{"startTime":334.88,"endTime":340.56,"body":"then like a permanent tea break and a whopping 35  "},{"startTime":340.56,"endTime":345.12,"body":"of you asked what on earth is a tea break folks "},{"startTime":340.56,"endTime":345.12,"body":"you need to learn to make time for yourselves  "},{"startTime":345.12,"endTime":351.84,"body":"and your mental health after all time flies "},{"startTime":345.12,"endTime":351.84,"body":"like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana"},{"startTime":357.04,"endTime":361.12,"body":"in fact we're testing some kit that could really "},{"startTime":357.04,"endTime":361.12,"body":"help with tea breaks on our youtube channel this  "},{"startTime":361.12,"endTime":367.04,"body":"week we're putting makita's latest battery-powered "},{"startTime":361.12,"endTime":367.04,"body":"kettle against the builders box from btb products  "},{"startTime":367.04,"endTime":371.44,"body":"so if you like a brew and after all who doesn't "},{"startTime":367.04,"endTime":371.44,"body":"make sure you catch that video to find out if  "},{"startTime":371.44,"endTime":376.56,"body":"gary would rather use the makita kettle to make "},{"startTime":371.44,"endTime":376.56,"body":"a hot drink or suck on a soggy loofah instead  "},{"startTime":376.56,"endTime":381.28,"body":"and finally electricians have reacted with fury "},{"startTime":376.56,"endTime":381.28,"body":"after Noah Dingle the soap opera character in  "},{"startTime":381.28,"endTime":386.16,"body":"long-running series Emmerdale emerged from a "},{"startTime":381.28,"endTime":386.16,"body":"six-week stay in prison as a fully qualified  "},{"startTime":386.16,"endTime":391.68,"body":"electrician the teenage tearaway who's been on "},{"startTime":386.16,"endTime":391.68,"body":"the show since his birth in 2004 was sentenced to  "},{"startTime":391.68,"endTime":396.8,"body":"three months in prison for stalking and harassing "},{"startTime":391.68,"endTime":396.8,"body":"his on-screen ex-girlfriend chloe harris initially  "},{"startTime":396.8,"endTime":401.92,"body":"trying to escape justice noah soon faced up to his "},{"startTime":396.8,"endTime":401.92,"body":"crimes but was stunned to be sent to jail for what  "},{"startTime":401.92,"endTime":406.96,"body":"he did on leaving prison early noah boasted about "},{"startTime":401.92,"endTime":406.96,"body":"his new technical qualifications while looking for  "},{"startTime":406.96,"endTime":412.24,"body":"work but professional electricians have poured "},{"startTime":406.96,"endTime":412.24,"body":"scorn on the storyline alleging that the writers  "},{"startTime":412.24,"endTime":417.84,"body":"are out of touch one wrote you can't become a "},{"startTime":412.24,"endTime":417.84,"body":"qualified electrician after a few weeks in prison  "},{"startTime":417.84,"endTime":421.92,"body":"we certainly look forward to seeing noah's "},{"startTime":417.84,"endTime":421.92,"body":"electrical work in future emmerdale episodes and  "},{"startTime":421.92,"endTime":426.32,"body":"seeing as the series is filmed not a million miles "},{"startTime":421.92,"endTime":426.32,"body":"away from our skipton studio we hereby invite him  "},{"startTime":426.32,"endTime":432.16,"body":"to take on the e-fix challenge wall i wonder where "},{"startTime":426.32,"endTime":432.16,"body":"he'd finish on the board now if you think you know  "},{"startTime":432.16,"endTime":436.24,"body":"the words that i've smuggled into today's show pop "},{"startTime":432.16,"endTime":436.24,"body":"your guess into the comments and we'll dig out a  "},{"startTime":436.24,"endTime":441.28,"body":"goodie bag prize to the first to get the right "},{"startTime":436.24,"endTime":441.28,"body":"answers last week's words were skedaddle and  "},{"startTime":441.28,"endTime":446.88,"body":"pneumatic and only one person guessed it right "},{"startTime":441.28,"endTime":446.88,"body":"that was point forward so well done to you and  "},{"startTime":446.88,"endTime":451.68,"body":"please click the link in the show notes to claim "},{"startTime":446.88,"endTime":451.68,"body":"your prize coming up this week we've got a q a on  "},{"startTime":451.68,"endTime":456.0,"body":"how to measure light levels and if you missed "},{"startTime":451.68,"endTime":456.0,"body":"it last week get caught up on our live stream  "},{"startTime":456.0,"endTime":461.36,"body":"with special guests both in the studio and on the "},{"startTime":456.0,"endTime":461.36,"body":"challenge wall including an attempt by the md of  "},{"startTime":461.36,"endTime":466.8,"body":"luden palazzoli that will quite simply blow your "},{"startTime":461.36,"endTime":466.8,"body":"mind if you're watching on youtube you can access  "},{"startTime":466.8,"endTime":470.88,"body":"it right here thanks for listening to this episode "},{"startTime":466.8,"endTime":470.88,"body":"of electrical news weekly in association with  "},{"startTime":470.88,"endTime":474.96,"body":"schneider electric make sure you're subscribed "},{"startTime":470.88,"endTime":474.96,"body":"to receive the next update and until next time  "},{"startTime":474.96,"endTime":480.4,"body":"have a great week stay safe out there and remember "},{"startTime":474.96,"endTime":480.4,"body":"there's no such thing as a torque calibrated arm"}]}