Four of the UK’s leading electrical organisations have joined forces to urge political leaders to ensure parity of safety for residents of High-Rise Residential Buildings (HRRBs) by mandating electrical safety checks of the electrical installation in dwellings of all tenures within these buildings.

As we enter 2022, NAPIT - The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To honour the provision of three decades of technical excellence across the electrical inspection and testing industry, The Association is inviting its members, staff and the electrical industry to join them in celebrating this achievement.

BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 will be the first, full consolidated amendment to the BS 7671:2018 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations, which was first published in 2018. Amendment 2 will come into immediate effect when published on Monday 28th March 2022, with the previous version BS 7671:2018+A1:2020 being withdrawn 6 months later.

In response to a lack of data on the level of unsafe, non-compliant and dangerous electrical work uncovered in home across Great Britain, the Electrical Safety Roundtable and Trustmark have teamed up to create a tool for homeowners, tenants, and electricians to use to report these instances. The reporting tool has been widely supported by participants of the Electrical Safety Roundtable and we at NAPIT support this initiative.

NAPIT welcomes the introduction of new legislation in Wales making electrical safety checks a legal requirement for landlords of all homes. The Welsh Government has confirmed that the Renting Homes (Wales) Act will come into force on the 15th July 2022. The changes will affect all social and private tenants and landlords.

NAPIT have introduced a new membership identity card app to make it quicker and easier for customers to verify the competence of NAPIT members. NAPIT electrical members can now access their new digital ID card anytime and anywhere, be it online or offline.

NAPIT welcomes the Heat and Buildings Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy, published on Tuesday 19th October. The much anticipated documents set out a high-level overview of how the UK aims to reach the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Chris Bielby MBE will step down as non-executive director of NAPIT Group after 10 years. Chris brought his extensive industry knowledge and experience to the role and played an important part in growing the profile and enhancing the reputation of NAPIT Group.