Chris Shellard is a Project Manager and the Maintenance Supervisor for student accommodation at the University of the West of England (UWE). He is responsible for the day to day running of heating, lighting, access, and other practical aspects to ensure students are...
The Prefect year
The end of the year is the time to reflect on performance, achievements, and ambitions. For Prefect Controls, 2023 was a milestone. In March Irus SMART Tank was launched. This brought to market the only hot water cylinder that is pre-plumbed, pre-wired...
Winner of the Safety Innovation of the Year Award – HobSensus
Glen Golding, Managing Director of Prefect Controls is ‘delighted’ that HobSensus, has been declared winner of the Safety Innovation Award 2023 at an annual safety conference. Electrical Safety First, the campaigning organisation, aims to reduce death and injury...
Jon Rensink talks to Adrian Barber about HobSensus
Jon Rensink, Safety Consultant at Daniel Connal Partnership’s health and safety arm of DCP Safety & Training, talks to Adrian Barber of Prefect Controls about the issue of hobs being left switched on when kitchens are unoccupied. John Rensink: What was the...
Good news for fire statistics.
Since 2011/12 the number of domestic fires in Great Britain has fallen by 23.5%. That is good news, surely. But fire crews were still called out to almost 35,500 incidents in 2021/22. When the data is drilled into and we remove deliberate actions and downright...
HobSensus – Electrical Industry Awards 2021 Finalist
We are very pleased to announce that HobSensus was shortlisted as a finalist in this years Electrical Industry Awards in both the Commercial Product Of The Year and Residential Product Of The Year categories. Organised by Electrical Times magazine and hosted by...