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Covid-19 has well and truly taken over the country, and much of Europe. The coronavirus started out as a fast spreading infectious disease in Wuhan, China and has now become a global pandemic affecting not just tens of thousands of individuals but businesses as well.

As with any major technological advancement, the introduction of 5G is one that has been met with hype, speculation and hypercritics.

Over the years UPS designers have come up with ways to harness maximum power capacity with redundancy in a finite space.

Sizing, location, features and cost are all an important part of getting a UPS fit for purpose.

On Friday 9th August the UK power grid failed. Nationwide power cuts were reported, affecting over one million people.

We have all seen the direct impact of climate change, not only is it causing extreme temperatures across the globe, it is also increasing the frequency of heavy down pours causing localised flooding and electrical storms, causing power outages.

One of the biggest concerns faced by data centre owners is unplanned downtime. Findings from the Ninth Annual Uptime Institute Data Centre Survey highlighted that power loss was still causing significant problems within the industry.

The FIA has recently released information on developments to the standards for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1.

The new BS 9251:2021 came into effect on the 30th of June 2021 and contains some quite significant changes that could see many landlords and residential building owners being caught out.