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Philips Lighting – Enter Philips Real Pro contest, exclusive to Canadian Contractors!

Enter Philips Real Pro contest, exclusive to Canadian Contractors!

Are you a Canadian Real Pro? Whether it’s outfitting a small mom and pop shop to retrofitting a commercial retail space, we know that jobs of all sizes require real talent and quality product. Enter our Philips contest and tell us what makes you a Real Pro!

With more than 20 Prize Packs (valued at $400 each), three Real Pro Prize Pack winners will be selected every month from May 1st to December 1st, 2018.

There are also five trips to a city in Canada where winners will receive an exclusive VIP experience including accommodation, tickets to a local hockey game and dinner on us!

In addition, winners will be featured with an exclusive highlight on the Real Pros website and invited to special events across Canada. A great way to promote yourself or your business.

To enter, visit www.philips.ca/realproscontest and complete the Contest Entry Form by submitting either a video or a story on what makes you a Real Pro. And feel free to be creative!

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CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

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CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

The CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard, both the 2015 edition and the 2018 edition, require that a mandatory risk assessment procedure be completed for discrete energized electrical work tasks. This fact may not be known, or may be misinterpreted by the employer who is applying CSA Z462 as a basis of due diligence with respect to workplace health and safety regulations.

Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

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Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power By Leonie Janssen – Head of Global Product Management, TLEDs – Philips Lighting At Philips Lighting we recently asked lighting professionals for their views on the current, and future, state of the industry – what was clear was a knowledge gap emerging. Almost half of Installers surveyed indicated…

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Webinar: Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding – October 27

Join ECABC on October 27^thto learn about revisions to Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding.

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Synapse Wireless Presents Facility Performance Optimization Solutions for Manufacturing Facilities

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Alectra Launches Green Energy and Technology Centre

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The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) Pleased with Extended Support for Clean Energy Investments

“The Canadian Wind Energy Association commends the federal government for extending the ability of investors to utilize Class 43.2 of the Income Tax Act by five years, from 2020 to 2025.

CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

Digital Handbooks

CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

The CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard, both the 2015 edition and the 2018 edition, require that a mandatory risk assessment procedure be completed for discrete energized electrical work tasks. This fact may not be known, or may be misinterpreted by the employer who is applying CSA Z462 as a basis of due diligence with respect to workplace health and safety regulations.

Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

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Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power By Leonie Janssen – Head of Global Product Management, TLEDs – Philips Lighting At Philips Lighting we recently asked lighting professionals for their views on the current, and future, state of the industry – what was clear was a knowledge gap emerging. Almost half of Installers surveyed indicated…

Digital Handbooks

Webinar: Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding – October 27

Join ECABC on October 27^thto learn about revisions to Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding.

Digital Handbooks

Synapse Wireless Presents Facility Performance Optimization Solutions for Manufacturing Facilities

Synapse Wireless, Inc., an Internet of Things (IoT) company, and a member of the McWane family of companies, will exhibit their SimplySnap Facility Performance Optimization solutions at two upcoming tradeshows…

Alectra Gre&t Centre

Digital Handbooks

Alectra Launches Green Energy and Technology Centre

The energy industry is experiencing a generational change towards more decentralized, decarbonized and digitized solutions. Low-cost renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) and storage, combined with digital intelligence and communication are reshaping the landscape.

Canwea

Digital Handbooks

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) Pleased with Extended Support for Clean Energy Investments

“The Canadian Wind Energy Association commends the federal government for extending the ability of investors to utilize Class 43.2 of the Income Tax Act by five years, from 2020 to 2025.

CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

Digital Handbooks

CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

The CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard, both the 2015 edition and the 2018 edition, require that a mandatory risk assessment procedure be completed for discrete energized electrical work tasks. This fact may not be known, or may be misinterpreted by the employer who is applying CSA Z462 as a basis of due diligence with respect to workplace health and safety regulations.

Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

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Philips Lighting – Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power

Lighting Professionals – Knowledge is Power By Leonie Janssen – Head of Global Product Management, TLEDs – Philips Lighting At Philips Lighting we recently asked lighting professionals for their views on the current, and future, state of the industry – what was clear was a knowledge gap emerging. Almost half of Installers surveyed indicated…

Digital Handbooks

Webinar: Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding – October 27

Join ECABC on October 27^thto learn about revisions to Section 10 of the 2018 CE Code for Grounding and Bonding.

Digital Handbooks

Synapse Wireless Presents Facility Performance Optimization Solutions for Manufacturing Facilities

Synapse Wireless, Inc., an Internet of Things (IoT) company, and a member of the McWane family of companies, will exhibit their SimplySnap Facility Performance Optimization solutions at two upcoming tradeshows…

Alectra Gre&t Centre

Digital Handbooks

Alectra Launches Green Energy and Technology Centre

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