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Halfords make bikes, car, outdoors and workshop equipment and motorcycle accessories. They are always recruiting and have a website especially for that: www.halfordscareers.com. Roles range from store manager to IT technician or leading role in the head office. They have a graduate recruitment programme, gforce, for which you just need a degree, in any [...]
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The coolest trailers
Friday, October 1, 2004 – 8:04 am
Bicycle trailers are the solution if you’ve got children or are always carrying stuff around. These days, trailers are safe, sleek and practical. Here are the best ones we’ve come across.
koga myiata’s Chela
PV – all you need to know
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 – 10:08 am
Solar-electric (PV) design and installation – 25th -30th October
Learn to use photovoltaic technology to produce your own electricity. Workshop participants learn system sizing, site analysis, hardware specification, and component selection. Install a complete, operational system in the field with current renewable energy equipment. This workshop is for the novice who wants to use PV and [...]
Free power
Monday, September 27, 2004 – 4:47 pm
A 19th century invention may hold the key to 21st century energy saving.
Clean, renewable, with heat as their only byproduct, Stirling engines sit on top of other energy sources. Invented at the beginning of the 19th century the Stirling Engine enjoyed its heyday until the combustion engine came along.
Ricemill powered by a Stirling engine
Tap the energy in the wind
Monday, September 27, 2004 – 11:17 am
Wind-Electric Design and Installation – 18th -23th October
Guest Instructor: Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light
Participants in this workshop will learn to design and install commercial wind generator systems. The workshop will cover system sizing, site analysis, safety issues and hardware specification.
Helping communities live off-grid
Monday, September 27, 2004 – 9:22 am
The Sustainable Village is a ’social enterprise’ which helps set up microenterprise projects in developing countries for energy generation, safe water, long-distance communication, sustainable agriculture.
Setting up solar panels in
Honduras
They organise and provide all the ‘hard technology’ for the projects, from design and engineering, to supplying parts and developing websites.
Cycle in the city
Friday, September 24, 2004 – 11:11 am
The International Cycle Show 2004, London, is taking place right now, until the 26th Sept, at the Business Design Centre in Angel.
Your chance to see the new 2005 models and accessories.
Fee: £10 – for more information see www.cycleshow.co.uk
