With less than a year until the issue of the new 18th edition Wiring Regulations, mail order trade supplier, ElectricalDirect, is urging electrical industry professionals to prepare now for the critical upcoming changes. Due to be issued in July 2018, and co-published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), the updates are likely to be wide-ranging and will affect the whole industry. For instance, due to the increasing demand for lower energy consumption, it is expected that energy efficiency will be added to the regulations, BS 7671:2018.