Electrician Alex Rendall has been awarded a prestigious Medallion for Excellence after an outstanding performance at the WorldSkills 2023 competition in Salzburg, Austria. Alex, who works for J Norris Electrical Contractor in Somerset, went up against 23 other electricians from around the world in an extremely complex design and installation project which included the wiring…
ECA is pleased to announce that its esteemed Industry Awards are, once again, open for entries! These awards recognise ECA Member businesses who have excelled and delivered some of the most outstanding projects and initiatives across the UK’s electrotechnical and engineering services sector. Award winners will be announced during the ECA’s 2023 Industry Awards Dinner which…
Turnover increased by more than 50 per cent to £191m with a significant increase in operating profit Company set to expand workforce by 300 people to 1,300 employees Engineering firm focused on delivering against ambitious DEI and net zero targets BGEN, a specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, is celebrating a record year following the company’s…
A project manager has been handed an early Christmas boost after winning a £1,000 jackpot from Leyland SDM. Keith Nichols, from Thurrock, was the lucky winner of Leyland SDM’s Freebie Fridays competition, which was open to tradespeople whenever they spent £75 or more on a Friday during October in any of the business’ 32 decorating…
The current economic landscape has everyone, including businesses, searching for ways where costs can be saved. For companies like yours with fleets of vehicles, it’s likely that fuel spend is one of the most significant business costs, and the very reasons that can lead to higher spending can harm the vehicles too, meaning the cost…
Suicides in the English and Welsh construction industries have hit their highest rate since analysis began, causing a Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) academic to urge the Scottish Government to publish its own figures. The data, compiled by Professor Billy Hare, shows the suicide rate for construction occupations in England and Wales in 2021 was 34…
Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA took home the CO2onstruct Zero Partner of the year Award from the Construction Leadership Council. The award, presented at a ceremony in London on 28 November, recognised ECA’s flagship Net Zero campaign, Leading the Charge, which promotes the vital role of the electrotechnical sector in the UK’s transition…
SPARKS has launched its first ever national Female Skills Competition for female electrical learners. According to the Office of National Statistics, as little as 1% of the UK construction industry are currently female. That represents only a 0.7% increase during the last decade. SPARKS, the organisers of the SPARKS Learner of the Year competition is…
UK Power Networks has launched its biggest Flexibility Tender yet, to free up energy capacity across the network to connect more renewables and low-carbon technologies such as electric cars, and save bill payers £400 million by 2028. Building on the previous tenders run over the last six years, UK Power Networks is now procuring flexibility…
The IAA is the first new certification body to be appointed by MCS in over a decade The IAA’s 140 members and new joiners can now become certified to install small-scale renewables MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the standards organisation for small-scale domestic renewable energy and heating across the UK, has appointed The IAA (The Insulation…