Regulations should specify that retentions must be held in a statutory retention deposit scheme (rather than in clients’ own bank accounts), an approach which is already being used successfully in Australia. This is the view of 23 trade associations, including the ECA and SELECT, looking to reform poor payment practices, which they say affect productivity,…
Lantei Compliance Services has topped off a fantastic 2017 with a series of Duty Holder seminars that has had more delegates attend than ever before and visited more cities in the UK than they could have imagined. Lantei thanked seminar attendees for taking the first step towards compliance and attending the CPD accredited Seminars. Attendees…
An influential working group has been established in the Scottish Government to look into “Protection of Title” for professional electricians and to create “an inhospitable environment” for untrained traders posing as qualified tradesmen. The creation of the group is the latest stage in a concerted campaign by SELECT, the trade body for the electrotechnical trade…
The Labour Front Bench Business Team has referred to the abuse linked to the practice of cash retentions in the construction industry as “scandalous”. Speaking on behalf of the Labour Business Team, Bill Esterson MP said he was appalled by the statistics recently released as part of the research carried out by the Department for…
An unprecedented surge of public support has been revealed for the stance of campaigning body SELECT on the official recognition of the electricians in Scotland. In a series of High Street video interviews in major cities across Scotland, members of the public expressed shock and disbelief at statistics showing the number of rogue electricians who…
BESA fully supports Peter Aldous’ Bill to protect construction SMEs A new parliamentary Bill, being introduced under the Ten Minute Rule by Peter Aldous MP, has the potential to deliver thousands of new apprenticeships, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Bill’s first reading will be on January 9th. The Bill seeks to…
Complimentary tool kits presented to latest group of electrical learners Christmas has come early for some of JTL’s electrical apprentices … but on this occasion Liam Sammon, Commercial Director of JTL, and Malcolm Duncan, Managing Director of Super Rod UK (UK distributors of Klein tools), jointly took on the role of Santa! The festive duo…
SELECT, the campaigning body for the electrotechnical trade in Scotland, has built on the resounding success of its nationwide Toolbox Talks initiative with the launch of a series of technical videos which will be of immediate value to electrical practitioners. The professionally produced series of technical update films – created by SELECT’s own technical team…
More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The survey results, which have been published alongside a new research report by the FMB entitled ‘Homes on our high streets’, shows that MPs believe…
They are some of the most experienced drivers on Britain’s highways but now new research has revealed which roads van drivers would rather avoid. Van specialists LeaseVan.co.uk asked their army of customers across the UK which roads they preferred to avoid when possible. Among the responses were well known trouble spots such as A285 in…