How has Covid-19 changed the business landscape for electrical contractors?
September 9, 2021
With the pandemic winding down, and Brexit rearing its head once more, how does this change the business landscape for electrical contractors?
Tag: Brexit
How the UK’s exit from the EU will impact our control over the electricity market
February 19, 2021
Electricity continues to flow across inter-connectors on both sides of the English Channel, but how has Brexit impacted that?
Brexit, Covid-19 uncertainty isn’t hampering electrical industry recovery
December 17, 2020
Both Brexit and Covid-19 continue to loom over the electrical industry, creating much uncertainty. Despite that, the industry is recovering.
UK engineering services firms remain unclear about Brexit implications, despite just weeks to go
December 3, 2020
Just under a third of UK engineering services businesses are still not clear about the forthcoming business implications of Brexit.
How manufacturers can navigate the triple threat of Brexit, Covid-19 and product mark changes
September 2, 2020
First Brexit, then Covid-19, and now proposed changes to product marking. BEAMA outlines potential pitfalls and what it is doing to help.
R&D in utilities sector in decline
April 3, 2020
Innovation in the utilities sector has fallen 11% in two years as R&D by UK industries fell to the lowest levels since the credit crunch, analysis of the latest ONS data by R&D tax relief specialist Catax has found.
“John Bull’s other island”
March 16, 2020
Another fallout from Brexit. The island of Ireland as a whole is heavily reliant on energy from Great Britain. The Republic and the North have constituted one single energy market ever since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Most public sector jobs still paid alarmingly late, says survey
March 10, 2020
The latest quarterly sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey, sponsored by Scolmore, shows that payment conditions in the industry remain poor, with the majority of public sector work being paid for after more than 30 days.
ECA responds points-based immigration system
February 21, 2020
Andrew Eldred, director of employment and skills at ECA, responds to the Home Office’s plans for a new points-based immigration system.
UK utilities sector quadruples investments in EU since brexit vote
February 14, 2020
The UK utilities sector has quadrupled its investments in the EU since the Brexit vote, while earnings have increased just a quarter, analysis of the latest ONS data has revealed.