2019 ECA Edmundson award winner announced
September 24, 2019
Electrical apprentice Dillon Jones has taken the title of 2019 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year.
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Major fair payment and mental health initiative launches
September 23, 2019
ECA and BESA are spearheading a new payment and mental health survey to understand how poor payment practices are impacting mental health and business wellbeing.
New prize for ECA Power Players announced
August 27, 2019
A business learning trip to Grenoble in the French Alps with Schneider Electric has been added to the prizes for the winners of this year’s ECA Power Players initiative.
Residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’, says ECA
August 22, 2019
ECA has responded to government consultation following the Hackitt Report on building fire safety.
Engineering services cautiously optimistic, says survey
August 8, 2019
The latest Building Engineering Business Survey, sponsored by Scolmore, has shown that sector growth remained steady in the second quarter of 2019 in the face of rising costs and persistent payment issues.
ECA issues plan for new government
July 25, 2019
A five-point plan for the new government to improve the UK’s built environment has been set out by engineering services body ECA.
Fall in reportable accidents amongst electrical contractors
July 23, 2019
The latest accident statistics for electrical contracting businesses, employing over 13,000 operatives in total, show a further reduction in the accident rate in 2018.
The burning questions
June 11, 2019
Energy stored in batteries, especially energy generated from renewable sources, could ease our move away from fossil fuels and towards the low-to-no carbon future prescribed by the recent CCC Net Zero Report, writes ECA energy and emerging technologies solutions advisor Luke Osborne.
Schools not preparing leavers for technical careers, says survey
May 30, 2019
School leavers are rarely well-prepared for apprenticeships or careers in the electrotechnical and engineering services sector, according to a new report from The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP), of which ECA is a leading member.
ECA appoints new technical director
May 28, 2019
Electrical engineer and business leader Mike Smith has joined engineering services body ECA as director of technical.