Electrical Contractors Association Archives

The impact of interest rates and inflation – how can businesses navigate these challenges? | ECA

|Date: 27 November, 2023

The impact of interest rates and inflation – how can businesses navigate these challenges? | ECA

Rob Driscoll, ECA Director of Legal & Business, considers the impact of interest rates and inflation ...

Rob Driscoll, ECA Director of Legal & Business, considers the impact of interest rates and inflation and how businesses can remain resilient in an economy that is struggling to right itself. As Wi ...

27 November, 2023
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FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

|Date: 4 October, 2023

FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Saf ...

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Safety Act published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). These in ...

4 October, 2023
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Raising the bar: the electrotechnical sector and its future direction

|Date: 19 September, 2023

Raising the bar: the electrotechnical sector and its future direction

As the electrical industry, and indeed the world around us, continues to evolve at pace, three leading fi ...

As the electrical industry, and indeed the world around us, continues to evolve at pace, three leading figureheads share their views on the electrotechnical sector and its future direction. The electr ...

19 September, 2023
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Engineering services industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage

|Date: 11 September, 2023

Engineering services industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage

The latest engineering services industry survey, backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNI ...

The latest engineering services industry survey, backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, has revealed that electrotechnical businesses are growing more concerned about labour shor ...

11 September, 2023
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Lean into local learning – what are the opportunities for electrical professionals? | ECA

|Date: 1 September, 2023

Lean into local learning – what are the opportunities for electrical professionals? | ECA

Andrew Eldred, ECA Director of Workforce and Public Affairs, explains why devolving the design and fundin ...

Andrew Eldred, ECA Director of Workforce and Public Affairs, explains why devolving the design and funding for certain types of training in England is an opportunity for electrical professionals to in ...

1 September, 2023
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Welsh electrical firms especially worried about future skills | ECA

|Date: 24 August, 2023

Welsh electrical firms especially worried about future skills | ECA

Electrotechnical contractors in Wales are more concerned than employers elsewhere in the UK about shortf ...

Electrotechnical contractors in Wales are more concerned than employers elsewhere in the UK about shortfalls in workforce skills and qualifications as the sector prepares for the upturn in work neces ...

24 August, 2023
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Prosumer Installations – the next chapter | ECA

|Date: 18 August, 2023

Prosumer Installations – the next chapter | ECA

Luke Osborne, Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, identifies the reasons why prosumer i ...

Luke Osborne, Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, identifies the reasons why prosumer installations will write a new chapter in the ‘Net Zero’ story. The deployment of renewable ener ...

18 August, 2023
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ECA welcomes new Domestic Electrician Experienced Worker Assessment

|Date: 7 August, 2023

ECA welcomes new Domestic Electrician Experienced Worker Assessment

Leading electrotechnical trade association ECA has welcomed the launch of a dedicated Experienced Worker ...

Leading electrotechnical trade association ECA has welcomed the launch of a dedicated Experienced Worker Assessment (EWA) route for domestic electricians by The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TE ...

7 August, 2023
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Rise of the Prosumer: what electricians need to know | ECA

|Date: 3 February, 2023

Rise of the Prosumer: what electricians need to know | ECA

Luke Osborne, ECA’s Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, looks at the key things electri ...

Luke Osborne, ECA’s Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, looks at the key things electricians need to know to stay ahead of the ‘prosumer’ curve. What is a prosumer building? “A build ...

3 February, 2023
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How can the electrical industry overcome recent turbulent times? | ECA

|Date: 24 January, 2023

How can the electrical industry overcome recent turbulent times? | ECA

Rob Driscoll, ECA Director of Legal and Business, looks at the ways in which the electrical industry will ...

Rob Driscoll, ECA Director of Legal and Business, looks at the ways in which the electrical industry will need to plot a course to overcome the difficulties that we’re currently facing. During the pan ...

24 January, 2023
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