Darren Crannis, ECA Technical Manager, looks at protective earthing systems and unravels the difference between PME and PNB. The distinctions between TN-C-S earthing variants, Protective Multiple Earthing (PME) and Protective Neutral Bonding (PNB), often lead to confusion. Despite both falling under the TN-C-S category, they diverge significantly, impacting design considerations and inspection outcomes. Here we ...

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The entry deadline for the 2024 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been extended to Friday 21 June 2024. For over 45 years, the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been widely recognised as the premier training award in the electrotechnical and engineering services industry. It aims to showcase the very ...

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ECA has opened its esteemed annual Industry Awards for entries! These awards recognise the accomplishments of ECA Member businesses from across the electrotechnical and engineering services industry who have excelled and delivered outstanding projects and initiatives. Award winners will be announced during the ECA’s 2024 Industry Awards Dinner and Dance which will be held on ...

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Recently crowned ECA Apprentice of the Year, Adam Allen, along with employer Neal Robinson, share their advice for young people interested in pursuing a rewarding electrical contracting career. At the end of last year, Adam Allen of ECA member-firm Geoffrey Robinson was recognised as one of the country’s leading electrical apprentices, winning the coveted ECA ...

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In response to this week’s Budget announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, leading engineering and electrotechnical services trade body ECA has welcomed the extra support for green energy, while expressing some concern over funds directed for infrastructure projects under the levelling up agenda. ECA Head of Public Relations and Public Affairs Jane Dawson said: “We welcome ...

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Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA has urged policymakers to rethink their approach to electrical skills development. Speaking at the Westminster Employment Forum, ECA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Eldred warned ministers that individuals undertaking net zero electrical installations without the proper skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours are not competent, and potentially unsafe. Andrew was ...

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Ruth Devine, ECA Vice President and MD of SJD Electrical, looks at why the Electrician Plus concept will lead the way for the future of competence in our sector. The growing demand for low carbon technologies has led to various misinformed claims that a whole new set of narrow occupations are needed to install them, ...

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Paul Reeve, ECA Director of CSR, looks into the safety considerations installers should be aware of when dealing with Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESSs). In June, the Construction Leadership Council launched an industry initiative to drastically reduce the use of diesel on construction sites. Part of the initiative, headed by ECA, highlights safety considerations ...

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In this interview Steve Bratt, ECA CEO, shares his thoughts on the electrical sector’s greatest employment challenge: the search for – and retention of – skilled workers. Q. What is the most significant employment challenge currently in the sector? The employment challenge most raised by the ECA Members I speak to is the difficulty finding ...

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Andrew Eldred, ECA Director of Employment & Skills, explains why the updated Apprenticeship Standard in England includes green and digital skills to prepare for the UK’s Net Zero future. In May of this year, the Installation & Maintenance Electrician became one of six English apprenticeships recognised as a ‘gold standard’ for green skills. The award ...

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