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LEADING FIRMS RECOGNISED AT ECA ANNUAL AWARDS DADS ENCOURAGED TO
Top performing building services and electrical firms received
major accolades at the 2016 ECA Gala Dinner and Awards.
The event was attended by hundreds of industry leaders and
held on 8th July at Celtic Manor in South Wales.
The award winners on the night, supported by headline
sponsor LEDVANCE, were as follows:
• ECA Large Contractor of the Year Award (sponsored by
Schneider Electric)
Winner: W T Parker Group Services Ltd
Highly commended: Imtech Engineering Services Central
• ECA Contractor of the Year Award – up to £20m turnover
(sponsored by Electrium)
Winner: Haydon Mechanical & Electrical
Highly commended: Braham Electrical
• ECA Contractor of the Year Award – up to £5m turnover
(sponsored by Hager)
Winner: Amalgamated Ltd
Highly commended: DES Electrical Contractors UK Ltd
• ECA Contractor of the Year Award – up to £1m turnover
(sponsored by Edmundson Electrical)
Winner: Power Electrics (Bristol) Ltd
Highly commended: Panks Engineers Ltd and Elsym
Installations Ltd
• Best Client/Contractor Partnership Award (sponsored by ECIC)
Winner: DES Electrical Contractors UK Ltd
• Innovation in Contracting Award (sponsored by Eaton)
Winner: Marshall Land Systems Ltd
• Best Health and Safety Initiative Award (sponsored by ABB)
Winner: Imtech Engineering Services Central Ltd
Highly commended: Darke & Taylor Ltd
• Excellence in Training and Development Award
(sponsored by JTL)
Winner: Quartzelec Ltd
Highly commended: Bebbington & Wilson Ltd and N Smith
Electrical Ltd
ECA CEO Steve Bratt commented, ‘On behalf of the ECA
and our partners, congratulations to all eight ECA Annual
Award winners, who managed to see off tough competition
from dozens of high quality entries. At the same time,
everyone involved would also like to acknowledge this year’s
commended and other shortlisted candidates.’
A record breaking number of submissions were received
for this year’s ECA’s Annual Awards. The entries were then
assessed by independent judges including CEDIA’s Wendy
Griffiths, and Electrical Industries Charity MD Tessa Ogle.
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum now enjoys the benefits of LED with a selection of bespoke,
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DISCUSS THEIR TRADE
WITH DAUGHTERS
Three quarters of male electricians recently
surveyed would be happy for their daughters to
take up a career in the trade. However, a similar
percentage feel old school attitudes towards
women would actively discourage females from
taking up a trade.
The survey of electrical contractors was carried
out by NICEIC. Its Jobs for the Girls campaign was
set up to encourage more women into the trade and
to plug the increasing skills and gender gaps.
Emma Clancy, CEO of NICEIC, commented,
‘Dads have an important role to play in
shaping the career choices of their daughters
– particularly in the trades sector where many
children follow in their father’s footsteps.
‘As part of National Women in Engineering
Day we would encourage dads to talk about their
trade to their daughters – particularly as up to 75
per cent of contractors would be happy to see
their daughters become an electrician.
Since launching the Jobs for the Girls campaign
in 2011 NICEIC is seeing a growing interest in
women wanting to take up a trade. However, the
numbers are still painfully low. As Emma added, ‘It
was interesting to note that many men feel certain
attitudes from another era still exist today.
‘That is something we all have a duty to
eradicate. I would encourage dads who do come
across such attitudes to take a stand and think
about how they might feel if it was their daughter
working in the industry.’
The survey of over 100 electrical contractors
found that 90 per cent of fathers believe that it is
their responsibility to advise their daughters on their
career choices. However, only one in five dads said
their child had received any information from school
or careers advice service about trade opportunities.
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