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Top performing building services and electrical fi rms 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
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• 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 Griffi ths , and Electrical Industries Charity MD Tessa Ogle .
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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 fi ve dads said their child had received any information from school or careers advice service about trade opportunities .
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Any new wiring installations after the 1st of July 2015 , to comply with Amendment No . 3 of BS7671:2008 IET Wiring Regulations , all consumer units ( and similar switchgear assemblies ) installed in domestic premises must :
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The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry ( JIB ) has welcomed the March budget announcement to limit relief for workers employed through umbrella companies .
The Budget , announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 18th March , included a measure designed to help address the unfair advantage enjoyed by umbrella companies when competing against bona fi de employers in the industry , including JIB member companies .
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NAPIT VOWS TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR MANDATORY ELECTRICAL CHECKS
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The NAPIT Trade Association has renewed the bona fi de employers .. In some cases call for the introduction of mandatory electrical this leads to the worker paying for safety checks in the private rented sector the employer ’’ s National Insurance following DCLG ’’ s disappointing response to a contribution as well as their own .. consultation that considered conditions in this ‘‘ I I am grateful to John Spellar and sector ,, published recently .. Bernard McAulay for raising this important
DCLG ’’ s decisions were taken despite the fact that issue with HM Treasury and I I congratulate around 16 per cent of tenants are estimated to be them on their success in securing action living with electrical hazards in the home ,, despite the by government in support of genuine fact that electrical distribution is the source of ignition electrical contractors ,, including JIB for 12 per cent of all accidental dwelling fi res reported member companies ,, who provide direct in 2013 // 14 ,, and despite numerous industry voices in employment ,, pay their taxes in full and favour of mandatory electrical safety checks .. treat their employees with respect .. I I
NAPIT Trade Association chairman ,, Frank look forward to this measure helping to
Bertie ,, said ,, ‘‘ DCLG have taken positive action on level the playing fi eld in our industry .’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarms ,, making them mandatory for all properties in this sector ,, but we fundamentally disagree with their decision not to introduce mandatory electrical safety checks ..
‘‘ While landlords for homes of multiple occupation are required to ensure that every fi xed electrical installation is inspected and tested at intervals not exceeding fi ve years by a person qualifi ed to undertake such inspection and testing ,, no equivalent requirement exists in the private rented sector ..
‘‘ Out of 157 responses on whether landlords should be legally required to have electrical installations checked regularly ,, 119 thought they should ,, with the majority of the opinion that this should happen every fi ve years .. In their response ,, the government has ignored this overwhelming majority and disregarded the views over 75 per cent of respondents ..
‘‘ The government needs to be tough on fi re prevention as well as fi re detection to properly ensure the safety of tenants in this sector .. We are very disappointed with their response but will continue to work for positive change in this sector .’
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