Articles by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)

The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) is the UK’s leading trade association that represents and supports the interests of businesses and organisations involved in electrotechnical and engineering services design, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance and monitoring across the UK (excluding Scotland). Since 1901

ECA is a founder member of Actuate UK, a collective of eight leading trade, technology, research, and professional bodies in engineering services that deliver a single, consolidated voice for the sector.

[edit] Articles by ECA on Designing Buildings Wiki include:

1. TESP calls for industry mentors. April 2021.
2. Workplace noise exposure estimator. April 2021.
3. 2021 PRS electrical safety standards. April 2021.
4. Pre-qualification standard 2021. March 2021.
5. Right to Repair law. March 2021.
6. Cash incentives for employers to hire new apprentices doubled. March 2021.
7. Prompt Payment Code: the story behind the headlines. February 2021.
8. Skilled workforce unable to meet net zero ambitions. January 2021.
9. COVID-19 and mental health within construction firms. January 2021.
10. Eight organisations form engineering services alliance. January 2021.
11. CLC document on claims and disputes in construction. January 2021.
12. Shortages of cable management products. December 2020.
13. Energy White Paper presents Government plans to build back greener. December 2020.
14. Getting zero carbon done. November 2020.
15. CICV creates COVID toolkit. November 2020.
16. Modular housing and electrical circuitry. November 2020
17. Winter Support 2020 - 2021 packages for businesses. October 2020.
18. CLC releases Site Operating Procedures v6. October 2020.
19. What’s the best way into the industry? October 2020.
20. Half of public sector bodies not planning for net zero carbon. September 2020.
21. ECA Survey: Industry remains optimistic despite downturn. September 2020.
22. Competition and the independent electric wholesalers. September 2020.
23. ECA calls for petrol and diesel ban by 2030. August 2020.
24. ECA apprentice secondment service. August 2020
25. Face coverings and a shifting policy background. August 2020.
26. Microgeneration Certification Scheme 2020. July 2020.
27. Skills for Climate consultation launched. July 2020.
28. Payments for recruiting new apprentices. July 2020.
29. UK Points-Based Immigration System 2020. July 2020.
30. Engineering services and industry recovery guide. July 2020.
31. Organisations prompt government to Build Back Green. June 2020.
32. Celebrating women in engineering. June 2020.
33. Electrical safety in the private rented sector. June 2020.
34. Plan proposes to reinvent construction industry. June 2020.
35. Survey records business projections after coronavirus storm. May 2020.
36. The future of the coronavirus furlough. May 2020.
37. New domestic electrical work video. May 2020.
38. IR35: essential steps for compliance. May 2020.
39. Engineering services bodies issue coronavirus site safety guides. May 2020
40. Officials pledge to continue housebuilding work. Apr 2020
41. Coronavirus job retention scheme. Mar 2020
42. Coronavirus impact survey. Mar 2020
43. Government procurement post-Carillion. Mar 2020
44. 37% of SMEs suffer mental health problems due to pay issues. Mar 2020
45. Carbon emissions of electric heating v gas. Mar 2020
46. Coronavirus and force majeure. Feb 2020
47. ECA backs joint rail electrification statement. Feb 2020
48. Electrotechnical Assessment Specification. Feb 2020
49. Building an electrical grid for our times. Feb 2020
50. Achieving zero carbon. Jan 2020
51. Ancona eco-mansion. Jan 2020
52. The real impact of late payment. Jan 2020
53. SF6 - the greenhouse gas at the heart of our industry. Jan 2020
54. Opening the door to apprenticeships for all. Jan 2020
55. Cutting VAT can unleash green housing revolution. Jan 2012
56. How installer competence can help prevent major residential fires. Dec 2019
57. Survey shows offsite construction is safer, faster, greener and cheaper. Dec 2019
58. Business owners forced to stop paying employees due to late payment. Nov 2019
59. Qualifying as a professional electrician. Nov 2019
60. Disturbing complacency over short courses. Nov 2019
61. Low-voltage switchgear and protective devices. Nov 2019
62. New standards for better fire safety in homes. Nov 2019
63. Data cables and the CPR. Nov 2019
64. Zero Carbon by 2050 - pipe dream or possibility? Oct 2019
65. The SME's updated guide to Brexit. Oct 2019
66. PowerLottery helps give electrical industry colleagues a better tomorrow. Sep 2019
67. 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. Aug 2019
68. Vulnerable residents at risk from under-qualified workforce. Aug 2109
69. Careers in the electrotechnical industry. Aug 2019
70. Employee assistance programme EAP. Aug 2019
71. Levelling the playing field. Aug 2019
72. Industry backs leading fire and security awards.Aug 2019
73. Changing lives with the Practical Participation Programme. Aug 2019
74. Electrical system. Jul 2019
75. Electrical wiring. Jul 2019
76. Electrical definition. Jul 2019
77. Electricity bill. Jul 2019
78. Progress on poor payment practices. Jul 2019
79. Higher penalties for employers breaching workers' rights. Jul 2019
80. VAT hike puts brakes on home solar and batteries. Jul 2019
81. Electrical safety. Jun 2019
82. Electrical power. Jun 2019
83. Electrical installation. Jun 2019
84. Electrical equipment. Jun 2019
85. Electrical energy. Jun 2019
86. Electrical consumption. Jun 2019
87. Electrical component. Jun 2019
88. The real deal - at last? Jun 2019
89. A zero-carbon UK by 2050? Jun 2019
90. CAS answers an expensive problem for industry. Jun 2019
91. Consumer unit. Jun 2019
92. Electrical appliance. Jun 2019
93. Electric motor. Jun 20019
94. Electric lock. Jun 2019
95. Consumer electronics. Jun 2019
96. How the Electrical Industries Charity helps tackle domestic abuse. May 2019
97. Formula E drives electric vehicle market forward. May 2019
98. ECA 2018 Apprentice of the Year. May 2019.
99. EIC apprentice support programme. Apr 2019
100. Employment status: a concise guide. Apr 2019
101. Smart meter owners report higher, not lower, bills. Apr 2019
102. Good Work Plan promises clearer contracts, fairer rules. Mar 2019
103. Campaign for cash retentions reform. Mar 2019
104. The commercial implications of Brexit. Mar 2019
105. The UK's low-carbon future is increasingly electric. Mar 2019
106. Work at height checklist for managers. Mar 2019
107. Maintaining standards through Brexit and beyond. Feb 2019

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