New research from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has revealed that firms in the electrical contracting sector continued to struggle in Q3 2012.
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Been told today that a person from the ECA is going to ring me up and ask me some general knowledge questions to prove i am worthy of being a QS!
Has anybody else heard/done this?
What on earth are they going to ask?
My first proper post.
I have been reading a lot of posts on here about the various accreditation schemes on the forum.
I don’t want to start another one because I think people have made then opinions clear.
I will be engaged in mainly shop fitting and furniture storage warehouses.
My...
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) reveals that an astounding 98 per cent of the British public say they do not fully understand the Green Deal and how it works. A staggering 62 per cent have never even heard of the scheme, despite this being the...
Steve Bratt, CEO of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), has praised the Government’s pledge to invest £5 billion in capital spending, confirmed in yesterday’s Autumn Statement.
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As announced yesterday the ECA and ESC have formed a new partnership for the good of the industry.
From April next year the NICEIC and ELECSA brands will be operated by a new venture called Certsure giving the industry a stronger voice to government and major stakeholders.
The move will...
In a move which will bring the electrical contracting industry together as never before, the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) and the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) have today announced the creation of the Electrical Safety Register.
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Hi all,
I'm new to E.F.
I'm a small electrical contractor who is currently 'Part P' registered with ELECSA and although most of our work is in the domestic market we have picked up a few commercial clients. We have now found the need to become Approved Contractors/Installers (through client...
Hi all,
I'm new to EF.
I am a small electrical contractor which is currently 'Part P' registered with ELECSA. Although the majority of our work is carried out in the domestic market we are currently picking up a lot of commercial clients. We have now found the need to become an Approved...
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has been invited to join the BSI PAS 2030 Steering Group, which covers the installation of Green Deal energy efficiency and renewables measures. PAS 2030 will become the installation standard for Green Deal and other green refurbishment arrangements...
A study by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has found that main contractor insolvency is stopping the release of retention payments and potentially crippling electrical contractors.
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The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) welcomes the appointment of several new ministers to key government positions. These new appointments have the potential to positively impact the electrical and wider construction industry in both the short term and long term.
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The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) cautiously welcomes the Government’s response to the publication of the Holt Report into apprenticeships and SMEs. However, it says more must be done to promote transparency in the further education sector if apprenticeship training quality is to...
Di Johnson, ECA's Skills Ambassador, went head-to-head with Skills Minister, John Hayes on BBC 5 Live this morning - listen to their debate on apprenticeships.
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As thousands of students pick up their A-Level results on 16 August, Diane Johnson, Skills Ambassador for the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) says degrees aren’t the only option and that Government needs to stop playing politics with the qualifications system.
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Diane Johnson, Skills Ambassador for the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), has become the first ever winner of Real Business and the CBI’s First Women Award for the Built Environment.
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Due to the nature of their work and schedules, ECA members are not always able to access the ECA website at their desks, via their PC.With this in mind, we have adapted the website to make it easier to view and use on smartphones.
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The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) warns that poor interpretation of HSE guidance on Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) could result in a drop in electrical safety standards in the workplace. Misinterpretation of the new guidelines could lead some businesses to underestimate the risk of...
Has anyone attended any of the development courses offered by the ECA?
Courses such as;
Effective supervision
Estimating
Contract Law
Leadership
Quantity surveying
Maybe the NICEIC offer the same kind of thing.
ive recently started working for an ECA registered firm having myself used Easycert for the past... god knows how long. they do not and will not use it even though its the best software i have yet used.
i'm trying to get hold of a fillable pdf cert (issued by ECA) to get to grips with before...
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