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  1. Dan

    ECA responds to Government response to Select Committee report into Building Regulati

    ECA responds to Government response to Select Committee report into Building Regulations and calls for clarification and improved standards Read the full news article
  2. SolarCity

    Electric vehicle charging point funding. Government at it again.

    Looks like the government are fiddling again. Funding for domestic EV charging points, which should carry on until March 2015, may be pulled as soon as TWO WEEKS time. These people have absolutely zero idea of how a SME works. The domestic EV charging point scheme has attracted praise and...
  3. Dan

    Government proposals could sound the death knell for UK apprenticeships

    Government proposals could sound the death knell for UK apprenticeships Read the full news article
  4. Worcester

    Green Deal Umbrella Schemes / SME Friendly GDP's

    There are a number of people that I know (installers of various types) that see - 1 year after it unofficially started, that it might actually get a bit of momentun now the colder weather is coming. (along with the fact that the Government already claims 244,000 technolgies installed to date...
  5. T

    End of Londons Icon

    London government has anounced new project for 2014, to make Big Ben digital, A government spokesman stated that London needs to keep up with the likes of the Technology of the Westend and other major cities in Europe. The face of Big Ben is just too old fashioned, he continued, and this is now...
  6. S

    Domestic RHI Delayed Until Spring 2014

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plans-to-cut-emissions-from-heat I'll eat my hat if this ever gets going!!!! The coalition legacy will be more nuclear and some vague promise of carbon capture - everything else will have been binned!
  7. Dan

    ECA to Government: Lack of promotion could mean limp launch for the Green Deal

    The Government’s failure to promote the Green Deal could undermine the initiative’s chance of success, warns the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) as the initiative launches on Monday (28 January). Read the full news article
  8. I

    DECCs new website

    Its one of the worst websites I've seen. I can't find the weekly Feed in Tariff statistics anywhere on the new website. Have they stopped doing the weekly statistics for Solar PV installations? I liked the old website as it was easy to navigate...
  9. Dan

    Industry welcomes Government plans to reduce Building Regulations red tape - Proposed

    The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and NICEIC have welcomed Government plans to reduce the number of notifiable works, saying it will cut some of the red tape faced by industry. Read the full news article
  10. G

    Joining a Scheme - Is it worth it

    Hi all I have my Elecsa assesment booked for 19th Dec and am now having serious doubts as to whether its worth joining a scheme at all. Recent research led me to the government review of Part P released in April 2012. I'm not sure if it has been amended or scrapped since? With the type of...
  11. S

    Elecsa: Government changes to our scheme authorisation.

    Government changes to our scheme authorisation The following information will affect all contractors registered on our Part P competent persons scheme. In June 2012 the department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) introduced its new authorisation criteria for Certification...
  12. E

    Leaving renewables for the time being.

    Hi all, just to let you know, well those of you who are left on here that is, that I also have decided to give up on renewables for a while anyway. It is such a shame, with all the time, effort and money that you put into a business only to have it taken away from you. I am pleased that I...
  13. SolarCity

    Government announcement on RHI

    Next steps on Renewable Heat - Department of Energy and Climate Change Summer 2013 - although I'll believe it when I see it.
  14. SolarCity

    The Renewables Event

    Not having much else to do we decided to pop over to the NEC to catch the Renewable Event. It was actually quite interesting and there were some interesting keynote speeches. It was interesting to see that TedM's digression chart was used (and credited) by the head of climate change at CBI...
  15. O

    Government relaxing planning laws

    So Nick Clegg is on the radio this morning saying the government is relaxing the planning laws making it easier to build extension etc and he said they need to remove a lot of restrictions so to encourage more growth so saying all of this what does that say for Part P me thinks it will be...
  16. Dan

    Government must build on Holt Report apprenticeship recommendations, says ECA

    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...
  17. Dan

    Don’t let Government play politics with young people’s future, says ECA

    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. Read the full news article
  18. Energetic

    Greenest Government ever weasels out of another green target...

    Friends of the Earth Campaigner, Dave Timms explained: "The UK Government played a significant role in weakening the directive by opposing an overall binding energy saving target and insisting on loopholes so it could meet its obligation by claiming credit for old energy efficiency...
  19. La Poste

    Cowboy builders

    New measures designed to protect the public from incompetent "cowboy" builders were announced by the government on Wednesday and given a cautious welcome by MPs. Tradesmen who operate self-check schemes, which allow them to assess their own work, will be required to meet higher standards, the...
  20. F

    Government Lose F.I.T Case

    Check out the BBC website, government has lost their appeal against cutting tariff early.

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