Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), has called on the Government to make solving late payment a key priority when Parliament returns from the summer recess
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The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) is calling on the newly elected Government to prioritise three key issues that affect engineering contractors and many other UK businesses and the wider economy
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We should get a few good story's from us Domestic and commercial lads?
A property developer that I've done works for before with no problems called me the other week, did 2 small jobs for him and expected payment straight away just like all the previous times.
The owner met up with me so I...
Following a recent run of customers trying to chip away at my quote and my recent fear the customer cannot actually afford the work Ive been looking at some solutions.
Ive come accross this https://www.transpact.com/ which seems to be ideal - quite simply create an account, upload your terms...
We've been asked to replace a faulty inverter for these guys on a commercial installation. Hadn't heard of them before and we're not that cash rich to be stung by non payment. Has anyone else done any work for them?
Evening all...
I sent an invoice for an EICR exactly 3 weeks ago and have not heard back from the customer. This hasn't happened before and I was wondering what the suggested waiting time is?
He was a decent chap and friendly (also very busy) so I dont think at all that he is not willing to...
HI,
Im looking at card payment devices and wondering if you have found they are any use in the trade? i can see the benefit of being able to take payment there and then from a customer without ever having to goto the bank.
Has anyone else tried or does use a mobile card payment device? If so...
Hi guys would appreciate some help with this...
Long story short rewired a 3 bed house owed £500 still job has taken builder for ever to complete and the client has been very difficult every step of the way. We had to come back to connect fans and some other bits and then found out that the...
Having problems receiving money from a client. They are either ignorant, arrogant or both. I put my invoice in a week last Friday.
We are small business and rely on fast payments to cover wages costs and material costs. However I have still not received any form of payment. This was a private...
Hi - i passed over my generation meter reading to SSE on 2nd Jan 14 and to date no payment into my bank account.
I called the SSE FIT team a couple of weeks ago and they stated that they were currently processing readings passed over on 4th Dec 13.
Has there been a sudden surge in installations...
The ECA has met with “Be Fair – Pay on Time” campaign founder Debbie Abrahams MP, to voice its support for her campaign and discuss the issue of late payment.
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MK SWITCH EXCHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:banghead: Is anyone else having this nightmare trying to get a payment out of the company.
They were very quick in offering a call out fee to check switch but its like getting blood out of a...
Thanks in advance. I have been asked to do a new build for a family but there is major problems with planning to a point the whole place may be forced to be pulled down. I have no problem doing the job but I need to secure the final payment.
Is there any accounts out there where the customer...
Alreet chaps.
Did a job back in July and 2 x speakers didn't arrive with the order. Completed the job minus to the two outstanding speakers.
They are still outstanding as im waiting for the them to come off the production line however the company won't pay up until the job is complete (which...
A study by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) confirms that late payment for subcontractors is endemic across the sector, as main contractors fail to pass on prompt payment terms from clients.
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The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) says that dealing with late payment and other payment abuse in construction must develop quickly into a central theme of the both Government’s and industry’s approach to Construction 2025 strategy.
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We are currently in dispute with a customer who has not paid for any EICR certificate's we have provided. The first batch(12) were forwarded with the invoice for the cert and remedial works required to gain a satisfactory certificate. The second batch was invoice only and no certificate. Their...
A delegation of Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) members headed by ECA Director of Business Services, Paul Reeve, has taken industry concerns directly to Michael Fallon, MP for Sevenoaks and Construction Minister.
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