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A major new industry alliance will be launched next month for the UK's engineering services sector. The eight-strong alliance will be an agent for positive change and support the delivery of a safer, more productive and sustainable UK built environment. 

Scotland’s largest construction trade association SELECT has joined forces with more than 40 contractor and trade association members in writing to the UK Government demanding the withdrawal of proposed Reverse Charge VAT legislation. A letter sent to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rish

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has echoed calls for the industry to “play its part” during lockdown ­and has urged workers to keep following vital health and safety guidance. The industry collective reminded contractors to observe new rules after the Scottis

Access to Scottish Government Apprenticeship Employer Grants for companies in the electrical sector is to be discussed at ministerial level following an intervention by the industry’s training specialist. The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) is due to meet Jamie Hepburn MS

Electrical trade body SELECT has launched a major safe isolation awareness campaign to help keep electricians and apprentices free from harm at work in 2021.

In a timely boost for its member companies in the electrotechnical sector, SELECT has moved swiftly to secure the services of one of the UK's foremost construction experts to guide and advise its members. Scotland’s largest construction trade association has appointed Professor Rudi Klein

Cooperation and collaboration, greater worker welfare and a top-to-bottom revolution of the construction sector are all top of the Christmas wish-list for members of the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum).

SELECT, the campaigning body for the electrotechnical sector in Scotland, has chosen not to increase subscription rates for 2021, in a further move to help Members cope with the financial challenges caused by COVID-19.

A second consultation on regulation of the electrical industry has been launched by the Scottish Government. Lodged by Jamie Hepburn, the minister for business, fair work and skills, the consultation is seeking views on “whether regulatory measures are required to give greater protection to th

An MSP who is leading the call for recognition of electrician as a regulated profession has urged as many people as possible to add their voices to a parliamentary consultation on the issue before it closes on November 10.

Trade association SELECT has cautiously welcomed a proposed one-year delay to new rules on domestic smoke alarms – but says Holyrood needs to roll out a major awareness campaign on the rules in the meantime. The campaigning body for the electrotechnical sector says it understands why

Campaigning trade association SELECT has told a parliamentary consultation that regulating the electrical industry in Scotland would help reduce death and injury, bring significant economic benefits and encourage more women and minorities to take up the tools. The body has used the consultation to p

In the latest addition to its portfolio of services, trade association SELECT has joined with one of the UK’s largest independent professional indemnity (PI) insurance brokers to offer its members essential business protection. Along with Bristol-based industry experts Brunel, SELECT

Firms can enjoy the benefits of full membership of Scotland’s largest trade association SELECT despite ongoing COVID-19 restrictions with the introduction of an innovative new enrolment scheme. The campaigning body has created a dedicated 'conditional membership category', which mean

SELECT’s values of cooperation, collaboration and commitment have guided the organisation through one of the most challenging years in its 120-year history, its first-ever digital annual report has revealed.