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Next up to spend 'Just A Minute' with SCN is Darren Crockett, managing director of electrical contractor RAS Crockett & Partners, and president of the campaigning electrical trade association SELECT. How did you get started in the industry?

High wages and lack of employer funding are the biggest obstacles to Scotland’s electrical businesses recruiting apprentices, a new survey by the country’s construction largest trade association has revealed.

SELECT managing director Sharon Miller is the next industry professional to spend 'Just A Minute' with SCN. How did you get started in the industry?

Scotland’s largest trade construction association SELECT has elected the managing director of a third-generation Dundee electrical company as its 68th president. Darren Crockett is managing director of RAS Crockett and Partners, a family firm of electrical engineers which has been operating su

Colin Beattie MSP has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to mark International Electricians’ Day 2026 and to commend the electrical industry’s input towards the Scottish people and the economy.  The declaration was tabled by Beattie in the run-up to the event on June 10th, w

As the new Scottish Parliament takes its seats, SELECT has wasted no time in continuing its long-running campaign for regulation of the electrical industry by securing two new sign-ups to its Wall of Support from the latest intake of MSPs. Newly elected SNP representatives David Barratt (Cowdenbeath

With a week left until the Scottish Parliament election, the country’s largest construction trade body, SELECT, has welcomed the candidates’ focus on apprenticeships – but also says it is “deeply disappointed” that regulation of the electrical sector is not on any agend

Scotland’s largest construction trade body, SELECT, has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Scottish Government that there will be a review of the contribution rates for Modern Apprenticeships (MAs). The review into current public funding for the MA programme, which is due to start

Former first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf have thrown their weight behind the long‑running crusade for regulation of the electrical industry being led by construction trade association SELECT. The senior SNP politicians are among 13 MSPs who have added their names to the campaigning

At a time when Scotland desperately needs electricians to fulfil housing demand and net zero targets, the head of Scotland’s largest construction trade body has accused the UK and Scottish Governments of undermining the electrical workforce of the future. Speaking ahead of Scottish Apprentices

SELECT’s new managing director designate has pledged to continue the association’s long-running crusade for regulation of the electrical profession – and has urged decisive action from Scotland’s political party leaders. Sharon Miller says she is “absolutely committed&r

Campaigning electrotechnical trade body SELECT has welcomed the latest amendment to industry regulations and encouraged its members to familiarise themselves with the updates to ensure the ongoing safety of contractors and customers alike. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Brit

Scotland’s construction industries are calling for urgent assurances that the new Tertiary Education and Training Bill will safeguard the nation’s skills pipeline at a critical moment for the economy. As it prepares for its Stage 3 Debate this week, industry leaders say the bill represen

Electrotechnical trade association SELECT used its landmark 125th Anniversary Grand Ball to make a £2,500 donation to Prostate Scotland as part of an ongoing campaign to educate its members about the disease that affects thousands of men every year. Scotland’s largest construction trade

The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has been recognised for more than a century of exceptional service to the electrotechnical industry after receiving the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from SELECT at its 125th Anniversary Grand Ball. Scotland’s largest construction tr