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Campaigning trade body SELECT has welcomed additional funding for electrical apprentices and adult trainees following a plea to the Scottish Government but has joined training providers to insist that support must continue to prevent future shortfalls of talent. After making an urgent appeal to Depu

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two leading electrical and plumbing trade bodies have warned. Campaigning electrical association SELECT and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing

Campaigning electrical trade association SELECT has issued an urgent appeal to Deputy First Minister John Swinney, asking him to allocate additional funding for apprenticeships to prevent a shortfall in essential training. Scotland’s voice of the electrical industry is calling on Mr Swinney to

The campaigning trade association for Scotland’s electrical industry has said it is looking forward to 2023 with “renewed optimism and confidence” after it ended the year on a positive note by reflecting on 12 months of significant milestones. While continuing to focus on the welfa

Scotland’s major electrical bodies have congratulated two apprentices from north of the border who have triumphed in a prestigious UK-wide competition. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and electrical trade association SELECT have a

The skills supremo at Scotland’s largest construction trade association says the electrical talent of tomorrow needs a thorough grounding in all aspects of installation – not just the green technology that will help on the journey to net zero. Fiona Harper, director of employment and ski

The head of Scotland’s largest trade body has warned against the rising trend of “six-week wonders” who are trying to enter the electrical industry after taking just a short course in basic skills. In a hard-hitting interview, SELECT managing director Alan Wilson dismissed the spre

Significant investment is required to ensure there is a sufficiently skilled workforce to install new domestic heating technology and meet net zero targets safely, Scotland’s largest construction trade body SELECT has warned. The campaigning electrical association says investment in &ldqu

MSPs from all sides of the political spectrum have congratulated SELECT on its recent national awards victory, which saw the trade body recognised for helping its members and the wider industry navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Scotland’s largest construction trade association has been singled o

Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The campaigning trade body scooped the award for Best Membership Support Since Covid-19 at the Association Excellence Awards, which

SELECT is celebrating a major step forward in its fight for regulation of the electrical industry after a bill was laid before the Scottish Parliament which could lead to protection of title finally becoming a reality. Scotland’s largest construction trade association has welcomed the Members&

“Transformational change” is needed across the construction industry to prepare for the challenges of net zero, Scottish Government Minister Ivan McKee told guests of construction trade association SELECT. In a keynote speech to an event hosted by the campaigning body, Mr McKee also high

A construction industry professional who has worked tirelessly for better conditions across the sector has been recognised for his remarkable career with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Len Bunton, FRICS, FCIArb, Hon FRIAS was honour

Former Scottish Government minister Fergus Ewing has thrown his weight behind the growing campaign for the regulation of the electrical industry being spearheaded by construction trade association SELECT. The prominent SNP politician, who was cabinet secretary for rural economy and tourism between 2

Running a successful electrical business is a full-time job, but two remarkable sporting sparks have proved that they have what it takes to stand out against aggressive competition in totally different fields. Michael McKenna and Chris Liddell, both members of electrical trade association SELECT, ar