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A young electrician from the Highlands has been recognised for her skill, dedication and professionalism after being hailed the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) Apprentice of the Year 2026. Katie Munro, who is from Inverness, took home the top title for this year, which is presented in conjuncti

The Scottish public is finally being given the chance to have a say on one of the most pressing matters of public safety after a petition was launched asking Holyrood to regulate the electrical industry and protect the title of electrician. The appeal to the Scottish Parliament is the latest mo

The Scottish campaigning trade body SELECT has received a special award from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) as part of the ECA’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

Former SELECT managing director Alan Wilson has been given the trade body’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his more than four decades of service to the construction industry in Scotland.  Sponsored by Schneider Electric, the award was presented to Wilson by association presi

Campaigning trade body SELECT has partnered with Luceco Group to launch an ambitious new initiative that will deliver much-needed apprentice funding to small businesses across Scotland. The Powering Potential initiative will see three SELECT member firms receive £6,000 each to help support the

The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and SELECT have again warned over the risks of rogue training providers providing short courses which claim to deliver a fast-track path into the electrical industry. According to the two organisations, there is a rising concern that people are being encourag

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