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Intrepid explorer Linda Rolfe, the events, marketing and communications coordinator at SELECT, has set off on an Inca Trail adventure today. 'Lindiana Jones' is flying to Peru and trekking through the Andes to Machu Picchu in aid of the Electrical Industries Charity.

Construction trade association SELECT has made further inroads into the higher education sector after welcoming the University of St Andrews into membership. The world-famous seat of learning – one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world – joins the University of Edinbur

The growing campaign for regulation of the electrical industry has received a timely boost after more than 180 electricians pledged their support for the crusade being spearheaded by SELECT. The industry professionals added their names to the association’s Wall of Support at a series of Toolbo

Construction trade bodies are urging their members to respond to a new business survey to help the sector cope with the current turbulent market conditions.

Campaigning electrical trade association SELECT has been nominated for three prestigious awards for its response to Covid-19, stakeholder magazine and crusade to install free heat, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for vulnerable householders. Scotland’s largest construction trade body has been

A veteran small business owner with more than 40 years’ experience in the electrical industry has been elected as the new president of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Respected professional Alistair Grant pledged to put apprenticeships and regulation of the sec

Owen Thompson MP, member of the UK Parliament for Midlothian and SNP Chief Whip has added further high-profile support to the long-running campaign for the regulation of the electrical industry being spearheaded by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. The campaigning body

On the eve of the annual Earth Day celebrations, Scottish Government minister Lorna Slater has urged more women to join the construction industry and use their skills to build a greener future to help protect the planet. In a wide-ranging video interview with electrical trade association SELECT, Ms

SELECT’s campaign for regulation of the electrical industry has attracted more backing, with two major industry organisations and four MSPs adding their names to the trade association’s Wall of Support. The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) and Federation of Environmental Tr

Construction trade association SELECT is distributing posters and handy toolbox-sized safe isolation flowcharts to remind apprentices and adult trainees of correct working practices. The campaigning electrical body is currently handing out Ten Steps to Safe Isolation posters to all 22 training

An influential group of MPs has backed the new initiative by trade association SELECT in which free heat, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are being installed for some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland. The Alarm Ambassadors campaign, sponsored by Aico, has crossed political and geographical

Donald W Orr, MD of Unitech Services Ltd and president of electrical trade association SELECT, steps into the Just A Minute hot seat. How did you get started in the industry? I took an electrical apprenticeship after school, qualified as an electrician and then an approved electr

Contractors are being reminded not to disturb existing social alarm systems when installing new interlinked heat, smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in domestic properties. The alert comes after reports of some devices for vulnerable people being removed during the fitting of new systems to compl

Finding and retaining skilled tradespeople is the biggest concern for employers across the building engineering services sector, according to a new survey. 

As new heat and smoke alarm regulations come into effect, campaigning trade association SELECT has launched a goodwill initiative that will see its members install free domestic alarm systems for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people. Sponsored by Aico, the Alarm Ambassadors campaign will