Electrical Contractors’ Association

Gate Safe, the pioneering charity that was the first to raise awareness of the need for improved standards in the safety of automated gates, marked another important milestone recently as the organisation – which is supported by many independent third parties including Risk Xtra as…

The first cohort of candidates undertaking the new Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Apprenticeship Trailblazer have successfully passed their endpoint assessment. This marks an important milestone for the rigorous apprenticeship standard designed to replace the previous framework. The successful candidates undertook the final part of…

Eight years after Gate Safe – the charity established to drive awareness of the required safety protocols associated with automated gates – took its campaign to Downing Street, the organisation has returned to Westminster to meet with its key stakeholders and discuss future initiatives designed…

An all-new electronic service which allows contractors and maintenance teams to create, amend, store and print activity-based risk assessments, along with method statements and construction phase plans, is now available on the open market. The eRAMS service has been released by the Contractors Health and Safety…

A series of leading bodies from across the fire, emergency and security sectors are now supporting this year’s Fire and Security Association (FSA) Awards, which are currently open to nominations from the entire industry. In addition to leading electrotechnical Trade Associations SELECT and the Electrical Contractors’…

Security, fire and emergency response sector professionals are being urged to nominate “outstanding” individuals for this year’s Peter Greenwood Security Award and the Ian Marsh Fire Award. Nominated individuals must, through their own determined efforts, have helped to change the sector for the better. The…

Four in every ten building clients questioned for a new survey orchestrated by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Scottish electrical trade body SELECT claim to be “unfamiliar” with the heavily-used phrase that is ‘The Internet of Things’. In…

Professionals across the entire fire, emergency and security sector are being urged to complete a new skills survey produced by the Fire & Security Association (FSA), the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), which aims to understand the current state of…

This month, BAFE registered the 900th company that has achieved SP203 certification. It’s a milestone of great significance in terms of illustrating the importance of third party certification and the aspiration of quality fire protection companies all across the UK to have their competence verified. Back in 2010, the…

Gate Safe, the charity that pioneered the move towards improving the safety of automated gates, is to introduce a groundbreaking Gate Safe MOT initiative designed to maximise further awareness of the need to ensure the correct installation and ongoing maintenance of any electric gate. The…