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Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

|Date: 7 November, 2018

Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of rece ...

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of recent changes to the 18th Edition regulations. The recently released 18th Edition regulations have ...

7 November, 2018
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Double Recruitment Strengthens ECA Technical Team

|Date: 21 September, 2018

Double Recruitment Strengthens ECA Technical Team

New staff enhances ECA’s technical service and representation for members Engineering professionals Darre ...

New staff enhances ECA’s technical service and representation for members Engineering professionals Darren Smith and Luke Osborne have joined ECA’s technical team as Digital Building Solutions Advisor ...

21 September, 2018
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What Happened To Part 8 Of The 18th Edition?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

What Happened To Part 8 Of The 18th Edition?

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations comes with one considerable draft section missing - Part 8 ...

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations comes with one considerable draft section missing - Part 8, Energy Efficiency. Steve Martin, Director of Technical at ECA, looks at the role the 18th Edi ...

29 June, 2018
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Business Leader Malcolm Crofts Becomes New ECA President

|Date: 20 June, 2018

Business Leader Malcolm Crofts Becomes New ECA President

Electrical engineer and businessperson takes on leading role at industry association A highly respe ...

Electrical engineer and businessperson takes on leading role at industry association A highly respected businessman and electrical engineer – Malcolm Crofts of DH Crofts Limited – has become ECA ...

20 June, 2018
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Leading Electrotechnical Professionals Win Top Industry Awards

|Date: 19 June, 2018

Leading Electrotechnical Professionals Win Top Industry Awards

Nineteen electrotechnical and engineering services organisations and individuals recognised at annual ECA ...

Nineteen electrotechnical and engineering services organisations and individuals recognised at annual ECA Industry Awards. Nineteen top-performing businesses and individuals from across the electrotec ...

19 June, 2018
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ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award 2018 Now Open for Entries

|Date: 3 May, 2018

ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award 2018 Now Open for Entries

Entries are now open for this year’s ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award, which aims to showcase t ...

Entries are now open for this year’s ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award, which aims to showcase the very best talent across ECA’s member businesses. For over 40 years, the award has been widel ...

3 May, 2018
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Requirements For The IP Rating Of Trunking

|Date: 3 March, 2018

Requirements For The IP Rating Of Trunking

In this bulletin the ECA’s technical team looks at the requirements for the IP rating of trunking. ...

In this bulletin the ECA’s technical team looks at the requirements for the IP rating of trunking. The trunking currently being used in electrical installations typically has an International Pr ...

3 March, 2018
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Engineering Specialists Press PwC and Government on Carillion Collapse

|Date: 18 January, 2018

Engineering Specialists Press PwC and Government on Carillion Collapse

Yesterday, ECA and BESA pressed Carillion liquidators PwC to provide greater certainty to private sector ...

Yesterday, ECA and BESA pressed Carillion liquidators PwC to provide greater certainty to private sector contractors over the outstanding cash owed by the fallen construction giant. PwC’s David Kelly ...

18 January, 2018
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Major Update for Industry Pre-qualification Standard

|Date: 8 December, 2017

Major Update for Industry Pre-qualification Standard

PAS 91, the standard question set for construction industry pre-qualification, has just had a major overh ...

PAS 91, the standard question set for construction industry pre-qualification, has just had a major overhaul. The updated document, which is already used for public sector and other procurement enquir ...

8 December, 2017
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Neutral Conductors: Whats Your Method of Reduction?

|Date: 15 November, 2017

Neutral Conductors: Whats Your Method of Reduction?

The technical team at the ECA explore whether it’s acceptable to have a reduced cross-sectional area in n ...

The technical team at the ECA explore whether it’s acceptable to have a reduced cross-sectional area in neutral conductors. Circuits are generally designed with the same cross-sectional area neutral c ...

15 November, 2017
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