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  • The future of BIM in the electrotechnical sector

    ECA’s Digital Solutions Advisor Darren Smith looks at developments in building information modelling (BIM ...

    ECA’s Digital Solutions Advisor Darren Smith looks at developments in building information modelling (BIM) and how it is expected to impact the future of the electrotechnical sector. In 2011, the Gove ...

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  • 18th Edition: A Year of Changes & Challenges

    Remarkably, it’s now a year since the publication of the 18th Edition wiring regulations. ECA’s Senior Te ...

    Remarkably, it’s now a year since the publication of the 18th Edition wiring regulations. ECA’s Senior Technical Support Engineer Gary Parker highlights some of the more challenging changes, and those ...

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  • Surge Protection: As Easy As 1,2,3?

    Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at ECA, runs through the major changes to surge protection ...

    Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at ECA, runs through the major changes to surge protection requirements in the 18th Edition. Surge protection devices (SPDs) are used in electrical insta ...

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  • Mythbusting: High Voltage Systems

    Barry Satur, ECA High Voltage Advisor, offers some key safety tips for professionals that work on high vo ...

    Barry Satur, ECA High Voltage Advisor, offers some key safety tips for professionals that work on high voltage systems. Working with any high voltage system is dangerous. With the right equipment, exp ...

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  • NAPIT, IET and ECA offer ELEX Discount

    ELEX Harogate has some special offers in store for its visitors! NAPIT: A winner of one of our prestigiou ...

    ELEX Harogate has some special offers in store for its visitors! NAPIT: A winner of one of our prestigious 2018 Top Product Awards, NAPIT’s EICR Codebreakers publication has been updated to include th ...

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  • First Cohort Pass New FESS Apprenticeship

    The first cohort of candidates undertaking the new Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Apprentice ...

    The first cohort of candidates undertaking the new Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Apprenticeship Trailblazer have successfully passed their end-point assessment. This marks an important m ...

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  • ECA Welcomes the New CAS

    ECA has welcomed the new Common Prequalification Assessment Standard (CAS), created by industry represent ...

    ECA has welcomed the new Common Prequalification Assessment Standard (CAS), created by industry representatives brought together by Build UK and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). T ...

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  • Smart Meter Owners Report Higher Bills

    Having a smart meter installed at home very seldom means lower energy bills, according to new survey find ...

    Having a smart meter installed at home very seldom means lower energy bills, according to new survey findings published by leading electrotechnical trade body ECA. In the ECA’s recent YouGov survey of ...

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  • TV Personality Steph McGovern to Present ECA Awards 2019

    Popular broadcaster Steph McGovern is set to host this year’s ECA Industry Awards Dinner, taking place on ...

    Popular broadcaster Steph McGovern is set to host this year’s ECA Industry Awards Dinner, taking place on Friday 7 June 2019. Guests will also enjoy a range of other entertainment hosted by Alan Dedic ...

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  • 18th Edition now in Full Effect

    ECA’s Project18 helps industry get up to speed with important changes to the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) ...

    ECA’s Project18 helps industry get up to speed with important changes to the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) The 18thΒ Edition of the Wiring Regulations, also known as BS 7671, came into full effect on 1 J ...

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