ECA Today

Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has responded to the two-week consultation on the roll-out of plug-in solar panels, which ended on 30 June. ECA’s response reiterated the concerns it raised in the joint statement it published with Electrical Safety First, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, NICEIC and SELECT. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is proposing changes to the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 (PSSR).

CIBSE (the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) has published an update to TM39 Building Metering and Monitoring, to promote best practice for the design, specification, installation, commissioning, data export, and use of energy metering and submetering data in non-domestic buildings.

Amendments to the Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS), introduced in the latest update published in 2024, will come into full effect from 1 October 2026. To help Members understand and prepare for these changes, the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has launched an in-depth fireside chat video series featuring industry experts.

In May, Glenn Grant, Director of Drax360 (part of Obsequio Group), became the 113th President of the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA). In ECA’s 125th Anniversary year, and at a time of rapid change across the electrotechnical sector, from safe energy transition to digitalisation, Glenn shares his priorities, experience and vision for supporting ECA Members in the year ahead. It’s a huge privilege and honour to represent ECA Members and to help champion the electrotechnical sector.

Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) Members can now build practical AI skills through two new courses from the ECA Growth Hub, designed to help businesses save time, work smarter and make confident use of AI. The 3.5-hour sessions have been created specifically for ECA Members, offering clear, hands-on guidance on how AI can support everyday business activity and help organisations move forward with emerging technology.

Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) Members are being invited to help shape the organisation’s future governance through during this three-month consultation. The consultation focuses on ECA’s proposed new Governance Framework, which is a streamlined document designed to make the ECA’s governance clearer, simpler and more effective.

Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) brought together Members from across the electrotechnical and engineering services industry for its National Business Day, showcasing the ideas, technologies and strategies that will help future-proof businesses in a fast-changing market. Held at London’s iconic Science Museum on 18 June, the event welcomed senior leaders from across the sector for a day of insight, discussion and celebration as ECA marked its 125th anniversary.

To be Chair of the FSA is both a privilege and a responsibility. This Association represents a sector that protects lives, property, and critical infrastructure every single day. Being entrusted to help lead that collective voice - on behalf of our members and the wider industry - is something I take extremely seriously.

Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has responded to the consultation in reference to the proposed merger between the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), which will create one unified Industry Training Board (ITB).

InstallerSHOW 2026 arrives as a truly transformative event for the installation, trades and built environment sectors. With 40,000+ visitors, more than 900 exhibitors, and 11 CPD-accredited live content streams across three action-packed days, this year’s edition is shaping up to be the biggest yet – not just in size, but in breadth of subjects and practical value.