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The specialist engineering sector in Northern Ireland has welcomed the recent statement in the Northern Ireland Assembly by Sammy Wilson, Minister for the Department of Finance and Personnel, supporting SMEs and promoting fair and prompt payment in the supply chain. The statement follows years of lobbying local government by ECA members, in association with their colleagues in CASEC (Confederation of Associations of Specialist Engineering Contractors). CASEC was formed in 1991 to represent and promote interests of specialist engineering contractors within the construction industry. CASEC member associations
include: n ECA; n British Constructional Steelworks Association (BCSA);
n Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA); and
n Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF)
The associations of CASEC in Northern Ireland represent more than 200 companies employing more than 5,000 people, with a sector turnover in excess of £2.25 billion per annum.
More than 1,800 apprentices are currently in the employer-led modern apprentice programme funded by the Department of Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI). Principal roles of CASEC in Northern Ireland are: n To maintain and develop a unified voice for the Specialist Engineering Sector in Northern Ireland;
n To promote improvements in contractual and procurement practices across the construction industry, and so enhance the commercial environment in which its members operate;
n To lobby for positive reform, especially for fair payment terms
n To represent the interests of the specialist engineering sector on the Northern Ireland Construction Industry Forum and other industry-related bodies. The minister’s statement
certainly supports the lobbying process that members have undertaken over previous years in highlighting the problems of payment to specialist contractors; indeed, members have to be congratulated for their perseverance and determination in seeing through their campaign, which has involved numerous meetings with civil servants, as well as contributions on a regular basis through the Construction Industry Forum and the government’s All Party Group on Construction.
In his statement, the minister also highlighted the key role of SMEs to the Northern Ireland economy: ‘SMEs are the bedrock of the economy in Northern Ireland,’ he said. ‘Some 98 per cent of firms here are SMEs, and they account for 67 per cent of employment. Anything that threatens the viability of SMEs may, therefore, have a significant effect on our economy. In the coming years, we will rely on SMEs to drive economic growth and to rebalance the economy. It is important that our SMEs be able to use their working capital to invest in growth, rather than the unproductive funding of main contractors.’ Gary Upton, ECA branch chairman and chairman of CASEC, commented: ‘The statement by minister Wilson on fair payment for the supply chain is welcomed by all specialist contractors in Northern Ireland. Not only does the minister accept the case for fair payment, he goes on to state the importance that the SME sector plays in the Northern Ireland economy.’
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