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Welcome Matt!
As the pandemic continues, we’ve launched a new way to sign up with SELECT. Matt Ayre, one of our first Conditional Members, reveals how he’s already been helped by joining us
T
he COVID-19 restrictions might still be in place, but it hasn’t stopped new Members joining SELECT. Matt Ayre was one of the
first people to sign up using our innovative Conditional
Membership scheme. The process makes sure that firms can still join and access our support while the usual in-person assessments are suspended. And since signing up, Matt’s already
discovered the benefits of being part of Scotland’s largest construction trade association. He said: “I was told about SELECT by other electricians who recommended joining. One of the main reasons I joined was the technical advice and when I called for guidance I got answers straight away. There’s always someone on the phone and the person who helped me really knew his stuff.”
Online assessment As a Conditional Member, Matt undertook a virtual assessment online with SELECT Technical Adviser Stuart McKelvie. Matt explained: “Normally an assessor would come to site and you’d show them round, but this time I sent pictures of my work instead. In the month before I joined I made sure I took photos of the jobs I was doing so I’d be able to show as much as I could.
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“Getting some materials is still taking longer than it usually would. Te nearest wholesaler to me is an hour and a half away so it can be a challenge”
“I sent a lot of pictures and documents and we went through it all together. I explained what I’d done in the different stages and answered questions. “In the end, it wasn’t that much different to previous assessments I’ve been involved in. It was probably less stressful because you weren’t face-to- face – you didn’t feel like you were on
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the spot. Stuart’s a nice guy and easy to get on with as well, which helped. He knows his stuff and I’d done my 18th Edition training with him so we’d met before.”
Business boom Matt set up his M Ayre Electrical business in Stranraer two years ago
Matt’s been kept busy since the lockdown lifted
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