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Subscription rates frozen for next year


● Member businesses won’t face fee rise in 2021 ● Move comes after three-month refund issued ● Support will continue during challenges ahead


SELECT has chosen not to increase subscription rates for 2021, in a further move to help Members cope with the fi nancial challenges caused by COVID-19. Subscription rates for the next 12 months


will stay the same as for 2020 for all Member businesses, and follows the three-month subscription refund issued by SELECT earlier this year. John McGhee, Director of Resources and Association Secretary, said: “As a not-for- profi t organisation, we are here to put our Members’ needs fi rst, so once again, that’s exactly what we are doing. “It was decided by Central Board and agreed at the AGM in September that there would be no increases to the subscription rates in 2021, and we are happy to roll this out to help Member fi rms of all sizes across Scotland.


“In addition, this year’s turnover


declaration forms have been sent out and we encourage Members to advise us of any change or expected change in their turnover due to the COVID pandemic as we want to ensure that Members pay the correct amount of subscription.” The move follows the decision earlier this year to issue a 30% discount on 2020 subscription fees, with a total of £329,405 refunded. Members who had already paid their subscription in full received the money back, with those choosing to pay by


John McGhee


Direct Debit having only seven of the 10 instalments collected.


John added: “Measures like this are unprecedented, but we continue to live in unprecedented times and we believe it’s right to off er as much fi nancial assistance as possible to our Members. “Keeping subscription fees the same for one year is another small step to helping contractors everywhere, and SELECT will continue to ensure that it does as much as possible to support its Members in a host of diff erent ways.”


The new move is among a number of measures that SELECT has introduced to help Members through the pandemic, including online training, advice webinars and a dedicated COVID-19 hub. The association is also playing a leading role in the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum.


SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson said: “This fi nancial assistance is the latest in a host of measures we have taken to ensure our Members are fully supported. This support will continue long after the pandemic has subsided, as we continue to put the needs of our Members fi rst.”


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Cost of medical insurance kept at 2020 levels


In addition to the subscriptions freeze, SELECT’s private medical insurance partner has agreed to keep the rates for its scheme at 2020 levels. EC Insurance Services Ltd


(ECIS) has announced that its renewal rates will be held at current levels for SELECT Members for the next 12 months. ECIS Operations Director


Hugh Wright said: “As a valued partner, we are happy to keep our renewal rates the same for Members to help ease any fi nancial burden caused by the pandemic.” Under the scheme, ECIS


arranges cover under a private medical insurance scheme, with all benefi ts compliant with the terms and conditions laid down by the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB). As well as the existing


medical benefi ts, two new remote skin and rapid cardiac assessment services are also being launched to enable people to access treatment as soon as possible. For further details of using


your SELECT Membership to enjoy private medical insurance, email ecis@ecins. co.uk or call 0330 221 0241.


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