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Lack of support for transition to green economy is serious budget omission, says ECA


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hile electrotechnical trade association ECA applauds


the shiſt to a higher wage, higher skills economy underlined by Rishi Sunak in the budget last month, it sees the lack of support for the transition to a green economy as a serious omission. ECA director of workforce and


public affairs Andrew Eldred said: “Creating a low carbon building is not just about new tech, it’s also about what goes on behind the scenes. Highly skilled workers are central to finding the right solution to make a building function efficiently. A skilled worker finds the right solutions to reduce carbon emissions, rather using a one size fits all approach. “We’d have liked to see more about investment in green upskilling, and particularly about increasing our


engineering and technical capacity to deliver the transition to a green economy. We remain concerned about the lack of nationwide planning for EV charging points, and critically there was little about encouraging the further decarbonisation of the grid with more renewable energy and by abolishing disproportionate levies on electricity."


EDATA welcomes Legrand as its fiftieth manufacturer


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egrand has become the fiſtieth manufacturer to sign up to EDATA, the industry-run data pool.


Launched in 2020, EDATA’s mission is to facilitate digitalisation of the UK electrotechnical sector bringing


tangible benefits for the supply chain through the creation, management, and transfer of accurate, consistent, high quality product data with ETIM (the global product data standard) at its heart. A strategic initiative of the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA), it is a “by the industry for the industry” asset that has the backing and input of many sector stakeholders. Steve Marr, marketing director, Legrand UK & Ireland, said: “We have a long-standing commitment to the


digitalisation of the industry and joining EDATA is testament to this. Improving the quality of our data and sharing this with our partners and customers is a key driver for us as we continue on this journey. Partnering with the EDA is just one of the ways we're making Legrand data available in line with customer requirements.”


The full list of EDATA members is available on the EDA website.


Also in the news:


lJay White joins the Ovia Ireland team as area sales manager.


lESP appoints Peter Hampson area sales manager for Scotland.


lJonathan Couch new product and solutions director at amBX.


lERA celebrates five years of partnership with Neighbourhood Watch.


lVent-Axia wins ‘Domestic Ventilation Product of the Year’ award at H&V News Awards for second year running.


lMyenergi launches a simple online dictionary for EV jargon.


lCICV Forum announces Green Home Festival to help Scotland build towards more sustainable living.


lSchneider Electric announces relaunch of mySchneider for electricians with new updates.


lCMD promotes Jamie Cox to head of operations and Jonny North to design manager.


lSylvania appoints Simon Reed and German Jaime as CEO and global vice president respectively.


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