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BEAMA launches Industrial Strategy White Paper
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EAMA, the UK trade association for manufacturers and providers of energy
infrastructure technologies and systems, has launched an Industrial White paper to demonstrate how support for the electricity products manufacturing sector can achieve decarbonisation and industrial growth. According to BEAMA, based on the estimates
of investment and growth required for the Net Zero transition – in which BEAMA members need to play a critical role – there should also already be transformational levels of planned investment, but this is not the case. The overwhelming message from the BEAMA membership is that visible product demand is a prerequisite for businesses to consider industrial growth. Policy consistency, reducing the price of electricity and consumer pathways are cross-sector interventions that will improve demand. Meanwhile, BEAMA has appointed a new president: Erika Wilson, managing director of
Wilson Power Solutions. Taking over from outgoing President Keith
Ritchie, who served in the role for three years, Erika brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role, as well as a true insight into the growing opportunities for UK electrifi cation for grid, electric vehicle infrastructure development and the battery storage market. As BEAMA takes forward its strong position
on Industrial Strategy progress under the new Government, the association is positioning itself to work in partnership with Government and key supply chain stakeholders to deliver the UK Clean Power by 2030 and 2050 Net Zero ambitions.
Changes to ETIM UK’s board of management T
he ETIM UK board of management has a new chair, with Nico van der Merwe,
CEO UK and Ireland at Signify, taking over the role following the retirement of Rexel UK CEO Edgar Aponte. Glyn Prestwood, meanwhile, managing
director of Stearn Electric Co has joined the board. Glyn is also on the Board of the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA). ETIM UK, one of 19 country members of
ETIM International, is a partnership between the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) and the
Electrical businesses brace for project delays in 2025 T
he latest quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey
(BEBS) has revealed that close to two thirds (63%) of electrotechnical and engineering services businesses are worried about delays to projects and the impact this can have on cashfl ow. The survey, conducted by ECA in
Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). These two trade associations now work closely together to champion the standard for the electrotechnical sector, as well as the building materials, HVAC and plumbing sectors respectively. ETIM off ers a clear-cut way to logically structure
product data. The ETIM data standard provides such as structure for technical products and ensures uniformity in shared product information. Inside the EDA’s data pool – EDATA – the technical information for electrotechnical products is organised according to the ETIM standard.
partnership with BESA, SELECT, and SNIPEF and sponsored by Scolmore, also showed that almost a quarter (23%) of respondents expect their business’ performance to have worsened by the end of this year – a fi gure which has risen by 7% since the last survey, in August 2024. The survey suggests optimism about the number of direct employees in the sector, with 16% predicting this will go up in 2025. However, the same proportion of respondents felt the numbers of apprentices would fall in 2025, most likely refl ecting the decline in confi dence about future trading conditions following the budget announcements of increased costs for 2025. The number of respondents reporting vacancies in their businesses rose by 10% to nearly two in fi ve respondents (36%). Trouble fi lling these vacancies was primarily blamed on a lack of suffi cient knowledge or skills (49%), high pay expectations (46%), and a lack of suffi cient qualifi cations (40%). While most survey respondents felt
payment behaviour would not change by the end of Q4 2024, over 20% felt it would deteriorate. Half (49%) said that their public sector clients paid them later than 30 days after completing work, including 10% saying this took over 60 days. Three quarters (76%) said that their
private sector clients paid later than 30 days, including 16% saying this took longer than 60 days. Over 40% of respondents reported that between 2.5-10% of their turnover was currently tied up in retentions.
Glyn Prestwood Nico van de Merwe
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