IndustryNews
Industry leader Steve Murray becomes ECA President
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he new President of engineering services trade association ECA is business leader and electrical engineer, Steve Murray. Steve jointly owns WT Jenkins Ltd, an electrical contractor based in Liverpool. Steve joined WT Jenkins in 2000 whilst undertaking a Higher National Diploma in electrical engineering. Six years later, he became co- owner of the business with Tony King. After serving his apprenticeship, Steve worked for Stark and McCormick for 16 years, carrying out all aspects of electrical installation, maintenance and repair. Steve has been an ECA Council member since May 2014, having previously been a branch and regional chair for a number of years.
New ECA President Steve Murray commented: “Our industry faces
signifi cant challenges, but I am determined to support ECA’s members and the wider industry to maximise every opportunity in the next 12 months. I want to use my time to enable every member to grow their business, prosper in this uncertain business climate, and be aware of all new initiatives through clear communication and ongoing support.” The new ECA Presidential team for 2022/23was confi rmed on Wednesday 11 May 2022 and consists of the following: President - Steve Murray; Senior Vice President - Sean Smyth; Vice President - Stuart Smith; Immediate Past President - David Lewis.
EIC Update
Mental Health Month: Support from the EIC T
his Mental Health Month, The Electrical Industries Charity focused on the impact of addiction with alcohol being the second most common addiction in the UK aſt er tobacco. Since his fi ancé had died many years ago, Brian used alcohol to cope. He got married and had a son but later separated. The EIC helped him get his own place and though he could go for months without alcohol, he returned to it whenever anything major happened with some binge sessions lasting for eight weeks.
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Eventually, Brian decided he’d had enough. He’d lost over three stone and wanted to be there for his seven-year-old son. The EIC helped him check into a community detox programme and return to work. But his wife was dropping off his son one night when Brian saw someone else in the car and lose control. After this, he wasn’t able to see his son for a month and started drinking again. When Brian spoke to the EIC late one Saturday night, he didn’t think he’d make it through another day. We booked him straight into rehab and organised treatment to
cope with the eff ects of alcohol withdrawal. After a month in rehab, the EIC helped Brian to fi nd a new fl at, paying the deposit and two months’ rent. Now going to regular AA meetings, he’s living his life without alcohol.
The help Brian was able to access was due to the support of the EIC and the powerLottery. It means he got the treatment he needed to address his addiction and get his relationship with his son back. Without powerLottery, the EIC would not be able to off er support to people like Brian. That’s why we
need you to become a powerLottery player to help EIC to continue supporting our industry members. To sign up to play the powerLottery today, click here: https://www.electricalcharity. org/lottery
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Scolmore appoints new technical engagement engineer
Scolmore has announced the appointment of a highly qualifi ed and experienced professional engineer to the company’s growing technical department.
Taking up the role of technical engagement engineer with Scolmore is Tim Benstead, Chartered Engineer and member of FSH12 and FSH12/1 (BSI committees for fi re detection and alarm systems) and the Chairman of JPEL64/B responsible for thermal eff ects relating to BS 7671. He will be utilising his wealth of technical knowledge in his new position with Scolmore, where he will primarily be responsible for engaging with professional contractors and electricians to advise and educate them on the right solutions and products to meet the ever-changing regulations and technical requirements of the industry.
Three sector leaders join EDA Data Services Board
Richard Baxter of Edmundson Electrical, Ian Hunter of Electrium Sales, and Richard Moyes of Prysmian Cables & Systems have
been voted onto the EDA Data Services Board recently, and will each serve a two year term.
Chaired by Rexel UK’s CEO, Edgar Aponte, the EDA Data Services Board oversees the growth and development of EDATA, the ‘by the industry for the industry’ data pool. EDATA is growing rapidly, with currently 54 leading manufacturers signed up to pool their data for use by the supply chain. (Read more on this in our digitalisation special feature on page 20). The new board members will serve for a period of two years alongside Margaret Fitzsimons, EDA CEO, Richard Appleton, general manager of EDA Data Services and Michael Wright, product development manager at Aico. Schneider’s George Brickwood and R&M Electrical Group’s Richard Sherin have stepped down from the Board, having served their full two-year terms.
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