ECA’s Director David Pollock recently stated: “There are huge opportunities for members in the design, installation and maintenance of sustainable technologies, but conversely, those who are not properly skilled in these areas will be left far behind.”

According to the organization’s press release, the chairman of M&E Sustainability, a pan-industry campaign, has also warned specialist contractors that they will miss out on valuable business opportunities unless they revolutionize the way they do business. 

M&E Sustainability, formed by an alliance between the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA), is producing contractor-specific guidance covering subjects such as installing domestic lighting and renewables, power factor correction, heat pumps, biomass boilers and combined heat and power (CHP). It is also co-ordinating training provision and running a series of nationwide seminars alerting contractors to changing legislation and new political and economic targets.