SELECT
SELECT has been serving the electrotechnical industry in Scotland for 100 years.
With its foundation as The Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland at the birth of a new century, SELECT became the first trade association in the world to serve the electrical industry. Leaving aside the ancient trades, that makes SELECT - according to the best available information - the oldest of the "modern" trade associations.
Today's SELECT
There are over 1000 Members of SELECT each one working to our stringent membership criteria.
These criteria ensure that Members work to approved industry standards and that competent individuals, appropriately trained, carry out the work. Technical and commercial inspections are employed to ensure that standards are met and that Member firms are well-run, financially viable enterprises.
SELECT Members have capability across a wide range of design, manufacturing, testing and commissioning skills and each is accredited to one or more of six technical disciplines:
- Electrical Installation
- Safety & Security Systems
- Information Technology
- Telecommunications
- Electronics
- Controls
- In-service Inspection & Testing of Portable Appliances
Services are provided across all sectors, onshore or offshore, household repairs to major projects, central heating to electronic tagging systems, telecommunications and CCTV.
The traditional electrical contracting element is still strong with Member firms undertaking some 85% of all electrical installation work carried out in Scotland and providing employment for around 12,000 people.
Preparing for Tomorrow
The adoption of the SELECT trading style recognises the reality that over 65% of SELECT Members now carry out a significant proportion of their work in the new technologies.
As the new and traditional technologies rapidly converge, SELECT will continue to lead innovative and forward-looking development in the electrotechnical industry.
SELECT is an independent and autonomous association representing the interests of Members both at home and abroad.
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