Acclaimed journalist and lead presenter of Channel 4 News, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will host the Industry Awards  during ECA’s landmark 125th anniversary year.

He will be joined by Alan Dedicoat, the iconic voice of Strictly Come Dancing who will compere the evening’s celebrations. 

Krishnan will welcome the frontrunners who have progressed through a rigorous process to reach the final stage, and will announce the winners and highly commended runners up during the ceremony. All entries were assessed by an independent panel of judges who carefully selected the best entries to take through to a second stage of judging. From these entries, the judges then selected the winners and runners up. 

Making it through to the second stage of judging is an achievement in itself, and to recognise their achievement, here is the full list of ECA Member businesses that made it through to the second round:

• AJS 

• Albert Innes Electrical Contractors 

• British Gas Services 

• Ceetech 

• CHIL Electrical & Renewables 

• Clark & Son Electrical Service 

• CT Electrical Installations 

• Darke & Taylor 

• Elec Side 

• Elecomm 

• Electricool Control Systems 

• Electrio 

• EnergyAce 

• Essex Services Group 

• Fire Rite (UK) 

• Geoffrey Robinson 

• Hawkesworth 

• J&R Electrical Services 

• Lilleker Bros 

• Munro Building Services 

• NG Bailey 

• North East Installations 

• Omni 3 

• Pensdown 

• PhoenixME 

• Powercor 

• RE:GEN Green 

• Reorg Installations 

• Seen Services 

• Tate Electrical Services 

• The DPL Group 

• Vic Coupland 

• Yorvik Electrical Contractors 

The independent judging panel were: 

• Gary Parker – Deputy Director of Technical, ECA (Head judge) 

• Helen Atkinson - Director of Member Services, ECA (Adjudicator) 

• Richard Bowler - Editor, Professional Electrician & Installer 

• Mark Coles - Head of Technical Regulations, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 

• Paul Collins -Technical Director, Certsure 

• Hywel Davies – Former Chief Technical Officer, CIBSE 

• Paul Hague - Technical Director, Compex 

• Spencer Henry – Electrical Consultant and Designer, Modecsoft 

• Matt Nimmons - Managing Director, CEDIA EMEA 

• Luke Osborne - Deputy Technical Director, Electrical Safety First 

• Andy Reakes – Acting Chief Executive Officer, Joint Industry Board (JIB) 

• Kevin Sparrow - Industry & Portfolio Manager, EAL 

• Anne Vassey - Head of Marketing & Communications, Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) 

• Sophie Willis – Director of People, JTL

The awards ceremony, taking place on 9 October at the Hilton London Bankside, will bring together ECA Members, industry leaders and guests from across the electrotechnical and engineering services sector. As ECA marks 125 years of representing and championing electrical and engineering services businesses, this year’s awards will celebrate both ECA’s rich heritage and the outstanding achievements of today’s ECA Members who continue to drive innovation, excellence and growth across the industry.   

Helen Atkinson said:  

"These Awards give ECA Members a platform to highlight the quality and impact of their work, and this year’s entries reflected the exceptional talent, ambition and professionalism found throughout ECA’s membership. This demonstrates how ECA Members continue to lead by example, delivering innovative projects which support the UK’s progress towards an increasingly electrified future.” 

ECA would like to extend special thanks to the Awards sponsors: 

• Headline: Milwaukee 
• Drinks Reception: Scolmore 

Awards Sponsors: 

• ECA Large Contractor of the Year Award (over £45 million turnover) – Schneider Electric 

• ECA Contractor of the Year Award (up to £45 million turnover) – Edmundson Electrical 

• ECA Contractor of the Year Award (up to £15 million turnover) – NVC Lighting 

• ECA Contractor of the Year Award (up to £5 million turnover) - TBC 

• ECA Contractor of the Year Award (up to £1 million turnover) –  The Electrotechnical Joint Industry Board (JIB) 

• Best New Business – Luceco Group 

• Excellence in Innovation & Technology – CEF 

• Excellence in Training & Skills – JTL 

• Best Client/Supply Chain Collaboration - Europa 

• FSA Best Fire & Security Project – TBC 

• Outstanding Contribution to the Fire Detection and Alarm Industry - AICO 

• Outstanding Contribution to the Security System Industry - FSA 
  
  Thanks also to: Aico and  Modecsoft, Ceetech and PayApps. 

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