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Our inaugural President’s Lunch brought 100 industry colleagues together to see a ‘human tornado’ collect our Lifetime Achievement Award

This year’s President’s Cup was a family affair, with the winning captain given the trophy by the SELECT Vice-President – who also happened to be his dad and bagman for the day! Stephen Grant proved he was a chip off the old block when he lifted the President’s Cup at SELECT’s annual golf competition. The East team captain was handed the silver trophy by dad Alistair, who had spent the previous few hours carrying his bag round the rain-soaked fairways. As well as acting as ca

SELECT’s Alarm Ambassadors step up to help protect vulnerable households with our new campaign

Meet Patrick Henderson and Cameron Wood, the winners of Apprentice of the Year 2020 and 2021

Guests enjoyed a night to remember at Edinburgh Castle as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) The SJIB Board with Jamie Hepburn at the 50th anniversary party Leading lights from across the electrical industry gathered at Edinburgh’s most famous landmark to raise a glass or two to the SJIB’s half-century. Guests who enjoyed a glittering evening in the castle’s Queen Anne Room included representatives from SELECT, Unite the Union,

Determined Marc McQuade has overcome family heartache to be named Apprentice of the Year at the SELECT Awards 2019 Marc McQuade has already been through a lot in his 26 years. His future career once looked uncertain as he tried a string of different jobs without finding something that suited him. After deciding on an apprenticeship with WMQ, he started to shine as his career got off to an incredible start. But in 2018, he tragically lost his mum when she passed away sudden

An exclusive guided tour of Dundee’s V&A museum was among the items on the agenda at this year’s Central Board meeting The SELECT Tayside Branch rolled out the red carpet as the hosts of this year’s Central Board, treating guests to a private behind-the-scenes tour of Dundee’s stunning V&A. Board members were expertly guided around Scotland’s first design museum by John Tavendale, Project Director at Turner & Townsend, who revealed some of the secrets behind the award-winn

A fun new animation by SELECT and the SJIB shows what it takes to become a fully qualified electrician – and the many twists and turns along the way The journey to becoming a fully-qualified electrician is a long one – and a new animation for would-be apprentices shows exactly what they can expect. Developed in partnership between SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), the film shows the journey of a typical electrician, from leaving school right through to be