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SELECT Member reveals how they helped bring this year’s Green Home Festival to life by working on the cabling for the outdoor event

Our third Professionals’ Day brought industry decision-makers together to learn more about topical technical matters

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SELECT’s annual golf competition was a closely fought contest as 50 players took to the fairways in Perthshire The West of Scotland team finally enjoyed that winning feeling as they reclaimed the President’s Cup for the first time since 2017 at this year’s event, sponsored by Luceco Group. Triumphant captain Chris Murchie was handed the prestigious silver trophy by SELECT President Mike Stark after a nip-and-tuck affair at Dunblane New Golf Club. And it was the first time the

SELECT Member BMES (Scotland) Ltd had to tackle ticks and navigate the challenges of newts for a mammoth job in Stornoway It’s not often you get warned about the dangers of ticks and are asked to be respectful to newts in an onsite induction course, but that’s what the team from Member firm BMES (Scotland) Ltd learned before starting the M&E package for the Stornoway deep water port project in Lewis and Harris. The £49 million investment involves the creation of a new port, o

SELECT’s new President has enjoyed 44 years in the electrical industry and knows that change is constant. With the rise of AI, he says there are major changes ahead that we must embrace and use to our advantage In June 2024, Mike Stark not only celebrates a 44-year career in the electrical industry – 40 of those years with the same business – but is also taking up the Presidency of SELECT. During that time, he has gone from a 16-year-old electrical apprentice with an Edinburg

It was all change at this year’s Annual General Meeting, as Members gathered to see Alistair Grant formally hand over the reins to Mike Stark as the new President of SELECT This year’s SELECT AGM was held on the 80th anniversary of D-Day – and Members, staff and office bearers were on manoeuvres in North Queensferry for the annual get-together. Gathering at the Doubletree Hotel on 6 June, the event saw Mike Stark elected as the association’s new President as we welcomed new

Taking over a business can be a daunting enough proposition, but what if it needs bringing up to date too? Here, one husband and wife team reveal how they gave their Member company a much-needed modernisation When Frank and Heather Rooney took over their electrical contracting business, one of their first priorities was to bring it into the 21st century. Frank had worked at T R Aitchison for 22 years, so knew the business inside out – but as the new Managing Director, he als