The partners in the Joint Industry Board, the ECA and Amicus, have put forward some radical ideas for making the organisation more relevant to today's working practices.

A lot has changed since 1968 and the historic national agreement between the two parties. Direct employment is on the wane and firms have branched out beyond electrical work.

Delegates at the 2006 conference put forward far-reaching ideas, including extending the agreement to hvac, plumbing and facilities management. Views on agency labour have softened and now might be the time to embrace agencies within the JIB.

The talk is done. Now it's the time for action.

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor