I have just read the letter by Giuliano Digilio. Such a patronising and glib letter does nothing to appease the fears voiced by many ECA members – that the ECA does whatever it wants, irrespective of members’ opinions.

  Digilio states that we have an “obligation” to harmonise. With whom? We should never have agreed to this change in the first place. Are our Associations so far out of touch that they fail to represent the members’ opinions? Surely the Associations are there to do what members ask. It would seem that a weekend in Europe, with abundant food, wine and ‘entertainment’ has far more sway with committee members than the voices of the British electrical contractors.

  Digilio goes on to say that we understand “what is going on” and “its time to move on”. No we don’t and no it isn’t. The majority of members did not want these changes. Certainly, no member that I have spoken to is in support of them.

  Such a fundamental change to our wiring system should have been debated at length among the members, opinions recorded and acted upon.

Rank and file members are having to cope with the risk and cost of unnecessary legislation forced upon us with the support of our own Association.

Source

Electrical and Mechanical Contractor

Postscript

Andrew Ferguson, Solent Power Systems, Southampton