Actuate UK is an alliance of eight specialist engineering membership associations in the United Kingdom. It was formally launched in February 2021, in some respects superseding, but expanding on the activities of, the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group which operated between 1993 and January 2021.
History
The SEC Group represented seven organisations which collectively comprised over 60,000 companies with a total workforce of over 300,000 individuals. It was particularly active in the areas of achieving: more cost effective procurement; fair and prompt payment and protection of cash retentions; supporting excellence and innovation and the early involvement of specialist contractors in construction projects, to ensure more effective delivery.
After leading the SEC Group for more than 30 years, chief executive Rudi Klein retired in January 2021,
and the SEC Group came to a close early in 2021.
Actuate UK, the new engineering services sector alliance, has a wider focus, including commercial issues, sustainability (notably low to no carbon solutions), skills and building safety.
It launched on 10 February 2021.
Members
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Building Engineering Services Association
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), until 2012 the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association, and from then until 2016, B&ES, is the main UK trade association for companies that design, install, commission and maintain he ...
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Building Services Research and Industry Association
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE; pronounced 'sib-see') is an international professional engineering association based in London, England that represents building services engineers. It is a full member of the Co ...
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Electrical Contractors' Association
ECA (formerly the Electrical Contractors' Association) is the main trade association for companies involved in electrotechnical and other technical engineering projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In 2022 it had some 2600 registered me ...
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Federation of Environmental Trade Associations
The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) is a UK body which represents the interests of manufacturers, suppliers, installers and contractors within the refrigeration, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning industry. It is b ...
*Lift and Escalator Industry Association
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SELECT - the Electrical Contractors' Association for Scotland
*Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation
References
External links
Actuate UK website
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Construction trade groups based in the United Kingdom
Engineering organizations
Organizations established in 1993