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The leading electrotechnical and engineering services body has taken on a key role on the newly established UK Electricity Products Supply Chain Council, which aims to facilitate cross-industry, Government collaboration, and investment in UK energy supply chains.
Led by BEAMA, (British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association), with membership from across the energy and contracting sector and support from UK Government, the UK Electricity Products Supply Chain Council (UKEPSCC) is a first-of-its-kind platform to support supply chains for electrical transmission and distribution networks, and the end-use energy products market.
The council is an example of industry collaboration at its best. It represents an early concerted effort to work closely with the new government and bring the UK energy and contracting sectors together to alleviate pressures on the market.
- BEAMA
- The Energy Industries Council Energy Networks Association (ENA)
- Energy UK
- Renewable UK
- British Standards Institute
- Energy Systems Catapult
- ECA (Electrical Contractors’ Association)
- Department for International Trade
- Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Electrical Distributors Association (EDA)
- British Cables Association (BCA)
ECA Technical Director Mike Smith said:“Increased collaboration between the electrical product supply chain and the businesses that design, install and maintain products and systems will deliver effective and sustainable solutions for the UK energy sector and the wider marketplace.
“It is now vital that we increase the number of skilled installation contractors to ensure the successful deployment of electrical energy solutions at scale. This will provide major benefits to clients in the energy sector and beyond, and help government and industry to meet the UK’s net zero carbon targets.”
BEAMA CEO Dr Howard Porter commented: “This is an unprecedented era of change and with mounting pressures on the supply chain we need this level of collaboration across industry and with Government. We will lead this council to ensure the resilience of the electricity equipment supply chain.
“The current energy crisis and geopolitical pressure placed on the supply chain should not hold back progress to meet our Net Zero targets, but we should see this as an opportunity to invest in low carbon tech industries, this includes the manufacturing sectors BEAMA represents.”
