Trade bodies have launched a survey to identify the impact of the Brexit vote on the building services engineering sector
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), and Scottish electrical trade body SELECT have launched a major new survey.
The survey will investigate the impact of the vote to leave the EU on the building services engineering (BSE) sector.
Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the ECA said: “The Prime Minister has famously said that ‘Brexit means Brexit’.
“She quickly added that the UK is going to ‘make a success of it’, and so it’s now up to our sector to help shape UK government policy and to identify the opportunities, and solutions to the challenges ahead.”
It is hoped the survey can identify key issues within the sector following the vote and will be used to forecast the implications of Brexit on the industry.
The results will be used to help the three organisations establish policy and legislation as the government negotiates its withdrawal from the EU.
Reeve added: “This important survey will allow the BSE sector to identify its strong preferences or even red lines in the run up to eventual Brexit, and beyond.
“We will be actively representing members’ interests, but our message to government is that we are also a key provider of the solutions it will be looking for.”
The survey will comprise of 12 questions and take around five minutes to complete. Contractors in the BSE sector are invited to undertake the questionnaire, as well as ECA, BESA and SELECT members.
Rob Driscoll, Director of Commercial and Legal at BESA, said the vote created uncertainty and knocked confidence at time when the economy was showing signs of recovery after the financial crash.
He said: “However, there is a lot of misinformation and scaremongering out there – the UK is in danger of talking itself into a recession.
“It is vital, therefore, to gather good quality, accurate market intelligence at a time like this so businesses can make investment and recruitment decisions based on what is actually happening.
“We need to build up a picture of what Brexit could really mean for our sector and which issues most concern our members so that we can provide useful advice and guidance.”
Newell McGuiness, Managing Director of SELECT, said: “Now that the outcome of the EU referendum is known, the role for SELECT and our colleagues in ECA and BESA is clear, and that is to do whatever we can to support our members so that they can cope with any fallout.
“This survey will help us more clearly understand the concerns of businesses in the BSE sector so we can concentrate our representative activities in the areas of most importance to them.”
The survey will close on 6 September, with the results expected to be presented in the autumn. To complete the survey visit: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TJWQ5WY
