Argyll electrical firm nominated for awards
A respected company from the Argyll area has been revealed to be in the running for a coveted prize in the Scottish electro-technical industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony.
Kenneth Ferguson Electrical of Connel has been named as nominee for awards in two categories from SELECT, the electro-technical campaigning trade body and Scotland’s largest trade association.
Kenneth Ferguson Electrical was highly commended in the best small contractors category at the SELECT awards last year.
Mr Ferguson said then: ‘At the end of the day, it’s nice to be recognised. It was a great night at the awards – just to be invited was a great experience. It’s nice to be recognised in the industry – we are a small organisation, delivering to a local customer base. We employ local people and we bring on apprentices.
‘We are very proud of that and it’s a good achievement for the boys. It’s they who are out there doing the work. So it’s nice to get a bit of recognition for the workforce, and the office staff, who do the day-to-day running of it.’
Mr Ferguson and his team, which includes three apprentices, work all over Argyll, covering a 50-mile radius from Connel.
This year’s awards ceremony, which is expected to be one of the best-attended, will be held in the Radisson Blue Hotel in Glasgow on Friday October 12, and will be hosted by radio and television personality Shereen Nanjiani.
Darrell Matthews, who took over as manag- ing director of SELECT earlier this year, said: ‘Once again we have a great line-up of the brightest and best individuals and companies in this hi-tech sector.
‘SELECT is delighted to be the force behind this major awards event which recognises and rewards the resilience, professionalism and technical excellence of the people working in a challenging, science-based industry.’
Mr Matthews also paid tribute to the generous support offered to the electrical sector by this year’s sponsors, who include new sponsors Whitecroft Lighting and Connect Communications, plus returning sponsors, The SJIB, Edmundson Electrical, Scolmore Group, City Electrical Factors, The Electrical Distributors’ Association, EC Insurance, Schneider Electric, Megger, Electrical Safety First and Ross Electrical.
The categories include best delivery of customer service, best use of training, best visual promotion, best electrical safety project, best small contractor, best medium contractor and best large contractor.
The apprentice of the year and a special lifetime achievement award for services to the trade will also be made at the ceremony.
SELECT’s 1,250-member companies account for around 90 per cent of all electrical installation work carried out in Scotland. They have a collective turnover of around £1 billion.
The organisation helps to shape the market environment by representing the industry to all levels of government and helps influence legislation to create industry conditions which enable member firms to provide a quality service and maintain profitability.