We’re extremely pleased to announce that SEC has reached the final of the Electrical Industry Awards 2011, after being nominated earlier this year.

The award we’re up for is the most Innovative Software Product Of The Year 2011, where our acclaimed CYPHER1 estimating software has been nominated.

The final is taking place on the 20th October at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London. If you’d like to book a seat at the event, you can reserve you place on 01689 899 170. If you’d like to see a full list of this years awards and nominations, you can do so by clicking here.

SkillElectric, the annual competition that sees the most promising electrical trainees from around the country compete for the title of SkillElectric Champion. The event, which will be held between the 14th and 16th September at Leeds College Of Building, is part of the range of competitions run by SummitSkills, also including SkillPipe, SkillFridge and another 7 events making up the SkillBuild competition.

The SkillElectric finalists (named below) will compete in a final that will see them install numerous different circuits (that must include various components, control circuits and fire protection) in a strict time frame and to exact specifications set by the judging panel.

The finalists are Aston Baker (DPL Electrical), Ross Borland (Claud Hamilton Electrical Services), Martina Waberseck (Bristol City Council), Paul Tuton (SES Ltd), Callum Hill (GRS Electrical Service), Josh Sharp (Alan Manchip), Josh Day (CW Electrical), Sam Henshaw (Lowe Electrical), Adrian Canning (RMG Electrics) and Alexander Culverhouse (NES).

You can check out more on the competition and future SkillElectric events at http://www.skillelectric.org.uk

Neil Collishaw from SummitSkills had this to say about the upcoming event:

“We’re looking for someone who can deliver a high quality of work precisely to specification and within timescales; we wish all finalists the best of luck.”

BEAMA, the members-only organisation which was set up in order to provide leadership and expertise in the areas of product safety, energy efficiency, sustainability and performance, has released two new and updated technical guides – the new Guide To Forms Of Seperation and the updated Guide To Verification (in reference to BS EN 61439-2).

The new Guide To Forms Of Separation has been particularly anticipated, as it has been the industry-accepted standard guide to the various methods of meeting the necessary internal separation since the early 1990′s.

You can download both guides completely free of charge from the BEAMA website.

If you’re considering investing in our industry-leading estimating software, but there’s something you’re not sure about, then feel free to get in touch with the team and ask. We boast one of the best customer services elements in the industry, and we’re more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

You can get in touch with us on 01905 640064 or via our contact form, or if you’d prefer, just ask your question using the comment form below and we’ll do our best to answer your questions as quickly as possible.

Alternatively, we offer no-obligation demonstrations of the software completely free of charge, where we’ll be able to show you exactly how the software works and answer any questions you’ve got. We also have a collection of demonstration videos, which might well cover what you need to know.

We’ve recently recorded and uploaded some HD videos walking you through the functions, applications and benefits of the Cypher1 estimating suite. So to give you an idea of the benefits of the software, here’s the first part of our introduction to SEC’s Cypher1 estimating suite:

You can view the other parts to the series in our videos section. If you’d like to find out more about the software, or to make an enquiry about ordering, you can get in touch with us via the contact form.

SEC offers dedicated training packages to anyone looking to explore the benefits of our specialist estimating software, which can either take place on-site at the SEC head office or at your own offices anywhere in the UK.

Throughout May we offered discount training packages to customers, which proved so successful that we’re extending the offer until the end of June.

If you’re interested in taking advantage of our discounted training packages, get in touch with us via the contact form or give us a call on 01905 640064.

After the success of our discounted training packages in January, we’ve decided to repeat the offer with reduced price training packages for all our estimating software modules throughout the rest of April.

Our training workshops are flexible, meaning we can tailor the training you receive to meet your specific business needs – ensuring you get the most out of our software packages. Our training can take place on-site at your own business premises, or in the dedicated training facility at the SEC head office in Worcestershire, UK.

If you’re interested in arranging a training workshop for yourself or your team, get in touch with us via the contact form for a no-obligation discussion.

If you haven’t invested in the software suite yet and are still considering your options then why not take advantage of our free, no-obligation demonstrations, which can take place in your own work environment or at the SEC head office.

If you’re interested in the SEC software suite but want some more information, why not request an information pack from the SEC team. Our information packs are in-depth and written in a language you can understand; giving you everything you need to know about the benefits and usage of our estimating software suite.

You can also have a look at our videos section, which contains some helpful demonstrations of the software. Alternatively, give us a ring on 01905 640064 or use our contact form and we’d be happy to provide you with a no-obligation demonstration, either at the SEC headquarters or at your offices, free of charge.

If you’d like to purchase the SEC Cypher1 software suite, you can visit our online shop.