NECA Safety Recognition Program is Accepting Applications | |
NECA’s Recognition of Safety Achievement Program is an elite safety award focused on acknowledging thriving companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety and health programs. Member companies that consistently have OSHA recordable injury & fatality rates at levels lower than the industry standard, and implement internal company safety practices above basic compliance will receive the recognition.
Zero Injury:
This award recognizes those member-companies that have worked a full calendar year without recordable incidents.
Safety Excellence:
This award is the associations premier recognition program and acknowledges member-contractors safety performance. Winners are selected based on their comparison to BLS data and electrical contractors.
Safety Ambassador:
Awarded to the top NECA member that has exemplified superior performance in the area of safety providing leadership, support and recognition to employees that lead by example.
Applications close March 4, 2024.
Click Here To Apply!
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The NECA Innovation Institute is actively building its 2024 – 2025 cohorts. Please refer to the attached information, program highlights, and interest form. We’re launching two cohorts in 2024 and would love to include your rising leaders in the mix.
Each cohort includes 10 innovative pioneers and is populated through a rolling admissions process. Our focus remains firmly on constructing diverse cohorts encompassing many backgrounds, leadership levels, industry experience, regions, company size, and services provided. All participants proudly represent NECA contractors and are devoted champions of our community.
The program's annual cost is $6,000, with every dollar channeled directly into delivering top-notch resources and experiences for each Institute candidate. This encompasses course materials, access to expert instructors, and full registration for two NECA Conventions.
Please reach out to innovation@necanet.org with any questions. The 2024 cohorts are filling up swiftly, and we’d love to have your organization represented in the Innovation Institute family.
NII Nomination Form and Brochure
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Mark your calendars for next year’s Regional Conference in the Bahamas! Midwest Region NECA is planning an exciting event and hope to see everyone there for great education, networking, and fun activities.
Passports are required, so make sure yours is up to date!
Please Note:
Midwest Region NECA invites Council Members and their spouses to attend the Vice President's reception on March 10, a day before the conference begins. Council members, please take this into consideration when making travel plans.
At the end of the registration process, you can link directly to the hotel’s website to reserve your hotel room at the Atlantis Resort.
Room rates are as follows:
· The Royal Tower Run of House - $399 (Single & Double Rate)
· The Royal Tower Run of House - $449 (Triple Rate)
· The Royal Tower Run of House - $499 (Quad Rate)
The last day to book housing is February 9, 2024.
Tours Are Now Open!
Register Now
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NECA Emerge 2024: April 15-17, 2024
Las Vegas, NV
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This groundbreaking conference consolidates specialized contractor areas and key business trends, streamlining efficiency and travel for NECA contractors and stakeholders. NECA EMERGE 2024 unites several industry-favorite meetings -- including Service and maintenance, Business Development, and low voltage and systems integration disciplines from the NECA-BICSI Summit -- merging them into one power-packed three-day conference.
Register Now
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NECA 2024 Legislative Conference: May 6-8, 2024
Washington, D.C.
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This conference is the premier event for electrical contractors to hear about the top legislative issues affecting the industry and meet the leaders who are working to provide real solutions. During this three-day conference, participants will take part in high-level interactions with policymakers at the highest levels of the government.
NECA’s top legislative priorities for 2024 are aimed at optimizing the business climate for electrical contractors:
• Tax Code Updates
• Energy and Infrastructure policy
• Permitting Reform
• Apprenticeships
• Labor Policy
Learn More
Register Now
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The highly anticipated 2023 Financial Benchmarker Report is now available! This is a detailed publication providing a comprehensible analysis of key financial data within the electrical construction industry. The Report allows contractors and financial professionals to evaluate their company’s performance and report on how it compares with the industry in regard to key ratios and interpretive commentary on liquidity, profitability, leverage, and efficiency.
Additional benefits include:
· Ability to see if your company outperforms, performs in line with, or falls short of
industry financial averages
· Aid you in taking a deeper look into your operations to identify under-performing
segments
· Guide you through audits, claims, change order negotiations and more
· Help you determine cause of changes in ratios overtime
· Ability to compare benchmarks as an indication of industry competition
Purchase Now
Please contact education@necanet.org with any questions!
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NECA Government Affairs
Update (02/7/24) --
Please click the link for a recent update from NECA Government Affairs.
If you have any questions regarding the update, please reach out to NECA Government Affairs to: Hadlea Bender, Specialist at: (713) 870-8619 / Jared Karbowsky, Director, Government Affairs, National Electrical Contractors Association at: 443-975-2932
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Federal Government Open Grants/Funding Announcements
Compiled by NECA Government Affairs:
Please click the link for the latest funding announcements and regulations the Federal Government has posted.
Click Here for Update - 01/10/24
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ELECTRI Updates
ELECTRI RECAP: January
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
GET READY…GET SET – ELECTRI’s 2024 Competition for NECA Student Chapters is here. For the new Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge, each student team and faculty advisor will deliver a proposal containing various BIM tasks for the Trimble Phase 2 project. Each team and faculty advisor will work with their local NECA chapter and contractors to deliver a proposal containing various building information modeling (BIM) tasks related to layout and coordination of various electrical systems. They will use the same computer software that industry leaders use and will tackle various challenges that BIM engineers face when completing a project. The 2024 ECIC Registration opens January 1 and interested NECA Student Chapters must confirm their intent by February 13, 2024. Proposals are due May 3rd. An ELECTRI jury will select the finalists in July/August and the top teams will make oral presentations on September 28th at the NECA Convention in San Diego. Click here to learn about the ECIC and to download the full ECIC Rules and Regulations.
CAN WE TALK? - ELECTRI is asking you to help our researcher, Anthony Sparkling, advance the Workforce Research Study, “Addressing a Changing Trade Workforce: Strategies for Electrical Contractors. A statement explaining the nature of your conversation with Anthony can be found here – IRB#2023-1634. Once you review the information, please consider booking a conversation with him using the following link Workforce Study – Interview Booking Link. ELECTRI relies upon your involvement and expertise in order to gain valuable insights on our changing workforce. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
THINKING AHEAD – ELECTRI has several key meetings each year. Here’s an advance notice for the places and dates for our 2024 Council meetings.
- January 16 – 18, 2024 – Amelia Island, Florida
- July 15 – 17, 2024 – Boston, Massachusetts
- September 28 – October 1, 2024 – NECA Convention, San Diego (ELECTRI Council meeting details TBD)
ELECTRI International Quick Links
ELECTRI Meetings ELECTRI Research Council Room Sessions Prefab 101 Videos
ConTech & Coffee/ITea & Coffee Think Like A Leader
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