HVCA rebrands and widens remit to all M&E contractors

摘要

The Heating & Ventilating Contractors Association is to rebrand to broaden its appeal, a move likely to damage its already fractious relationships with rival trade federations. The HVCA will be renamed the Building & Engineering Services Association from March and will widen its remit to cover all mechanical and engineering contractors. HVCA sources claimed the rebrand had been prompted by frustration with rival the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) after four-year talks to merge the two organisations broke down last year. The move is likely to go down badly with the ECA given that it represents thousands of electrical contractors that the HVCA is now positioning to sign up.