Thoughts from the business.
I write about the things I care about: apprenticeships, doing every job properly and proving it, running a greener business, and investing in St Albans. Articles are published on segplc.com and LinkedIn.
Articles on the SEG website
Why we will always take on apprentices — even when the industry has stopped
The cost of taking on an apprentice has skyrocketed, and for most contractors it now far outweighs the return. At SEG Group we always keep a minimum of three. Here is why — and why the government needs to act now.
Read on segplc.com →Sustainability · 2 min readPractising what we install: solar panels, EV chargers and an electric fleet at SEG House
We install solar PV, battery storage and EV chargers for our customers. So when we bought our own office in St Albans, it made sense to run it the same way.
Read on segplc.com →Operations · 2 min readWhy we photograph every job — and why it made us a better contractor
Long before it was standard practice, we started photographing every job we did. It began as protection. It became the way we run the business.
Read on segplc.com →Career · 3 min readFrom apprentice to business owner: what the tools taught me about running a company
I did not start in an office. I started with a four-year apprenticeship on new-build sites. Everything I know about running SEG Group goes back to what I learned there.
Read on segplc.com →Community · 2 min readWhy we are investing in St Albans: local work, local people, local pride
Success means very little if it does not come back to the place you are from. That is why SEG Group has put down roots on the high street in St Albans.
Read on segplc.com →Articles on LinkedIn
Every electrician was once somebody's apprentice
Why SEG Group always keeps a minimum of three apprentices, and what needs to change.
Read on LinkedIn →Security · LinkedInWhy we put Verkada on the front of our own building
Why we put Verkada front and centre at SEG House on Watford Road.
Read on LinkedIn →Operations · LinkedInSEG's data-driven team sets the standard in warden call cabling
Progress on our warden call upgrade programmes, and how we raise handover quality.
Read on LinkedIn →Social housing · LinkedInChanging the way electrical contractors operate in social housing
How SEG is changing the way contractors work in social housing.
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