BCIA

Building Controls Industry Association

Building Controls Industry Association:
The Unified Voice of the UK Controls Industry

The Building Controls Industry Association represents the interests of a wide range of businesses in the building controls industry. With its specialised programme of training, education and marketing, the BCIA upholds high standards of performance for organisations and individuals.

Building controls are central to the efficient running of a building. They can help minimise energy use, reducing building-related greenhouse gas emissions. Controls also ensure that buildings are safe to work in, comfortable and provide good working environments for occupants.

The building controls industry offers a wide variety of career options ranging across electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, computer hardware and software as well as communications knowledge and skills. Graduates and school-leavers have a number of career paths to choose from, such as product design, application and systems engineering, after-sales service and maintenance through to sales and project engineering onto marketing and general management.