Leading provider of Compliance, Technical and Safety training, Develop Training is embarking on a project that will help to change the lives of communities in remote and impoverished areas of Nakuru, Kenya. Partnering with Derby County Community Trust (DCCT), Develop Training will be sending three employees to Nakuru next month to develop utility systems that…
NAPIT’s Technical team have produced a new ‘Top 10 Tips’ Guide to help those installing Electric Vehicle Chargepoints (EVCPs) avoid commonly overlooked errors. In response to the recent Government funded audit into the installation of Domestic Electric Vehicle Chargepoints (EVCPs) under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, NAPIT have created a Top 10 Tips leaflet to…
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the scale of the issue has been visualised through 11 mannequins Exhibition created in line with the famous photo’s 90th anniversary More than four in five (82 per cent) UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work For Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th May), the iconic ‘Lunch atop a…
The number of individuals registering to construct a self-build or custom house rose by a third while permissions granted increased by just seven per cent. Government statistics show 12,263 individuals joined local councils’ custom and self-build register between 31st October 2020 and 30th October 2021 – a 31 per cent year-on-year increase. And 157 new…
Footballing legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and commentary supreme Martin Tyler have teamed up to launch MKM’s new Aldershot branch, which officially opened its doors to the trade and public this Monday (9th May). Customers, fans, and staff all witnessed ‘Just how the pros do it’, with twice Premier League Golden Boot Winner, Hasselbaink, taking penalties…
When you are running a business, there are all sorts of different elements that are so crucial to whether it succeeds or fails. To begin with, there is the initial business plan and idea. Not only this, but you need to be bringing the right people on board, as well. However, it’s also important to…
Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA has welcomed today’s Queen’s Speech, which outlined several new pieces of legislation to deliver cleaner energy, safer homes, and higher standards for skills and education. It was announced in the Queen’s Speech that the Government will introduce: an Energy Bill to deliver cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy a…
JTL, the leading work-based learner provider in England and Wales, is lending its full support to Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022). The not-for-profit charity is this week sharing the free and easily-accessible resources and guidance that is on offer to all learners and employers who work with the organisation as well as those…
The international delivery expert ParcelHero says plans to jettison EU regulations, far from reducing costs for small retailers and SMEs, may increase red tape and cost consumers more. In yesterday’s Queens Speech, delivered by Prince Charles, the UK Government revealed a number of new measures it said will ‘seize the opportunities of the United Kingdom’s…
81 per cent of UK electricians experience mental health problems due to work-related issues, a new study has found. The research was commissioned for Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th May) by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, and the results have been published in its annual industry report. Unfortunately, 89 per cent of…