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Northern Ireland: Apprenticeship Recovery Package extended to 31st March 2022

Department for the Economy has been offering an Apprenticeship Recovery Package for Northern Ireland that channels financial support to local businesses to help the apprenticeship system respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Feedback has been positive giving many employers the help they needed to protect the employment of their existing apprentices and to

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David Thackway, NAS Honorary Member at NAS event

David Thackway (Darwin Clayton Insurance) becomes NAS latest Honorary Member

NAS welcomes David Thackway as our latest Honorary Member David has recently retired from Darwin Clayton, the NAS’ preferred insurance broker, after 34 years of employment. Prior to joining Darwin Clayton, David had worked as an Underwriter in the City for 10 years. A strong supporter of the NAS, David began attending our events in

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Alan Stewart has been appointed the 44th NAS President

Marcon’s Alan Stewart has been appointed as the 44th President of the National Association of Shopfitters (NAS). The position was taken at the association’s Annual General Meeting. The NAS represents over 200 companies in the interior fit-out sector throughout Britain and Northern Ireland.  NAS presidency is a two-year term of office. Alan is taking over

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Asbestos covered roof

NAS becomes UKATA’s Corporate Associate Partner

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015), tradespeople are legally required to ensure construction work and repairs are undertaken safely and without damaging worker’s and other people’s health. With shopfitting identified by the HSE as one of the 17 occupations that is likely to disturb Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs), the National Association

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Commercial sector to grow by 7% and regional opportunities expected to increase

Understand how your business will be impacted in 2021 and how the National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) can help The Construction Products Association (CPA) has predicted that construction output will rise 14% this year and 4.9% in 2022. The CPA’s latest scenario (Winter 2020/21) is based on a W-shaped recession and revises their previous prediction

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EE Smith celebrates four decades of its apprenticeship partnership with Leicester College

Specialist interior fit-out contractor and NAS Member, EE Smith Contracts Ltd, is celebrating four decades of its apprenticeship partnership with Leicester College recruiting 15 youngsters despite Covid-19. John Richardson was among the first apprentices that EE Smith Contracts Ltd sent to the former Southfield College – which became known as Leicester College in 1999 –

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