The NAS has recently become a non-corporate member of the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). TRADA is an international membership organisation dedicated to inspiring and informing best practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment and related fields. They provide resources and research on a wealth of topics including technical specifications, […]
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*Originally published 3 November 2020. Updated 27 November 2020* The UK is no longer a member of the European Union and, as of 1 January 2021, there will be new rules for businesses. We’ve compiled some details for you to help you prepare for Brexit, and will add to this as and when more resources
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It is pedal power all the way for environmentally-friendly staff at one of the UK’s leading specialist interior fit-out contractors in Leicester and London. Over 20 staff at EE Smith Contracts Ltd, a NAS member, have signed up to the Government’s Cycle to Work scheme since the initiative was introduced at their units on the
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A number of updates have been released by the CITB recently, which we have collated for you below. As a reminder, daily CITB updates in response to the pandemic can be found here. You local CITB advisor can advise you further as necessary. If you want to know more about the roles and responsibilities of
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It has been announced today (4 November, 2020) that Sarah Beale, Chief Executive of CITB, has given notice of her resignation. She has served as the CITB’s first female CEO since January 2017, and has held various positions at the organisation over the past 16 years. She will continue in the position until September 2021,
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The NAS would like to extend a warm welcome to our two newest members, GEM Interior Contracts Ltd and JWA Shopfitting Solutions Ltd. GEM Interior Contracts is a fit-out provider based in Northern Ireland, specialising in retail, workspace and hospitality projects, large and small. Formed in 2016, the team has extensive experience in the fit-out
NAS welcomes two more members and launches New Enterprise membership Read More »
The UK Government has announced today (Thursday 22 October 2020) that it will increase the financial support and schemes available over the winter months to help protect businesses and support jobs whilst the Covid-19 pandemic continues. The key takeaways from the announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, were: open businesses which are experiencing
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Following a call out for participants in summer, the first NAS Training and Standards Forum took place last week with 14 attendees in total. These included NAS Members, NAS Approved Training Providers, an Honorary Member, and industry associates. Topics covered included: the CITB (England, Scotland and Wales) industry accreditation cards (including our own CSCS partner
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With the Coronavirus pandemic being the main focus and topic of conversation in recent months, there may be employment law changes that you’ve accidentally missed. Here is a round-up of recent changes to be aware of, and as always, the NAS is here to support the shopfitting, fit-out and interior contracting sector, so if you
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We are delighted that the NAS has been successful in a recent £25k CITB GB funding bid, enabling us to offer our members substantially discounted training. Specific criteria apply and can be found below. Using our understanding of our members’ future training needs, we have organised training into three waves to coincide with the funding
NOW AVAILABLE: 50% off* training for eligible NAS members Read More »
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