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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The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) has provided a briefing that gives guidance on the programme of Public/Bank holidays and annual holidays, which apply in England, Wales and Scotland until the New Year 2022. The full document can be found here.
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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 –
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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Jon, how did you first come in to the industry? I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in Wood Machining. I was head hunted by a college in Bristol I attended as an apprentice at the age of 21, to become one of the youngest lecturers. I left the college in 1996, and
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The British Standards Institution, also known as BSI, is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. The NAS has recently become an official distributor for the BSI, enabling us to directly offer our members 30% off their products. For example a non-member would pay £140 for BS ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management.
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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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An apprenticeship is a placement for students that are looking to gain on-the-job experience in an industry of their choosing. Typically, apprenticeships tend to last for 12 months and are usually combined with a student’s learning at college, school or university. Unlike school or university where the new year starts in September, you can apply
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