Marc Allen Current NAS President and Director of Tekne Shopfitting Ltd, Dorset Age 37 Despite being one of the most accessible and efficient ways to enter the industry (and upskill talent), dismissive attitudes towards apprenticeships are still rife in the UK within our industry. What are your thoughts on this? Regretfully apprenticeships have sometimes been …
NAS President Marc Allen: Apprentice to Director Read More »
Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £33-42 billion per year each year due to stress, anxiety and depression with over £99 billion lost in the economy as a result, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The findings from the Government organisation also reveal that one in four adults suffer with a …
It has been a busy, but enjoyable, five months for me here in my role as Training Manager at the NAS. It has been my mission to undertake as many face to face Member visits as possible, together with reaching out to my existing industry contacts, to build upon the Training offering for our Members. …
Studio MB has worked on numerous prestigious projects for museums, visitor centres and brand experiences across the UK and abroad. In our experience, the heritage exhibition sector at home boasts some of the best fit out talent in the industry. These fit out teams understand the quality and attention to detail expected in the …
I have been an interior designer since 1982. My first boss was a contractor, he called me just a few weeks ago, he had completed a shopping centre overseas and Liam Fox came to visit to showcase British construction companies trading successfully overseas. I learned quite a lot during those formative years and still …
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Emergency lighting is now, more than ever, a key business compliance agenda item. Emergency lighting compliance is essential for corporate governance which not only requires the emergency lighting test regime to be undertaken but just as importantly the logging and maintenance of the test information. Research has shown that a significant number of businesses do …
At school, extracurricular activities are always encouraged – they’ll look good on your college or university application, they’ll add another dimension to your CV, they’ll put you above the competition when it comes to an entry level job or apprenticeship. But once you’re an adult in a full-time job, what’s the point in doing something …
Being a school governor: Four different insights from Triplar and the NAS Read More »
Just like National Association of Shopfitting members, as designers we value our membership of the Design Business Association (DBA) – the global authority on design effectiveness in business. We always enjoy our networking events, which provide a great opportunity to discuss common issues and challenges but with so much uncertainty in the air right now, …
When it comes to retail, we are constantly hearing “it’s the death of the High Street”. With such negativity, we might as well all close up, go home and let the tumbleweed roll past the closed shutters. As someone who has worked in the Visual Merchandising industry for over 20 years it does sadden me, …
In 2015, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) sat around a table with Natural England (NE) to once again discuss the onerous process of environmental impact assessments. This topic has come up on many occasions but it wasn’t until NE announced a ground-breaking DNA test(1), which surveyed the connectivity of the Great Crested Newt (GCN), …
Biodiversity is a challenge for everyone and we must tackle it together Read More »
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