NAS and our members support the National Apprenticeship Week (08-14 Feb 2021) with the aim to encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeship programmes can help individuals to plan and develop their career, and employers to build a workforce with future ready skills. Find out more about NAW below. Below is a story of Knate Smith …
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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 …
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. …
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 …
As the Marketing & PR Manager at the NAS, I am regularly communicating how much money businesses can save on various things (such as training, insurance and SSIP assessments) through our membership benefits package. We recently launched our Savings Calculator, because having the numbers on your screen in black and white about your potential return …
Although it was early in my time at the NAS, at my first AGM as Director I made two key statements to our members: Firstly, I said that it was my vision for the NAS to be seen as a ‘best in class’ trade association; secondly, I added that to achieve that vision, the value …
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Our first Meet the Partner blog is with Gareth Duford, Scheme Lead at PQS. PQS is our latest partner, offering free SSIP assessments to NAS shopfitting, fit-out and interior contracting members. Can you explain a bit more about what PQS does, and what your role is within the company? PQS is short for Pre-Qualification-Scheme. We …
Debbie, how did you first come into the industry? Quite by accident – a colleague from a former company headhunted me back in 2000 into a new and exciting industry of powered access. HSS Training have CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status and are the UK’s market leader in Ladder Association, IPAF, …
Five Minutes With Debbie Forbes, Regional Manager at HSS Training Read More »
As part of the NAS’ Working at Height Week, we are grateful to have had the opportunity to spend (a virtual!) Five Minutes With Gail Hounslea, Chairman of the Ladder Association and Managing Director of Ladderstore. 1. How did you first come into this industry? I started a company, Ladderstore, in 2004 to …
In 1993 I had a fall from height whilst working on a roofing job, falling ten feet from an unsecured ladder. Only 24, I was married with two young children, and was left paralysed from the waist down and permanently confined to a wheelchair. ‘Life changing’ sometimes doesn’t feel quite enough to describe my life, …
The impact of a fall from height: Jason Anker’s story Read More »
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