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, …
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 …
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 …
Four important CITB updates (England, Scotland and Wales) Read More »
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 …
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 »
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 »
Working from Home In light of Boris Johnson’s announcement on 22 September, UK office workers have been encouraged to return to working from home, much of the hospitality industry has been given a 22:00 closing time (along with other restrictions), the use of face coverings has been expanded, and last week saw the rule-of-6 being …
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 …
Cash retentions – the withholding of a percentage of payment on construction work until it is completed free of defects – is intended to provide security to clients that any defects will be rectified appropriately. However they can be problematic for all parties in the supply chain, and retention bonds on larger projects are becoming …
Supporting the move towards zero cash retentions in construction Read More »
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