Small Business Leadership Programme Government is keen to support SMEs recovering from the effects of coronavirus and is investing £20 million in two free training programmes:  The Small Business Leadership Programme and the Peer Network Programme. The Small Business Leadership Programme supports senior leaders to enhance their business’s resilience and recovery from the impact ofREAD MORE

ACAD Asbestos Industry App:  Air Inlet Calculator To help our growing membership and the wider Asbestos industry establish a base level IT proficiency, ACAD has launched the ACAD Asbestos Industry app on Android.  Here we explore the Air Inlet Calculator. As part of the air management for Asbestos removal works, a contracts manager needs toREAD MORE

Contract Management & Record Keeping Webinar Join TICA CEO Marion Marsland and ACAD Manager Graham Warren together with Jim Brydon for the second in our Contracts Webinar series, this time looking at Contract Management & Record Keeping. Following the positive feedback from our initial Contract Pitfalls webinar, this second webinar will provide detailed insight intoREAD MORE

Government & Construction Launch Talent Retention Scheme During any downturn employers risk losing their valued employees due to a lack of available work.  This means they then need to find new workers when demand picks up. To help support the retention of these crucial workers where your company may have a downturn or gap inREAD MORE

Mandatory Face Coverings for Construction? Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock announced yesterday that face coverings will become compulsory in shops and supermarkets in England from 24 July 2020 which brings these areas in line with requirements on public transport.  It may be that we are on track for wider implementationREAD MORE

NHS Test and Trace Service & Construction The Government guidance on Working safely during coronavirus (COVID‐19): Construction and other outdoor work includes a section on assisting the NHS Test and Trace service, which states that companies should keep a temporary record of staff shift patterns and visitors to sites for 21 days. The following shouldREAD MORE