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FLOORING SHOW 2015 UPDATE
With 95% of stands already sold, this year’s Flooring Show will be the biggest for many years, and the industry…
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Graduates Embrace Entrepreneurial Spirit
Almost a sixth of graduates plan to start their own business, according to research by Direct Line for Business. The…
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Tribunal Ruling On Holiday Pay Comes Into Effect
Employers need to account for overtime when calculating holiday pay from 1 July 2015. The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in…
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Government Grants For Charitable Organisations
A £20 million fund to provide grants to around 250 organisations working in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE)…
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V4 Woodflooring invests £600k in new distribution warehouse
V4 Woodflooring and its sister company Concreate has invested more than £600,000 in a new distribution warehouse and trade facility…
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Fiat professional to exhibit at UK Construction Week
FIAT Professional is the latest vehicle manufacturer to sign up to making its commercial vehicles available to visitors to test…
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Ageing Population Will Compound Skills Shortage
Employers will face a serious skills shortage over the next 20 years if they do not act to promote greater…
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Start-Ups To Hit Record Number In 2015
The number of new start-ups starting business in 2015 is expected to reach a record 600,000, according to StartUp Britain.…
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Summer Budget Must Provide Stability And Certainty, Says CBI
The chancellor should use the Summer Budget on 8 July to ensure that businesses of all sizes have the stability…
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Employers ‘Feel The Pinch’ Of Skills Shortages
More than three quarters of employers have experienced recruitment difficulties in the past year, according to research by the Chartered…
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Apprenticeships To Be Given Legal Protection
The government has kicked off its plans to create 3 million new apprenticeships by granting the term legal protection, the…
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Breaking Flooring News
Lone Star Funds signs agreement to acquire Balta Group
Lone Star Funds, a global private equity firm, have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Balta Group, the leading European…
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New Field Sales Manager for Crown Floors
Gavin Freebairn has been appointed as Field Sales Manager for the UK, bringing decades of experience to a role that…
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Employees Value Inclusive Workplace
More than half of employees want their workplace to have an inclusive ‘family feel’, a survey by the Chartered Institute…
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Company Sick Pay Not Available To Third Of Workers
More than a third of UK workers are not entitled to company sick pay, according to a survey by LV=.…
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UTC Swindon is first joint Johnson Matthey Sustainability Award winner
UTC Swindon, the specialist engineering university technical college, and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, have jointly won the 2013/14 Johnson Matthey…
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Flooring Assessments Apprenticeship Ready for Lift off
Flooring Assessments are set to launch their newest apprenticeship this July. Apprentices attending the Flooring Assessments Training Centre in Doncaster…
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Recofloor – the perfect partner on construction projects
Recofloor is the perfect partner for recycling waste vinyl flooring from any construction or refurbishment project, offering up to 70%…
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Stand Out For Less With Which Trusted Traders
NSCC is delighted to be working with Which? to offer NSCC Specialist Contractors a discount on their first year’s membership…
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Small Employers Begin Auto-Enrolment Process
Small and micro businesses employing fewer than 30 employees have begun auto-enrolling their staff onto workplace pension schemes. The process…
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Free Childcare Plans Brought Forward
Extended Children Provisions Government plans to extend free childcare provisions for working families have been brought forward to…
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Government Plans Unveiled In Queen’s Speech
The government has revealed its legislative goals for the next Parliament in the Queen’s Speech. Here’s a summary…
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Meeting the Brief at Kingspan timber solutions – The Performance Challenge
It is nearly a year since the Zero Carbon Hub published the ‘Closing the Gap’ report, detailing solutions to tackle…
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Small Firms Want to Reduce Energy Bills
Small firms want to reduce energy bills by becoming more energy efficient but lack the support to do so, according…
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New specification sales recruit joins Gerflor
Experienced technical sales professional, Jason Williams, is Gerflor’s new Specification & Sales Representative covering the south west central area of…
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