What Does the Budget Mean for the UK Roofing Industry?
The UK roofing industry heralded last month’s Budget as a “Budget for Builders and Business” amid hopes that it will enable smaller building companies to deliver more of the new homes that Britain is so badly in need of. With the government’s target of building 300,000 new homes every year until the mid 2020’s, it’s clear that small to medium sized construction companies will play a significant role if the government is to achieve these targets.
[…]The New Roofing Accreditation Scheme Explained
In our regular monthly roofing news roundup last week, we reported on the accreditation scheme announced at the recent annual National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) Suppliers’ Conference and promised that we would cover the subject in more detail this week.
The scheme was announced by James Talman, Chief Executive of the NFRC who described it as a “major landmark for the NFRC and UK roofing sector”. The scheme is the result of collaboration between the NFRC and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and its main aims are as follows:
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