Hope for in-home selling with new govt clarification
Trade bodies have this week received further clarification from the government confirming that in-home selling is permitted in England within limits.
The GGF has issued revised guidance for Home Improvement companies and sub-contractors operating in England during the...
Construction resilient under lockdown – signs for future growth
The value of all construction contract awards fell by less than 5% to £5.7billion in 2020 despite the challenges that he year brought, according to the latest figures from Barbour ABI.
Meanwhile, figures issued this...
‘Pay up in 30 days’ – govt halves Prompt Payment Code limit to protect...
Small business leaders have welcomed a move announced today to crack down on late-payers by halving the Prompt Payment Code period to 30 days.
The reforms are part of a government plan to tackle £23billion...
Four fifths happy with work levels but supply problems still loom large – Fensa
Over four fifths of installers throughout England and Wales were happy with levels of work coming in during H2 but almost all fell victim to continuing problems and delays in getting supplies, according to...
New calls for tighter workplace controls in face of Covid variants
Calls for better adherence to workplace pandemic safety procedures have come from three industry and safety bodies this week.
The British Safety Council has called on the government to mount a campaign to persuade employers...
‘Door to door’ sales ban does forbid home sales visits, but surveys OK, says...
‘Door to door’ selling forbidden under the latest Covid restrictions does also include sales visits within customers’ homes, the Certass Trade Association has confirmed. Surveys for a bespoke product are still permitted in the...
Govt lack of long-term plan holding up green home upgrades – FMB
More than a quarter of all businesses installing green home upgrades blame the government’s lack of clarity as the biggest barrier to installing more energy efficient measures, according to the latest survey by the...
Skills body calls on all to show some love for February recruitment push
The Building Our Skills organisation is calling on fenestration marketers and other players to back its #lovefenestration campaign with a message a day throughout February to draw new talent into the industry.
Stephanie Tague, head...
ICO to seek winding-up order over cold-caller’s unpaid £500,000 fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office is expecting to issue a winding-up petition against cold-call outfit CRDNN Ltd and has now instructing solicitors to progress recovery of a half a million pound unpaid fine.
The fine was...
Kingfisher plans UK roll-out after paying €10million for NeedHelp lead generator
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher plc has announced plans to grow NeedHelp, the international home improvement lead generator into the UK, after acquiring the international platform for a total cash consideration of around.€10 million.
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