Scaffolding Association CEO talks about digitisation in the scaffolding sector
In this Comment piece, Robert Candy, CEO of the Scaffolding Association, talks about digitisation in the scaffolding sector. Scaffolding, and indeed the whole of construction, has often lagged behind other industries when it comes to searching for digital solutions and implementing new technologies. It’s well known that the scaffolding industry …
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The Scaffolding Association says the latest construction output statistics offer little comfort to the sector
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published earlier today, show construction output in July 2021 was worth £257m (1.6% in volume terms) less than the month before the pandemic hit. It is the second month in a row where construction activity remained lower than pre covid levels according to the latest ONS
“Jobs tax” hike would “devastate” small businesses trying to recover, firms warn
FSB warns that hiking National Insurance contributions would be a severe blow to small businesses and sole traders Responding to reports that the Government is considering increases in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for business owners and employees, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “Breaking a manifesto promise by increasing NICs just at the
The Scaffolding Association says the latest construction output statistics offer little comfort to the sector
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published earlier today, show construction output in July 2021 was worth £257m (1.6% in volume terms) less than the month before the pandemic hit. It is the second month in a row where construction activity remained lower than pre covid levels according to the latest ONS
“Jobs tax” hike would “devastate” small businesses trying to recover, firms warn
FSB warns that hiking National Insurance contributions would be a severe blow to small businesses and sole traders Responding to reports that the Government is considering increases in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for business owners and employees, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “Breaking a manifesto promise by increasing NICs just at the
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