Travis Perkins Repair, Maintenance and Improvement Survey
Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest distributor of materials and equipment to the building, construction and home improvement markets have a unique insight into how the country’s tradespeople operate. Their report captures the views of over 1,300 tradespeople from all areas of the country in order to understand their views on future workloads, areas of the market driving their business and issues such as Brexit, as they look ahead to the next two months. The survey reported some interesting statistics, such as 91% expect workloads to remain unchanged or grow in the next two months and almost 3/4 identify domestic repairs and improvements as key growth driver.
SGS will host a series of complimentary webinars focusing on the benefits that ISO standards can bring to your organisation and the pitfalls organisations can come across when implementing the standards and how to avoid them. This series of webinars will cover ISO 50001 and the environment, ISO 45001 and mental health and wellbeing and ISO/IEC 27001 and information security. The first webinar will be commencing on 22nd September 2020 at 14:00pm.
PH Jones making steps to go green
PH Jones is taking delivery of 50 new electric vans which generate zero emissions, benefiting the environment by reducing harmful air and noise pollution, whilst positively impacting health. They are retiring their fleet of diesel engine-powered vehicles, in line with their fleet’s commitment to the EV100 initiative, which strives towards zero emissions by 2030.
The new electric vans are 85-90% more efficient than the old standard diesel-powered vans, which is a major step forward in making the journey towards a carbon-free future and reducing their energy consumption.
All of these organisations are accessible through CHIC’s contracts and frameworks. To find out more, please contact enquiries@chicltd.co.uk
