Late payments are stressful for any business owner. Not only do they negatively affect your cash flow, and consequently your salary, but you also lose time chasing payments – time which could have been better spent elsewhere. They are particularly problematic when you’re self-employed or running a small independent business – and tradespeople are hit […]
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New EN131 Standards for Step Ladders and Leaning Ladders
According to the Labour Force Survey, 609,000 cases of work-related injuries or accidents were reported in 2016/17. Many of those accidents involved ladders… Within the construction industry alone, RIDDOR found there were 5,055 injuries reported – of which 18% occurred from falling from a height. A further 49% of the 30 fatal injuries reported were […]
Don’t Become a Victim: How to Prevent Van and Tool Theft
There’s no doubt about it, tool theft is spiking in the UK – and statistics indicate that 98% of tradespeople are concerned about stolen tools and van theft. And rightfully so. It is estimated a van is broken into every 23 minutes in the UK, and van thefts have tripled in recent years according to […]
Getting Young People into the Trades – Why Have an Apprenticeship Scheme?
Apprenticeships provide a recognised qualification, as well as a genuine job and invaluable work experience – thereby providing the perfect pairing of training and experience, to set up apprentices and give them the skills they need to progress in their chosen career. Schemes are open to people of any age and can be for either […]
Smart Tools, Right at Your Fingertips – Handy Apps for Tradespeople
We all want ways to get jobs done as effectively, and efficiently, as possible. The key to this is being able to work smarter, by carrying out tasks on the go. We’re used to using tools day in and day out – but what about a tool that most of us have in our pockets […]
The DeWalt MEGA Winners!
Congratulations to the 12 lucky winners of our DeWalt MEGA Competition! We hope you’re already busy enjoying your prize – and just wanted to say thank you to everyone who entered what was one of our biggest competitions to date! If you weren’t quite so lucky this time round though, then don’t worry. We’ve got […]