PROINSTALLER.CO.UK
THE VOICE OF THE TRADE
ISSUE 85
APRIL 2020
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Outdoor Living special. A trio of tips to maintain
vans during lockdown and
hygiene on the road.
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WHAT DOES COVID-19
MEAN FOR UK INDUSTRY?
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Stay safe.
From all at Pro Installer.
With the Coronavirus pandemic
escalating day by day and
businesses being forced to
suspend operations a new
industrial revolution may be
upon us. David Leng, group
chief executive at Customade
Group, gives his thoughts on
how the industry can react.
No one could have
predicted the speed and
intensity with which
Covid-19 would spread.
The pandemic has forced
every business to change
how they operate, with
home-working now a ne-
cessity for most people. It
is a tremendously difficult
time for the nation and the
disruption to many indus-
tries has been huge. With
most companies having to
close their doors for the
foreseeable future, we must
find ways to keep in touch
with fellow colleagues and
customers and be ready to
resume business when this
crisis is over.
Internet usage has
accelerated at a phenome-
nal rate with Virgin Media
reporting that the Corona-
virus lockdown doubled
the UK’s daytime internet
usage. WhatsApp revealed
that the number of video
David Leng,
group chief executive
at Customade Group
calls recorded across the
platform has also doubled
during the crisis. Addition-
ally, use of video confer-
encing tools and apps like
Skype, Facetime, Zoom
and Houseparty, have also
surged as people turn to
them to stay in touch with
work colleagues, separated
family members and friend-
ship groups.
One thing that we can be
sure of is that this pattern
of usage will continue as
people spend more time
in isolation to try to slow
the spread of the virus.
With the online landscape
transforming in front of
our eyes, this industry has
to be prepared to adapt to
a new future and a new
digital age.
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