INSTALLERSUPPORT
Covid-19: Guide to
support installer
partners post-lockdown
» TRADE FABRICATOR THE
Glazerite UK Group has launched
a guidance brochure and online
hub to help home improvement
companies operate in the ‘new
normal’.
The unprecedented nature
of the Covid-19 pandemic has
meant uncertainty for many
businesses, and in particular
those who work in customer’s
homes. Now Glazerite has pulled
together all the available official
guidelines, resources and reference
points into an online and printed
‘toolbox’ format. It details risk
assessments and other policies
and procedures in line with
Government guidance, as well
as links through to the different
types of business and financial
support currently available.
The site at
Homeimprovementshub.co.uk
also includes pointers on
marketing in the current climate,
and contact details of helpful
organisations for those who
could be struggling with their
mental health. Glazerite offers
its customers a comprehensive
product portfolio, and also a
raft of other services, including
marketing support.
Michelle Wright, Glazerite’s
Group Marketing Manager,
explains: “In the current climate,
digital marketing is more
important than ever, so we’re
encouraging customers to update
their websites and make best
use of social media channels;
sharing what they’re doing as a
business around the new working
practices. Our toolbox contains
some ideas on key marketing
priorities in the current climate,
and includes links to our retail
suite of brochures. We’re also
encouraging video call platforms
for the sales journey so they can
still talk to their own customers.
Our sales presenter tool can be
branded with specific content
from the installer and will give
them a visual and virtual way to
help walk homeowners through
the products and offering
available.”
Jason Thompson, Glazerite’s
Group Managing Director, adds:
“The last few months have tested
most businesses to their limits and
we are keen to see the industry
return to a degree of normality as
quickly as possible. The content
of the guide is broad and we’ve
tried to cover all of the key areas
that will be affecting companies.
Any feedback with further areas
or content to include would be
greatly appreciated to keep it
relevant and informative for all
users.”
www.glazerite.co.uk
CORGI FENESTRATION CONTINUES TO
PUBLISH COVID-19 BUSINESS SUPPORT LINKS
The Government has been issuing a large number of updates and changes to the various
support packages available for businesses in the UK. CORGI Fenestration has published
links to the most relevant to the glazing installer and fabricator sectors on its website.
» MOST RECENTLY (AT TIME OF
press) CORGI Fenestration has added to its
suite of support documents for Covid-19 with
the introduction of a completed example of
a COVID-19 Risk Assessment (For Installers
Working in Domestic Properties) form and
produced new guidance for those carrying
out remedial works. They are free and
available to all as downloadable documents
on the CORGI Fenestration website – www.
corgifenestration.co.uk/trade/installerservice-2/
The COVID-19 Risk Assessment (For
Installers Working in Domestic Properties)
example covers the measures that should
to be considered by companies to protect
themselves and their customers whilst working
in occupied dwellings. Companies can adopt
the example and customise it to reflect their
identified risks.
The COVID-19 Remedial Works Guide
carries on from the Installer Guide to identify
the specific actions required of those carrying
out remedial works following installation.
“We have written our Covid-19 support
documents to help our companies prepare
for a return to work. Government requires
a COVID-19 specific risk assessment to be
carried out and we felt it would be right
to provide an example of what that might
look like. We also realised that guidance
was needed for those carrying out remedial
work. Hopefully these will allow operatives to
work in homes on non-essential installations
using common sense measures to social
distance wherever possible and use practical
hygiene procedures to minimise risks of cross
contamination,” commented Jacqui Crawford,
CORGI Fenestration Chief Operating Officer,
and the author of the documents. “As these
continue to be unprecedented times, we are
continuing to make our support documents
available free of charge to all companies.”
www.corgifenestration.co.uk
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