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Industry initiative
addresses skills shortage
In November 2017, The Telegraph reported on the lack
of skills and labour shortages within the construction
industry. It provided information from a survey
conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
highlighting how the issue had gradually worsened
over the last five-years, limiting building activities.
» » AS A MAJOR PART OF THE
construction sector, the fenestration industry
has also begun to feel the effects of insufficient
skills and labour. With the increase in demand
from Government to produce more new
homes and glazing structures being specified
as a favoured choice for commercial buildings
- there is a need to address these major
challenges.
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry
Awarding Body is backing a new industry
campaign - Building Our Skills in the Fenestration
Industry. The initiative will be launched to the
public from the 1st June and will focus on a
much-needed and long overdue pro-active
promotional campaign of the industry, the wide
variety of different career paths available to
new and young entrants, an awareness of the
qualifications which can be achieved to give
them learning, life-skills and ultimately career
opportunities and financial rewards.
“We need to start attracting the
very best young talent to our industry
across every imaginable career path,
Edgetech (UK) Limited will offer its
support to this initiative wherever we
can.” - Charlotte Mercer, Head
of Marketing Edgetech (UK)
Limited
“This kind of campaign is long
overdue as more and more companies
find it difficult to recruit young people
into the glass and glazing industry.
The GGF is delighted to support the
campaign and urges all companies in
the industry to get behind it.” - Shaun
McAllister, MD, GGF
Mick Clayton CEO of GQA Qualifications,
commented: “The quest to recognise and
develop skills within the industry has been
high on the agenda of GQA for a very
long time. Encouraging new people to join
our industry is something we need to do
to build a stronger and ensure long-term
stability. Supporting Building Our Skills in
the Fenestration Industry is the first step to
achieving this by providing the awareness we
need to ensure our industry thrives.”
“We are delighted to support this
really necessary campaign to attract
new blood to our industry.” – Tristan
Cooke, MD Mila Window and Door
Maintenance
“I’ve always tried to share the great
experiences I have benefitted from by
being a part of the fenestration industry,
and in doing so, I hope it will inspire
others to join us.” - Alan Sadler, MD,
Profix
AUTOMATED ORDER MONITORING
MAXIMISES EFFICIENCY
» » BUSINESS MICROS HAS
added a clever new module to its
market leading EvoNET business
management software which
makes sure that every order is kept
on track.
Branded Order Monitor, runs
unattended in the background
of EvoNET checking that every
stage of an order is completed on
time and in full, and then sending
an email reminder to the relevant
person if anything is missed.
Like everything within
EvoNET, Order Monitor can be
tailored precisely to the needs of
every individual fabricator, so
they can choose their own list of
tasks they want to monitor and
decide on their own timings for
reminders.
Tasks can be set up right
from the point of order all the
way through to installation and
aftercare, with the objective
being to ensure that every
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order meets its delivery date as
efficiently as possible.
Business Micros’ installation
team can do the initial Order
Monitor set up for a customer
and then demonstrate how
to add their own tasks as
required.
Order Monitor has been an
immediate hit and has already
been adopted by several leading
fabricators including Dekko and
Glazerite.
www.businessmicros.co.uk