Returning Money From Job Retention Scheme ‘ Right Thing To Do ’
Industry News
» TYMAN PLC , THE PARENT company of ERA , Zoo , Schlegel- Giesse and Access360 , has announced that it intends to pay back £ 2.3m received in 2020 under the UK Government ’ s Job Retention Scheme *.
Darren Waters , Divisional CEO for Tyman UK and Ireland , explains the rationale behind this decision :
“ During the second half , our businesses have benefited from the strong recovery in the residential and commercial markets and we are in the fortunate position where we are able to return this money . The Job Retention Scheme served its purpose in supporting us to preserve jobs through the uncertainty . Other sectors , including hospitality , leisure and retail , have been hit hard and need further Government support to get through this crisis . For Tyman , paying back the money is the right thing to do .”
* For employers , the government ’ s Job Retention Scheme allowed them to claim for some of their employees ’ wages if they had put them on furlough or flexible furlough because of coronavirus .
www . eraeverywhere . com
‘ TAKE A BREAK ’ AT SEPTEMBER ’ S FIT SHOW
With recent news that FIT Show 2021 will now be held at the end of September , Clearview Group ( the team behind The Locksmith Journal and Lockex ) has signed up to sponsor the ‘ Take a Break ’ area – including an exclusive VIP section – where visitors can grab a coffee , rest and relax , meet with friends , and plan their route at the show .
» CLEARVIEW ’ S STEVE Sidebottom commented : “ Clearview Group and FIT Show have enjoyed a strong relationship over the years . When the announcement came that it would be Sun
26-Tue 28 September , we immediately got in touch to see how we could get involved and start to plan the coverage of the build up to the show across our print and online titles .
“ This year , more than ever , a place to grab a coffee with colleagues or meet up with old pals will be an integral part of FIT Show , and , as the new schedule includes a Sunday , we hope that this will encourage more installers and locksmiths to the event without fear of missing a day ’ s work – or pay .”
www . fitshow . co . uk
ULTION DELIVERS WEEKEND ORDERS ON MONDAYS
» ULTION TELEPHONE and online orders placed up until 1pm on a Sunday will be with locksmiths and installers ready for the working week ; including bespoke orders for keyed alike requirements .
Brisant Secure , the hardware house behind Ultion , has a reputation in the industry for smashing standards and a series of firsts . Providing homeowners with extreme security needs to be 24 / 7 , but until now locksmiths can wait days for a bespoke requirement , ordering on a Friday afternoon and not receiving product until Tuesday for example .
Nick Dutton , Brisant Secure CEO , comments : “ One of the things we learned from 2020 was that even though businesses may be closed , burglars still burgle so locksmiths still need locks , and they need them quickly . We ’ re
delighted to offer this new service to customers . If homeowners don ’ t have it , security becomes extremely important to them . That ’ s why we ’ ve created an extreme service to deliver extreme Ultion security . With many locksmiths featuring the term 24 / 7 in their business title , current service standards can make this impossible to achieve . We ’ re changing that .”
www . ultion-lock . co . uk
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