NTTA Celebrate 15th Anniversary of its Quality Secured


Blåkläder UK


launches new website! December 2014: Swedish workwear manufacturer, Blåkläder, has announced the launch of its brand new, and improved corporate website, allowing customers a smoother and easier online experience. For the first time, Blåkläder now features pricing on every article, offers the


ability to save articles into ‘favourites’ and has also added a ‘create PDF’ function. Managing Director of Blåkläder UK, David Snelling, said he is thrilled with the


work his team has done to get the website to this position: “The new website has enhanced functionality, much easier navigation, terrific filtering capability, awesome dealer functions and much more. It’s important for Blåkläder to provide customers with the best possible service and an improved website is just one of the ways we are showing our commitment to this promise,” he said. Blåkläder has a long and proud history of manufacturing the highest quality


workwear. 50+ years of expertise and experience makes Blåkläder workwear among the best of the best, for people with the toughest, hardest and most strenuous jobs. To demonstrate their confidence in the quality of their products, Blåkläder offer


a lifetime warranty on seams, meaning if during the useful lifetime of a garment a seam should fail, Blåkläder will repair or replace it free of charge provided the garment has not been torn or cut by sharp edges. This assurance of quality is notable in all of the finished Blåkläder products. You can view the new site and all of Blåkläder’s products here:


www.Blaklader.com/gb


Impending General Election is not denting construction industry confidence


in 2015 Britain’s construction businesses are expecting a strong 2015 for sales and investment, and are continuing to recruit strongly following 18 months of high optimism about the economy reveals the new Vistage Medium-Sized Business Confidence Index (published Wednesday 18 February). The research is based on responses by 43 CEOs, MDs and owners of


construction businesses (and also 402 businesses from other sectors) conducted by Vistage the leadership organisation for business owners. Key findings from the latest Vistage Construction Confidence Index include:


• Almost four-fifths of medium-sized construction businesses aim to expand their workforce in 2015 (with 23% polled expecting to recruit this quarter and two fifths intending to recruit steadily throughout 2015).


• Owners of British mittelstand construction businesses continue to be strongly optimistic about the forthcoming year. Over three quarters (78%) expect the economy to improve, without anyone expecting it will get worse.


• The expansion of the workforce at most construction businesses is being driven by strong expectations that the better economic times will translate into sales – with a massive 86% expecting an increase in sales revenue over 2015 (9% expect sales to remain about the same, 3% expect them t fall).


• They also felt that 2015 was on the whole going to be a much better year for the UK economy, with nearly half (45%) expecting improved economic conditions and only 9% expecting things to be worse.


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Scheme Protecting Millions in the Towing Community The National Trailer and


Towing Association (NTTA), the voice of the UK light trailer and towing industry, is celebrating 15 years promoting excellence in tow bar installation and trailer maintenance, through its Quality Secured (QS) accreditation scheme. Since the year 2000, in the UK alone, it is estimated that four million tow bars


have been fitted and two million trailers were purchased. The QS scheme is recognised by over a million members of the towing public, and recommended and endorsed by the Automobile Association (The AA), The Caravan Club and The Camping & Caravanning Club. A fundamental element of QS is to ensure that members of the scheme are


rigorously monitored and independently audited on an annual basis to retain their accreditation. The NTTA’s priority is to ensure the safety of the towing community and recommends people use qualified professionals who have the QS accreditation to provide this vital service. Paul Huthwaite, Director of Wilmond Engineering in Hertfordshire and QS


accredited member spoke about the scheme and why it is so important to the towing community: “As members of the Quality Secured scheme our customers are confident that our work is carried out to the highest standards by trained technicians; using only top quality components. “They also have peace of mind knowing that our fitters, workshops and equipment are audited independently every year.”


Elektron Technology awards EMEA Distributor of the Year prize


to Farnell element14 Elektron Technology has named Farnell element14 as EMEA Distributor of the Year for 2014/2015. This inaugural award is in recognition of Farnell element14’s outstanding achievements over the past year, combining strong sales growth for Elektron Technology’s connectivity brands with exceptional customer support. Pete Johnson, EMEA Head of Sales for Elektron Technology, commented:


“Farnell element14 and Elektron Technology have an outstanding business partnership. This award recognises the company’s fantastic achievements in terms of revenue growth, commitment to stock investment, new product introductions and brand promotion across the extensive range of Bulgin and Arcolectric connectors and switches, all of which have led to a significant expansion of our customer base.” Steve Herd, Global Product Director for Connectors at Farnell element14,


added: “We are delighted to have been recognised as the Elektron Technology EMEA Distributor of the Year. The Bulgin and Arcolectric brands are integral to our product and customer proposition, and we continue to invest in deeper inventory and a broader portfolio of parts for design engineers and buyers to select from. We look forward to building on the successes of 2014 in the coming years, strengthening the partnership further still.”


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