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Construction activity indicators IT’S ELEMENTARY


As The Decorator went to print, PDA CEO Neil Ogilvie along with Lewis Boyle and Abi Johnson, both of Bagnalls’ and Leeds College of Building, had joined other painters from across Europe for an annual charity painting campaign. The event, organised each year by the Slovenian Painting


Federation, will take on the challenge of painting an Elementary School in Ormoz, Slovenia. In the last few years over 80 painters and apprentices have


taken part. Everyone will have to work as a team to complete the challenge in the two days. We know that Lewis and Abi will have the stamina, as they


are both winners in the PDA Apprentice Competition – but will Neil be able to keep up? We look forward to the before and after pictures in the next magazine and the full details from the team!


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HAPPY FESTIVE BREAK!


The PDA Head Office will be closed from 3.30pm on 23 December 2019 and will re-open for business as usual on 2 January 2019. We would like to wish everyone a great holiday and a happy and healthy 2019. Neil and the Head Office Team


Winter holiday and Associated Public/Bank holidays - England & Wales


The Working Rule Agreement states that there shall be seven working days taken in conjunction with Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day to give a winter holiday of two calendar weeks. The Winter Break in 2019 will be from normal finishing time on Friday


20 December 2019 to normal starting time on Monday 6 January 2020 in accordance with WR.18.1.


• The latest full quarter of ONS data shows that UK GDP contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2019. This resulted in a sharp slowdown in annual growth to 1.3% in Q2 2019, from 2.1% in the previous quarter.


• Revised construction output data declined by 1.2% in the second quarter of the year after growing by 1.6% in the first.


• The Markit/CIPS construction PMI edged up to 44.2 in October, from 43.3 in the previous month. However, the latest index is still close to the ten-year low of 43.1 seen in June.


• Total R&M activity dropped by 2.4% in the second quarter of the year, after growth of 2.8% in the first.


OBITUARY


CECIL UNDERWOOD It is with sadness that we announce the death of Cecil Underwood who passed away on 2 November 2019, his funeral took place on 26 November and we send our condolences to his family. Cecil was a stalwart of the Association and an active Member of


Abi (left) and Lewis (right) whilst at the PDA Apprentice Decorator competition earlier this year.


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the North East Region. Cecil was the longest-serving Secretary of the Heavy Woollen and Spen Valley Branch, and also served on the North East Regional Council, before becoming the North East Regional President. Cecil also served on National Council, and was accorded National Honorary Life Membership. He was on the Board of Directors at the YDM & Co and served for many years as its Chairman. Cecil was well known throughout the area of Dewsbury and was a partner in a very well known


and respected firm of Porritt and Underwood. He was tall in stature and in the community. Living to the age of 99, many who knew him have passed, but for those of us who are still here we will never forget him.


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