VIEWPOINT
Investing in people must be a lifelong strategy for
every business owner; your staff are your richest source of growth and development.”
Investing in people must be a lifelong strategy for every business owner as your staff are your richest source of growth and development. In doing so, you will empower the next generation of workers at the same time as building your own legacy, which from first hand experience, is rewarding both personally and industry-wide.
food and shelter are key to our survival, the merchanting and construction sales industries have a huge part to play in the growth of our economy, which is seeing extensive regeneration throughout the UK right now. Helping to offer a strong apprentice pipeline that is also safeguarding essential trade skills and professions, our sector has the capacity for great financial reward when it comes to short and long-term career opportunities.
The challenges of post- pandemic life have also highlighted the skills shortage within the construction sector, causing catastrophic job losses and industry-wide redundancies. As a result, many of our most respected brands and companies are now faced with trying to attract a new generation of workers in an overly saturated talent pool, so why not broaden your horizons by supporting a school-to-work strategy in your business?
Our sector must step-up to offer more job opportunities that combine working with studying, so it becomes even easier to gain skills, knowledge and provide a strong career path for youngsters joining the merchanting arena. Whether that’s through work experience, open days or live streams from your company page on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram, just keep it simple. Find the best way for you to reach out and inform the young people in your circle: people don’t know what they don’t know, so it’s up to us to tell them!
We need to make our sector as attractive as possible, inviting the younger generation to experience the huge potential of the brands and businesses within our industry and make it a no brainer for the stars of the future to learn as they earn. BMJ
AXUS DECOR LAUNCHES Bigger range for better quality in-between tasks or fully machine
Following the popularity of their first product range in 1974, Axus Decor expanded to cover even more categories. With everything needed from start to finish, Axus Decor has its stockists’ backs. The product development
process includes in-house 3D modelling, numerous testing and utilising premium materials in all their products. Affordability is maintained thanks to advanced manufacturing technologies and a highly efficient supply chain. Axus Decor has also worked
hard to create more eco-friendly items/ packaging and reusable innovations.
One of their prime examples includes the Gekoe Floor Grip- ping Paint Barrier Sheet, whose rubber-embossed bottom keeps it firmly in place. It's highly reusable, and can be wiped
washed in-between projects. The Captain Chunk wide roller frame is their latest addition. It adjusts to hold 12"-18" wide rollers with a secure twist-lock mecha- nism. Its robust and lightweight aluminium-polypropylene con- struction is also solvent-resistant and easy to clean.
Axus Decor has successfully established itself within inde- pendent decorators merchants and is now looking for builders merchants to stock their range. It's competitively priced and comes with unparalleled support from Axus Decor's regional sales team.
info@axusdecor.com 020 8204 1422.
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