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Could now be the best chance you’ll ever get to go back to school? As part of a response designed to support professionals and APC candidates during the Covid-19 crisis, online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) content and resources from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) will not be chargeable from April 1st until the end of July. With many businesses slowing down, now is a fantastic chance to take that course you have been putting off until ‘you get a chance’ and hit the ground running when you are back to work, brimming with new information and ideas. On offer are free foundation seminars, including “Financial viability in planning” and “Introduction to social media as a business tool.” There are also some full free training courses available via RICS Online Academy, including “Asset Management - tools, techniques and practices” which will be hosted by an experienced RICS trainer who has over 20 years’ experience in commercial property matters. For more information on CPD content available from the RICS and to sign up, please visit www.rics.org/uk/events/training- courses T: +44 (0)24 7686 8555 BACKTOTHE BLACKBOARD
Acheson & Glover Ltd’s CEO, Stephen Acheson
Hard Landscaping and Building Products manufacturer Acheson & Glover Ltd has promised to play its part in helping get the UK’s construction industry back to work. The family owned business, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, has said it currently has healthy levels of its facing brick, walling and paving products available for despatch throughout the UK and Ireland. CEO, Stephen Acheson, also confirmed the business had made arrangements to accommodate pre-arranged product collections and deliveries (TRADE AGPLEDGES TOHELPTHE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BOUNCE-BACK
ONLY) from its Fivemiletown, Toome, Dungannon, Carryduff, and Ballygawley production plants. AG’s CEO added: “We briefed all staff this morning that our executive team is currently finalising plans for a phased recommencement of manufacturing - with strict hygiene and social distancing rules in place. This is all about little, solid, sensible steps, but we are determined to play our part to get our economy moving again.”
T: +44 (0)28 8952 1275 E: fmtsales@ag.uk.com www.ag.uk.com
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MPANI MEMBERSEXPRESSA LACKOFFAITH INNI EXECUTIVE
Eighty-four per cent of Mineral Products Association Northern Ireland (MPANI) members said they had more confidence in the UK and Republic of Ireland governments’ handling of the COVID-19 crisis than the NI Executive. It was just one of the illuminating statistics to emerge from a recent survey conducted by the local affiliate of the Mineral Products Association. It also transpired that 72% believe the mineral products industry has acted responsibly, with 68% of MPANI members expressing the belief that they could operate their sites safely in accordance with social
distancing requirements. All respondents to the survey confirmed they had applied to the Job Retention Scheme, with 44% having closed completely, 28% pulling the plug on 75% of operations, and a further 17% terminating between 50% and 70%. On the subject of COVID-19, it should also be noted that MPANI has donated 1000 face masks to Extern, the social justice charity that runs a number of social care homes in Northern Ireland. T: +44 (0)28 9082 4078 E: info@mpani.org www. mpani.org
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