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BWF State of Trade Survey indicates prudent expenditure and low market confidence amongst joinery manufacturers
26 November 2012 - The Q3 BWF State of Trade Survey indicates that continuing uncertainty and tough trading conditions are combining to prevent companies from investing in machinery or additional staffing. The findings are mirrored in recent industry surveys
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Final call on grants for qualifications for your workforce
26 November 2012 - Grants avaiable for your staff to train and qualify in a range of NVQ qualifications, from joinery to management are ocming to an end - don't miss out on what could be free training!
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Get the latest news on how the Green Deal will work for joinery manufacturers
14 November 2012 - With the Green Deal now launched, a cashback offer on the way, and hundreds of Green Deal Installers now registered, we've updated our 'easy guide to the Green Deal' to help you get the latest information.
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Flexible leave for parents to be reformed
14 November 2012 - The government has announced reforms that will allow parents to share up to a year's leave after the birth of a child.
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BWF members recognised in Construction Products Innovation and Achievement 2012 Report
14 November 2012 - BWF members JELD-WEN and Howdens Joinery have been recognised in this year's report for their Howdens Burford door project. The project had previously won the 2011 John Hedgecock Memorial Award for technical excellence and innovation in the joinery industry.
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Innovative new scheme set up to help deliver more apprenticeships
12 November 2012 - An exciting new initiative which enables apprentices to complete a full apprenticeship programme by working with a number of different employers was launched yesterday by CITB-ConstructionSkills.
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How can I improve the efficiency of my workforce with Woodworking CPD?
30 October 2012 - Our CPD programme provides a simple way to improve the efficiency of your staff and get them to take ownership of their own development that will have positive effects on your business. And it's free!
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Getting the checks in place for a successful Factory Production Control System
30 October 2012 - To make sure that meeting the challenges of CE marking doesn’t become a complicated and bureaucratic process for joiners, we’ve divided our manual and CE marking guidance into 5 parts and made it exclusively free to BWF members. This is the final part of the guidance.
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Green Deal boost as cashback offer announced
29 October 2012 - The offer is first-come, first-served and will enable householders to claim cashback from government on products such as energy saving windows and front doors.
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Are you ready for automatic enrolment?
26 October 2012 - All employers will soon have to provide their workers with access to a workplace pension scheme and automatically enrol certain workers into a pension scheme. B&CE runs through the timescale for the changes.
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