by Henry Ejdelbaum AIMS Accountants for Business From March 2021 the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) VAT domestic reverse charge comes into force. It was due to come in October 2019, but was delayed due to first Brexit, then Covid-19. But what is it and why is it relevant for electrical contractors? What is the CIS VAT…
ElectricalDirect has launched a new Click & Collect service, providing even greater flexibility and choice of delivery options for customers across its huge electrical range. Customers can order their products as usual from the wide range of sockets, lighting, consumer units, trunking and more, and simply select the Click & Collect option at the checkout….
Charities and community groups across the UK are being given the chance to receive a helping hand in their coronavirus recovery programme – thanks to a leading builders merchant. Selco Builders Warehouse, which has 68 branches across England and Wales, is offering charities and community groups from anywhere in the UK the chance to benefit…
Rachel McHugh, Managing Director at creative marketing and PR agency, Clear B2B – Construction Marketing Awards’ ‘Agency of the Year’ – shares her thoughts on how those in the building and construction industry can get the most out of their marketing activity post-COVID-19. Keeping customers and winning new clientele The building and construction industry is…
Colleagues at leading merchant Selco Builders Warehouse displayed their culinary talents to help raise £1,000 for its nominated charity. Colleagues were challenged to bake a creative cake, with Selco donating £10 for each one completed to its charity for 2020, Global’s Make Some Noise. Prizes were given for three winners, which included desert versions of…
A recent survey has found that smart thermostats are the smart home product that Brits most want to own in 2020. Sellhousefast.uk surveyed 1,462 UK households to discover the smart home products they planned to purchase this year and a smart thermostat topped the list with 71% of respondents. Security was also very much in mind, with…
Selco Builders Warehouse, one of the UK’s leading builders merchants, has completed the programme of reopening its entire branch network and online services. The final three branches in St Albans, Orpington and Mitcham reopened their doors to tradespeople today (Monday), meaning all 68 branches – as well as Click & Collect and Click & Deliver…
Polling from Sage of 5,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) reveals shifts in sentiment over the lockdown period and priorities for recovery The overall expected revenue impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on UK SMEs improved consistently during lockdown, rising from -29 per cent in late March to -10 per cent in late May. However, near-term challenges remain;…
Industry bodies team up to discuss the economy after COVID-19 and beyond Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA is set to partner with the UK’s premier business organisation the CBI to deliver a webinar on the future of the economy and construction industry. On Thursday 2 July at 11am, panellists will offer a wider…
The Tayside branch of SELECT, the campaigning trade organisation for Scotland’s electro-technical industry, has made a generous £1,000 donation to COVID-19 Appeal – Tayside Health Fund the NHS Tayside Charity Fund. The donation is in recognition of its ongoing work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the move was the brainchild of Branch Chair Tony Harvey, who…