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Autumn Statement 2016: broker welcomes Business Bank cash injection

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An independent Midlands-based financial services broker has welcomed Government moves to break down the barriers to funding for small businesses and boost business lending, as highlighted in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement today.

Midlands Asset Finance said the review of the Small Business Research Initiative announced by Prime Minister Theresa May earlier this week should help to identify ways in which to ease the problems faced by SMEs looking to access finance to fund their growth and innovation.

Yallem Design Services launch new professional design service

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Yallem, one of the UK’s fastest growing piling and geotechnical services contractors, has launched Yallem Design Services, a professional design service aimed specifically at main contractors and consulting engineers, to deliver Drafting and AutoCAD drawing works fast and efficiently and with a number of value-added benefits.

Considerate Constructors Scheme and NFB announce partnership

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The Considerate Constructors Scheme - the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image - and the National Federation of Builders (NFB) – the construction industry’s longest established trade association - have formed a partnership to promote best practice and raise standards across construction industry SMEs.

This first, truly ground-breaking collaboration between two construction industry organisations heralds a new way in which like-minded organisations can work effectively together to offer greater benefits to members, at no additional cost.

Inaugural NASC innovation award attracts industry leading submissions

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The inaugural NASC Scaffolding Product Innovation Award was launched in the summer of 2016 and has attracted entries from a range of NASC hire/sale and contracting members, showcasing a range of innovative scaffolding products developed by the membership.

This biennial NASC award is designed to celebrate developments in scaffolding products by NASC member companies. It is hoped that all NASC member companies will be able to benefit from the exercise.

Mick George Ltd land Considerate Constructors Accolade

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Last week the top performing registered companies and suppliers congregated in London, celebrating the annual ‘Considerate Constructors Scheme National Awards’.

The luxurious Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane, was the setting to reveal the UK’s most considerate companies and suppliers of 2016, with a slight alteration to proceedings to that of previous years, thanks to the inclusion of ‘suppliers’ now being able to win the major National Award.