October 2020

Editor’s Comment
MATT DOWNS
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
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Since lockdown in March, both individuals and businesses have had to
keep track of the constant flow of information from government
designed to support them throughout the pandemic.
Most recently, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his Winter Economy Plan,
which included a number of measures designed to support jobs and the
economy over the coming months.
Key areas for those operating in the roofing sector to take note of were the
announcements around deferred VAT payments which can now be repaid in
instalments over 11 months; the launch of a new Job Support scheme from
November 1st to replace the furlough scheme; and flexibility around
repayment of Bounce Back loans or CBILS loans.
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With this in mind, in his latest column James Talman, Chief Executive of
NFRC, discusses the new measures and outlines the key areas roofers need
to be aware of, plus explains where he feels the Chancellor needs to go
further. As James explains on page 16: “There was much to welcome in the
Chancellor’s speech, but many will be asking whether that is all. While the
industry is busy now, many contractors are concerned about workloads in
the New Year and now is the time for government to be thinking of how to
maintain demand.”
Elsewhere in this issue, Simon Ayers of TrustMark discusses the recently
launched Green Homes Grant scheme. Whilst the scheme has come in for
some criticism around delivery with regards to capacity and timescales,
Simon says opportunities still remain for installers and outlines how they
can get involved on page 54. Enjoy the issue!
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