PSSA Newsletter - April 2015

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NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 7
April 2015
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PSSA teams up with the NSCC
The PSSA has been accepted as a member of the National Specialist
Contractors Council. The NSCC boasts 32 different trade associations
as members – and collectively represents 7,000 specialist contrac-
tors. NSCC has contacts in all the key Government departments and
is a major influence on issues such as payment, pre-qualification,
training and sustainability. They are perhaps best known for their
Fair Payment Campaign which has changed industry expectations
regarding payment practices, with 30 day payment terms and no
retention recognised as the best practice standard. The NSCC also
played an important role in the development of the Construction
2025 industrial strategy. It is represented on a number of external
bodies, including the CITB, Construction Leadership Council, Indus-
trial Strategy Delivery Group, CSCS (as a co-owner) and the Strategic
Forum for Construction.
PSSA Secretary, Rob Oliver, welcomed the affiliation to the NSCC,
“We have developed our representation on Home Office and related
bodies on security matters, but as an Association we also have an
interest in the wider construction area. We know, for example, that
we share concerns about onerous pre-qualification requirements.
Teaming up with the NSCC gives us access to a number of forums
and areas of expertise that will be helpful to us as an organisations
and to our individual members”.
The NSCC also offers a number helplines and services,
now available to PSSA members – see
PSSA/NSCC HELP LINES
Via its membership of the National Specialist Contractors Council
(NSCC), PSSA members qualify for free access to the following
helplines:
Employment: 0844 249 9873
Health & Safety: 0844 249 9874
Legal & Contractual helpline (England): 0844 249 9871
Legal & Contractual helpline (Scotland): 0844 249 9872
Tax & Business: 0844 249 9875
Training: 0844 249 5908
Retention Bonds : 0844 249 5903
Members seeking advice or assistance will need to provide their
company name and confirm that they are members of the PSSA.
SEE US AT COUNTER TERROR EXPO
Come and visit the PSSA on stand N62 and find
out more about us and our verification scheme.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
REGISTER FREE
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CHAIRMAN’S UPDATE
I recently had a career opportunity which I
couldn’t turn down, to head up a company
outside the high security sector. Having spent
most of my working life (I won’t say howmany
years) in the security business it has been a real
wrench to move on, but I am thoroughly relishing
this new challenge. This does not mean that I am
deserting the PSSA as it is an organisation that
remains dear to my heart, having been there at its birth and seen it
develop and prosper as a strong voice for professionalism, standards
and quality in the perimeter security market. Going forward, my
friends and colleagues on the PSSA Council will be making provision
for the election of a new chairperson for the Association, but, in the
meantime I remain available to do what I can to continue my support.
Laurence Goode
NOTICE OF PSSAMEETINGS – COUNTERTERROR EXPO
The following Perimeter Security Suppliers Association (PSSA)
meetings will take place in Henley Suite 4 at Counter Terror Expo,
Olympia on Tuesday 21 April.
• 14.00 hrs GENERAL MEETING (for PSSAMembers) to discuss:
i) update on current activities;
ii) Council membership opportunities
iii) member requests.
• 15.00 hrs PSSA VERIFICATION SCHEME USER FORUM; an
opportunity for Scheme participants to provide feedback and
share ideas for the development of the Scheme – hosted by
Scheme operators, Business Keys Ltd.
• 16.00hrsNEWTOTHEPSSAVERIFICATIONSCHEME?; an
introductory sessionon theVerification Scheme.What it is. How itworks.
The business benefits.
We look forward to welcoming you to these short meetings at
Counter Terror Expo. For planning purposes, it will be helpful if
companies can provide prior notice of their attendees by email to
. PSSA staff and members will also be on hand
at the show on stand N62.
To register to attendCounterTerror Expo visit
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