Recent Industry Updates
26 Jan 2022
Below is a summary of recent items which BFPA has been made aware of which may be helpful to members:
UKCA Mark
CLICK HERE For the latest information with regard to the new UKCA mark and selling manufactured goods into the UK, GB and NI markets
BEIS is conducting a survey on the UKCA mark and spares and would like companies to respond. The survey is here: https://forms.office.com/r/8xABSSespD and should be completed by 9am on Thursday, 3rd February.
Please let us know if you do complete the survey, and your main points. Your feedback will be treated in confidence, as always, and will help BFPA to understand the problems our industry is facing. Please email any comments to our new Interim CEO Paul Cooke who is representing BFPA at EAMA paul@bfpa.co.uk
The BEIS UKCA marking webinars list of dates was updated just before Christmas. The webinars started on January 18th with “Adapting to your new responsibilities as an economic operator”.
CLICK HERE for full details of the webinars
Help to Grow – Digital Scheme now open
Funding is available to SMEs under the Help to Grow – Digital scheme, which has just opened for applications.
Firms can receive discounts of up to £5,000 off the retail price of approved digital accounting and CRM software. Advice is also available under the scheme, which has the purpose of helping companies to increase digitalisation and improve productivity.
CLICK HERE for the link to find out more