Pro Installer August 2014 - Issue 17 | Page 50

50 AUGUST 2014 PRO INSTALLER PRO BUSINESS www.proinstaller.co.uk CPA comment on rise in female workers A leading provider of insurance backed guarantees (IBGs) to the industry recently appeared in the national press to comment on the growing number of females working in construction. The Consumer Protection Association (CPA) was contacted by the Sunday Independent and asked to comment on the rise of white van women; following the publication of an article about how women now represent 5.7 per cent of trade workers. ‘5.7 per cent’ The CPA provides IBG’s and services that help installers achieve sales and grow their businesses. Following the publication of the story in the Sunday Independent; CPA Director Jeremy Brett’s com- ments then appeared in the Daily Mail and he was also contacted by Sky News to comment. Jeremy (pictured) says that the organisation’s 21 years’ experience and commitment F