![]() Mark Farmer of Cast Consultancy returned to speak to TRA members after five years and reiterated the need to innovate or die, referring to the businesses that may not withstand the pressures of Brexit, Covid and now the war in Ukraine. This will impact on the types of products required from TRA members and on their standard business model, but I believe provides potentially the most significant business opportunity that TRA members have seen in the last decade.” “With the traditional, onsite subcontractor labour model seeming to struggle to supply the Government’s housing targets, a new model for delivering high quality, low carbon, offsite manufactured homes is now a policy priority. TRA chief executive Nick Boulton welcomed everyone and said: Presentations were also made about the new training programmes being developed for TRA members both in-house and in collaboration with higher education providers at New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering ( NMITE). Modern methods of construction, changes in the future housing market, net zero and the impact of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues were discussed. Nearly 80 leaders of member companies attended the conference in Birmingham, in person after a gap of two years, to hear presentations on the most likely disruptions and hottest topics facing the sector. Still residing in native borough of Queens, Nick is an Anglophile who loves to read historical novels in his free time, especially those about the history of European monarchies.A packed programme at last week’s TRA AGM brought together some of the industry’s most influential figures to give their insights into how trussed rafter manufacturers need to position themselves for the future. He graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. Nick previously worked in journalism as a producer for PBS, and spent six years as a reporter and editor at local newspapers, with real estate being one of his major beats. Other characteristics that make Nick an effective real estate agent are his outgoing nature, open communication, and inquisitive, thorough approach which was honed in his prior career. I'll be your partner until you move into the home you love, and will keep in touch long afterwards until you need me again." "I make myself available whenever I am needed and am very helpful in walking a client through the search and application process, step by step. He has a strong knowledge of the communities and inventory, and is very attentive and responsive to his clients. Nick specializes in North Brooklyn rentals and sales, and also in his home borough of Queens, especially the neighborhoods of Long Island City, Astoria, Ridgewood and Forest Hills. As a true native New Yorker, he has a deep passion for the city he grew up in, and likes nothing more than helping his clients find a home they love. Nick Rafter was born in Ozone Park, Queens to a father from Brooklyn and a mother from Manhattan.
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