For all those who want to keep updated during this time of crisis , here is a link the live John Hopkins Interactive map , which details each individuals counties cases, deaths and recoveries of Corona virus
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
While coronavirus is spreading around the globe, there are also pockets of good news that are being overshadowed by the doom and gloom. So here, to put some perspective on the pandemic, are
10 Happy headlines to give you hope!
1.Fish and Swans Return to Venice’s Canals as Italy’s Lockdown Leaves the Water Uncannily Pristine
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-march-17-2020-stories-1806426
2.More than 500,000 people sign up to be NHS volunteers
3.Coronavirus pandemic leading to huge drop in air pollution
4.Elton John And Co. Host Live Concert
5.Formula One Makes Breathing Aids For NHS
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-WfuWUj4kC/?utm_source=ig_embed
6.Germany Helps Out Italy And France
https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/g31658888/coronavirus-covid-19-good-news/
7.Dip in number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fuels hope that outbreak may have peaked
8.Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19
9.Apple reopens all 42 China stores
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51870725
10.A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for six days in Wuhan, China.
Only through helping each other through this uncertain time will we emerge as a stronger nation on the other side. We at ESSENTIAL know that there is strength in numbers, so lets work together and not be a statistic
Towards the end of last year W & R Seta presented a grant of R18 000 per retail company registered with W & R Seta, for the training of 2 staff members within the Essential Group
E-Training Academy in partnership with Relate-Ed as training provider, developed 2 retail training courses, namely; – Understanding the Retail Customer and Understand the Basics of Retail Operations.
The opportunity for training 2 staff members was offered to all Essential Members, the training cost and all other associated costs was included.
The first training course – Understanding the Retail Customer started on the 2nd and 3rd March, whilst the second training course on – Understand the Basics of Retail Operations will be on the 9th and 10th March.
We have the following members in attendance: Nigel U-Build, Bargain House Hardware, Elcarbo Hardware, Graaf Reinet Hardware, Plusten and Essential Head Office.
Growth through Partnering
As EBuild, we are proud to be the Gold Award winners of the “Voluntary Trading Group of the year” for THREE consecutive years (most recent – November 2018). This family of Members are all independent stores that have one main common trait…they are all entrepreneurs. The Essential Group assists these stores in a variety of ways which required a wide ranging set of
retail solutions to be available and customisable for each unique need. The offering – A national retail brand of independent retailers leveraging buying power and retail business services to reach retail maturity and achieve the required growth.
The Essential Group, established 2005, started out by partnering with independent, community based, owner-run hardware stores as a national buying group. This quickly evolved (by member demand) into a national brand – Essential Hardware. Immediately thereafter, a series of customised value-adding services were brought into the offering adding to the buying group and brand to include high quality operational science & marketing support.
We believe that by following our vision, remaining humble, keeping to our values and setting the standard through hard work, we will in the future announce far-reaching, complementary products and services all focused on achieving a full service (360 deg) turnkey offering and providing cross industry problem solving solutions… becoming THE PARTNER OF CHOICE for exponential growth within the markets and communities we operate within.
We commit ourselves to:
