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Russell Roof Tiles welcomed inspection managers from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for an interactive training session to help address the UK’s house-building skills shortage.
Thirteen NHBC managers visited the Russell Roof Tiles’ Burton on Trent factory, touring the production facility, observing how Russell Roof Tiles are manufactured and gaining practical experience at the firm’s new Training & Innovation Hub, where they had the chance to install products on custom-made pre-built rigs.
NHBC is the UK’s largest independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes and has invested £100 million in a national network of 12 multi-skill training hubs. These facilities are set to train 3,000 apprentices each year in key trades such as bricklaying, groundworks and site carpentry.
Technical director at Russell Roof Tiles, Mark Parsons, said: “We are very pleased to have welcomed NHBC to our facility in Burton on Trent. It has been great to support them with skills training and provide both the technical deep dive and practical sessions for working with our range of tiles, fittings and accessories.”
The new £100,000 facility is a dedicated site for research and development, focusing on evaluating and refining the technical aspects of roofing solutions – a core factor in the company’s ongoing success.
