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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has just launched its latest Regional Centre of Excellence at SIG in Sheffield. The BMF’s growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence means training courses and regional meetings are now far more accessible to BMF members around the UK and Ireland. The latest centre, …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its latest Regional Centre of Excellence at Talasey Group in Doncaster. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members around the UK and Ireland. The latest centre, based in Talasey …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched Building Blocks, a new online training programme designed to introduce apprentices and other new starters to the intricacies of life in a builders’ merchant. The first two Building Blocks in the series – Timber as a Building Material and Heating and Hot Water …

Closing out a highly successful 2018 for the BMI National Training Centre, the team were kept at it almost until the last day of the working year with the staging of the third Roofing Tutor Forum. The forum brings together many of the colleges, training groups and independent tutors that …

 Baxi-approved installers in the Midlands, who are thinking of taking on an apprentice in 2019 are being invited by Baxi to put forward candidates for the chance to gain a whole host of benefits from the leading boiler brand, including full funding of their new apprentice’s college fees. The Baxi …

Supreme Concrete, a business owned by Ibstock plc, is continuing its programme of significant investment across its manufacturing facilities The work, which started last year and will continue into 2019, is being carried at its Bedford, Barnwell and Evesham plants. The investment provides additional financial support for a programme of …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its 24th Regional Centre of Excellence with the support of Xtratherm, the second BMF Centre hosted by the thermal insulation manufacturing company. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members …

In line with its ambition to encourage life-long learning throughout the building materials industry, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is gaining independent accreditation for its training courses through the globally recognised CPD Certification Service. Three BMF courses, How a House is Built, Managing for Success and Measuring Building Quantities, have …

According to a new survey by Logic4training, becoming multi-skilled could be a good move for building services installers looking for a more profitable 2019 – over 75% of survey respondents stated increased profits as a result of upskilling. The survey, which set-out to discover how trades people developed their skillsets …

Klober has strengthened its training offer by bringing two of its Area Account Managers – Nick King and David Rolph – into the team. Both Nick and David have extensive practical knowledge of roofing and will run the company’s training days at its Castle Donington site. Aimed at merchants and contractors, …