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Baxi is continuing to build upon its training offering by opening a new satellite centre in partnership with Birmingham Met College. The centre will offer customers access to the manufacturer’s free product training courses, which combine hands-on experience with insider tips and tricks from the company’s expert trainers. This follows …
Read More »Finalists announced in BMF Training Awards
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced the five companies that have been nominated to represent their region for the title BMF Training Company of the Year. The nominations are: MGM Timber – Scotland & Northern Ireland C & W Berry – North West England, West Midlands & North Wales …
Read More »Grant UK supports YTIC training centre in Cardiff
Your Training and Inspections Centre (YTIC) has recently welcomed the addition of new Grant oil boilers and displays to its premises in Llanishen Cardiff. Earlier this summer, Grant UK supplied a selection of its Vortex and VortexBlue oil fired condensing boilers at YTIC’s training centre in South Wales. The boilers …
Read More »Gibbs & Dandy helps build the building industry with launch of business skills scheme
Gibbs & Dandy has announced its latest investment in the UK building industry, as the merchant introduces its Entrepreneurship Foundation. The new educational scheme will provide free training and support for trades in running a small business. Launched at Gibbs & Dandy’s Luton head office, the scheme will see twelve …
Read More »Graham’s reaps the benefits of Saniflo Kinemagic display with free fitting and training
Saniflo UK – the country’s leading designer and manufacturer of pumps, macerators and shower cubicles – is offering showrooms free fitting and product training with their first Kinedo Kinemagic display. Graham’s is already benefiting from the deal and finding the display of the Kinemagic results in more sales of the …
Read More »NM Group launches ex-offender construction training initiative
In a new initiative to address the industry’s skills gap, national construction and engineering firm NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has launched a training programme for ex-offenders. Providing the skills and opportunities needed for people to turn their lives around, NM Group has helped develop a training academy and …
Read More »Bradfords staff get hands-on to build skills
Staff from the Bradfords Group were laying the foundations of great customer service by getting their hands dirty at a practical training session in Weston Super Mare last week. Ten staff from the Weston Super Mare branch were schooled in the arts of brickwork, fencing, rendering and slab laying to …
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