BSW Launches second Constructive Timber Training course
April 2, 2010
BSW Timber launches second Constructive Timber Training course
Free one-day timber training programme for all UK customers
BSW Timber, the UK’s largest sawmilling business, is extending its free customer training programme with a Timber Products and Projects course targeted at timber and builders’ merchants.
It builds on the success of the company’s Constructive Timber Training course, which enhanced the skills and performance of over 1000 members of the timber trade since its launch three years ago.
The industry-leading one-day course, accredited by the Wood Technology Society, has been independently developed and designed to increase delegates’ knowledge of common timber products and increase sales.
To boost its impact, BSW Timber will deliver this specialist training at any of its locations throughout the UK or at a conference facility convenient to customers. Each session is ideally suited to 12-20 students to maximise the learning experience.
Bryan Crennell, Group Marketing Manager at BSW Timber, said: “BSW Timber invests heavily in training to reflect our responsibility to educate customers and help improve business performance across the timber trade. We are determined to set the industry standard through our training courses and bridge the knowledge gaps which exist in our industry.
“It is essential that BSW, as the UK’s largest sawmilling group, offers quality training to customers to help them retain staff, educate them about wood products and hopefully boost productivity. Recent research from a City & Guilds report has found that one in four workers have left, or would leave a job, because of poor training or career prospects. We already have seven training days booked and look forward to welcoming more bookings over the coming weeks and months.”
The course covers 16 topics, ranging from timber & forestry, softwoods, floor joists and cladding, to specialist timbers, decking and fencing. Delegates are also offered an opportunity to tour a BSW sawmill and observe harvesting operations in action in nearby forests. This valuable element of the training provides an insight into efficient sawmilling and timber processing operations, and highlights the importance of sustainable forest practices within the UK economy.