RISING THROUGH THE
RANKS AT PPC Tracey Glew, Group Managing Director of The Preparation Group, has been appointed Chairman of FeRFA, Training Manager Stephen Walker has achieved FeRFA NVQ Assessor status and the company has qualified further apprentices through FeRFA’s apprenticeship scheme.
Tracey has been an active member of the FeRFA council for 14 years, Vice Chairman for the last two, and back in 2007 she worked to help formulate the NVQ Level 2 Diploma for Prepare & Profile Substrates, with the aim of providing a recognised training qualification for surface preparation.
Bringing a new perspective to the role as Chairman, Tracey’s skills lie with her extensive knowledge on the methods of floor removal and preparation to ensure the successful application of resins and cementitious flooring systems.
POLYFLOR DONATES CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TO WOOD STREET
MISSION Manchester-based vinyl flooring manufacturer Polyflor recently helped local charity Wood Street Mission with their 2015 Christmas Appeal by donating £1,000 worth of children’s toys.
Wood Street Mission is a Manchester charity which has been helping local children and families with the Christmas appeal since it opened its doors in 1869. Every year they help people living in poverty by providing toys for children and food packages for families in the area.
Polyflor staff visited Smyths Toys at
NVQ candidates in achieving the recognised industry standards. He also co-ordinates The Preparation Group’s bespoke training courses to manufacturers, flooring contractors, architects and blue chip companies.
In achieving his Assessor status, Stephen Walker will be delivering training for apprentices and assessing
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Two further members of The Preparation Group’s contracting team have achieved their NVQ level 2 diplomas in Prepare & Profile Substrates. Mark Hall and Lee Barker bring the total number of employees that The Preparation Group has supported through FeRFA’s NVQ scheme to fifteen.
Elk Mill Centre Retail Park in Oldham, which is close to the company’s Royton office, to purchase the toys before taking them in a Polyflor van to Wood Street Mission in Manchester city centre.
Polyflor’s marketing manager Tom Rollo commented: “As we are celebrating 100 years of manufacturing in Manchester this year, we wanted to give something back to the community this Christmas. With Wood Street Mission’s long history of helping families in the region, we thought they were the ideal charity to support.”
Find out more about Wood Street Mission and their work in the community at
www.woodstreetmission.org.uk
www.polyflor.com
Tracey commented: “I am looking forward to my new position with FeRFA and am extremely proud of the new apprentices. They have worked very hard to achieve their qualifications. We are committed to encouraging ongoing educational opportunities and to FeRFA’s scheme, demonstrated by Stephen’s qualification and the fact that we have the greatest number of NVQ2 qualified employees via the apprenticeship route. Specifically, we have the most machine operators in the flooring industry, qualified in the specialist surface preparation NVQ.”
www.thepreparationgroup.com
www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
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