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Peter Grimshaw appointed to training role


Peter Grimshaw has been appointed as chair of the sports and play construction industry’s edu- cational charity, the Sports and Play Foundation, through which he will play a leading role in the development and promotion of new training and qualifications for the industry’s workforce. Peter said: “A highly-skilled workforce is es-


sential to the delivery of high quality sports and play facilities. If the sports and play construction industry is to continue to improve the standard of its products it is vital that front line operatives have an understanding of the critical elements of a project, and how and why they work.” Peter is certainly well qualified for the role.


Having first trained in engineering design and construction in the County Surveyor’s depart- ment of a large local authority he then worked for a national construction company. Peter has since had over 40 years’ experience specialising in sports and play facility construction through his family business, now known as the Grimshaw Group, which has won various accolades for its training and appren- ticeship schemes. Peter also has valu-


able experience as a client. As Chair of Governors of a suc- cessful comprehensive school, for the past 12 years he has had responsibility for maintaining and developing its premises and facilities. He re- cently led the school’s involvement in a £1.2m joint venture with the local town council to


Peter Grimshaw is the new chair


procure, construct and operate a successful com- munity sports hub within the school grounds. SAPCA chief executive Chris Trickey wel- comed Peter’s appointment and commented:


benefit in helping to create a new culture of training in the industry.” SAPCA has already established an effective partnership with South & City College Birming- ham, with the college’s construction campus in Bordesley Green having been designated by SAP- CA as its National Training Centre. The facility is one of Europe’s largest developments dedicated to training and education in construction and building services, and the partnership between SAPCA and the College will remain at the centre of the industry’s new plans. South & City College Birmingham was instru-


THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL PLAN WILL RAISE STANDARDS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY


“The development of a comprehensive edu- cational plan is a key part of the Association’s programme to raise standards across the in- dustry. Peter’s vast experience will be of great


mental in working with SAPCA, awarding body Edexcel and sector skills council SkillsActive in introducing a level 2 national vocational qualifica- tion (NVQ) for site operatives specialising in the installation of sports and play surfaces. To date some 300 candidates have achieved the qualifica- tion. Plans are now being developed to deliver the newly-created qualification at level 3 and to establish a range of training courses to provide the essential under- pinning knowledge for the industry. In his new role as


chair of the Sports and Play Foundation, Peter Grimshaw will oversee the imple-


mentation of the new qualification and training courses, and help to raise the funding that will be needed to develop the programme in the future.


SAPCA to lead UK exporters at FSB 2013


As the Accredited Trade Organisation (ATO) for the UK’s sports construction industry, SAPCA will lead a group of UK companies who will exhibit at the FSB international trade fair in Cologne, Germany, taking place on 22-25 October 2013. Through SAPCA, eligible UK companies will


be able to apply for financial assistance from UK Trade & Investment, to support their presence at the show. For more information interested companies should contact SAPCA’s Events & IT Manager, Ian Beswick, on +44 (0)24 7641 6316 or ian@sapca.org.uk


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