Floorsight by F. Ball and Co. Ltd.
Launched by F. Ball and Co. Ltd., in partnership with the Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA) and WEBS training, and supported by the Contract Flooring Association (CFA), the ‘Floorsight’ apprenticeship programme provides career pathways in flooring aimed at ensuring the future of the industry.
It has been founded, in part, to tackle the persistent skills gap in the contract flooring industry and encourage younger people to consider careers in the sector.
F. Ball managing director Darren Kenyon explains: “Flooring contractors face a shortage of skilled workers as fewer people are entering the trade than are leaving, threatening the ability to deliver on projects and hampering growth. The only way to counter this is by creating more opportunities in flooring and communicating the benefits of a career in the industry. It is in the interests of manufacturers to work together with the rest of the industry to achieve this. This is what Floorsight is about.”
In addition to on-the-job learning, apprentices benefit from blocks of specialist training delivered at the F. Ball Centre of Excellence by experts from the company’s training and Technical Service Departments, supported by floorcovering
manufacturers and FITA, with F. Ball also providing additional resources, including tools, workwear and the use of a laptop for apprentices for the duration of the two-year course.
The first cohort of 10 young people joined the programme in September, with nine placed with partnering flooring contractors, while another participant, sponsored by F. Ball, will complete his apprenticeship working alongside F. Ball head of training, Tim Green at the F. Ball Centre of Excellence.
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Company Profile
With a history stretching back almost 140 years, F. Ball and Co. Ltd. is the UK’s leading manufacturer of flooring adhesives and floor preparation products for the contract flooring industry. Its extensive portfolio of products, which it manufactures at its Staffordshire headquarters and exports globally, includes floor smoothing compounds, repair compounds, waterproof surface membranes, flooring adhesives and primers.
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