BAL AT SKILLS LONDON BAL has teamed up with CITB (Construction Industry Training Body) and The Tile Association to demonstrate the benefits of a career in wall and floor tiling and other trades at Skills London – the UK’s biggest jobs and career events for 15-24-year olds.
Dave Rowley, BAL Training Manager, was there in his role as lead judge of wall and floor tiling at SkillBuild – the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices.
BAL is a long-time sponsor of SkillBuild, providing tiling materials for regional and national competitions.
On the SkillBuild stand, visitors could learn how to get into construction as well as finding out about TTA and BAL training courses. They could also have a go at a fun Union flag mural game.
Dave said: “It was a fantastic opportunity to speak to college students and young people about wall and floor tiling and what a great career it can provide.
“We talked about the range of skills and knowledge required to be a tiler, from practical skills such as cutting and mixing, to an eye for detail, creativity and mathematics for complex layouts and designs.
“We had a lot of interest in our training courses, so hopefully we’ll see some of them begin their tiling careers at BAL.”
www.bal-adhesives.com/training www.citb.co.uk
www.citb.co.uk/careers-in-construction/experience-it/skillbuild/ 08 | NEWS
FLOWCRETE GETS SOCIAL Designed to showcase the faces and personalities behind the brand, global resin flooring manufacturer, Flowcrete Group, has launched a new social media campaign spanning multiple channels under the hashtag #flowcretefootprint.
The new campaign is designed to bring together leadership, employees and customers by sharing daily experiences and interactions with the global Flowcrete brand.
Whether on the job site, with the client, in the office, in the plant or at networking events and trade
DESIGNER CONTRACTS NAMED AS NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER FOR NATIONAL PROCUREMENT
CONSORTIUM Designer Contracts has become number one preferred supplier for Procurement for Housing (PfH) on the flooring category of its EU compliant framework.
Peter Kelsey, Managing Director, Designer Contracts, said: “Moving in to the prestigious ‘top spot’ comes four years after qualifying as a preferred supplier for the PfH framework.
“As the UK’s largest flooring contractor, we are able to supply an unrivalled range of products with swift delivery, competitive pricing and advice on the correct products for the environment.”
Procurement for Housing drives efficiency and improves procurement practice for more than 850 social housing providers throughout the
UK. This allows them to choose suppliers that have been carefully vetted and appraised on ability to deliver. PfH enables social housing organisations to generate cost savings and business efficiencies which reduce spend for members to the sum of over £55m per year, according to the 2016 Annual Report.
The company employs over 250 staff and has fully staffed offices and warehousing in its 12 regions across the UK.
www.designercontracts.com www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
shows, users are encouraged to snap selfies and group photographs documenting their brand experiences.
These photographs or “footprints” are shared with social networks through posts that include the all important hashtag - #flowcretefootprint.
All of these moments are then aggregated into one central “footprint” pin board, which is available to view at
www.flowcrete.com/footprint.
A winning “footprint” is selected each month, with the lucky snapper winning a mystery prize.
www.flowcrete.com/footprint
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