NEWS THE FLOORING SHOW Industry News The Academy Powers Into New Sector
The Quick-Step Academy for Excellence in Flooring will be using the Flooring Show to lift the lid on a brand new identity, as it changes its name to the Academy for Excellence in Flooring Powered by Quick- Step and Pergo, to be seen on stand B44.
The new look is more than just a change of name and logo, with major developments behind the scenes too as it looks to cater for the needs of professionals working in both the contract and retail sectors. From now on, courses for the contract sector will be under the guise of Pergo, while those for the domestic installations will run under the household Quick-Step brand.
Under this structure the academy will provide tailored content for installers, with the ultimate goal of becoming either a Pergo Master Pro Installer with the specialist skills required for the contract market, or a Quick-Step Master Installer best skilled to deliver outstanding quality in residential environments. With the Quick-Step Master scheme remaining unchanged, the Pergo Master Pro course focuses on training experienced installers with a minimum of two- years’ experience who have good technical knowledge.
“The rebrand of the Academy is far more than just a surface change,” said Darren Robinson, Training Learning and Development Manager. “It represents a new set of ambitions for us that reflect the different demands placed upon installers by the contract and residential sectors, more accurately representing the diversity within our industry. Whether Master Pro Installer or Master Installer, the end result is always the same: to ensure that standards within the industry are improved and to reward professionals committed to this improvement with a leading set of benefits.”
www.quick-step-academy.co.uk
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06 | Autumn 2014 Tomorrow’s Retail Floors
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