INNOVATION
Meyer Timber launch Plywood Specialist training
Nationwide panel products supplier Meyer Timber are launching their own training scheme to empower merchants to create Plywood Specialists in their businesses, to help increase sales. “Plywoods have become more of a technical product in the past 20 years,” says David Siggins, Commercial Director at Meyer Timber. “We want our customers to be confident in selling the right product for the right job, hence creating our 10-module training package. It will educate our customers’ staff from beginner level right through to CPD for experienced timber sales staff.” Designed especially for builders’ merchants, the first modules comprise basic information for new entrants to the trade. Further modules cover the mathematics of estimating quantities, volumes and calculating areas, all of which are key to helping the builder to buy the right amount of materials. Other modules are product focussed, concentrating on specific products for specific end uses, and the final modules, to be launched later this year, represent in-depth CPD for experienced timber counter sales staff, covering topics such as fire resistant plywoods, products from around the world and their differences, and much more besides. “This is a complete training package to support our builders’ merchant customers in their quest for more profitable sales. Trained, confident
staff increase your reputation as a merchant, bringing greater sales potential to your door, whatever the prevailing economic situation. Builders recognise knowledgeable staff when they find them. Meyer Timber is here to help our customers achieve top ratings from local builders,” David Siggins says.
Faster working with MEDITE SMARTPLY
Two new developments in the MEDITE SMARTPLY range have come about through dialogue with customers, resulting in easier and faster methods of working.
In line with the Temporary Works Forum’s Guide to Good Practice, SMARTPLY SITEPROTECT, the company’s pre-primed, heavy-duty, FSC®-certfied OSB3 site hoarding, is now being manufactured in a 16mm thickness. Lighter and easier to
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handle without compromising on quality, moisture-resistant SMARTPLY SITEPROTECT can be manufactured in sizes of up to three metres high, giving additional security to construction sites in all weathers. Whether for fencing off temporary site works or for longer-term security, SMARTPLY SITEPROTECT’s sustainability profile can also contribute towards gaining credits for environmental building standards such as BREEAM.
A new product for the drylining trade, PATTRESS PLUS is the company’s new OSB3 panel specifically designed for the needs of the conversion/renovation market and the timber frame and offsite building sectors. For contractors who construct plasterboard partitions, PATTRESS PLUS panels feature a continuous recess along one side that is designed to accommodate ‘C’ studs without the need to cut in slots on site. This key design feature means that each panel sits flush against the stud flange, holding steady while the other side is screwed into place. This results in a substantial reduction in dust and noise as no cutting is required. This is turn saves greatly on man-hours, especially on big installations. PATTRESS PLUS panels are available in thicknesses of 15mm or 18mm, widths of 397mm or 597mm (to fit 400mm and 600mm stud centres), and lengths of 1250mm or 2397mm, in line with leading plasterboard partition specifications. Market researchers forecast steady growth for sales of plasterboard and drylining products through to 2022, subject to the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
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