Willmott Dixon has sent a number of its staff to attend British Gypsum’s site manager training course.
To this end, Willmott Dixon was recently awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of Promoting Opportunity, recognising its work in leaving lasting community legacies, promoting social wellbeing and helping those from disadvantaged backgrounds into sustainable employment.
The business continues to identify suitable training opportunities and after evaluating the options, Graham Thornton, quality delivery manager for the North at Willmott Dixon decided British Gypsum’s site manager training course was the most informative on offer. Graham recognised that the course could play an important role in the process of further educating site managers and the wider teams.
Speaking on his reasons for choosing this particular course, Graham commented: “The site manager training course is one of the most thorough breakdowns of what it takes to effectively fit drylining systems. After personally attending it and becoming aware of the course’s benefits, it was clear to me that our site managers would also benefit from the training. Ever since then I’ve used the course to help raise awareness of how to install partition systems without faults.”
The site manager training course helps construction professionals to develop a better understanding of how to install interior systems. The course is accessible to construction professionals of all levels, helping them to gain a solid overview of what’s required to ensure the company’s range of products and systems are specified, installed and maintained properly. Since first participating in the course himself, Graham estimates that he has since sent around 120 people on it.
Graham continued: “Sending people on this training is a big part of our efforts to raise standards across our operations. The course mixes elements of operational, design and commercial knowledge, which makes it accessible for so many people. I’d recommend it to anyone who is looking to take their technical competence to the next level. I’m more confident than ever that our people will be able to spot mistakes and be better prepared to plan for quality.”
