SPRA Members Support New Single Ply Awareness Training Course

SPRA MEMBERS have been generously donating materials for use on SPRA training courses, in particular the new Single Ply Awareness Training (SAT) course that is now available through SPRA.

Member donations add value to training courses as they enable trainees to handle materials, tools and equipment, helping them to understand single ply roofing components, roof installation and site health and safety.

So far, MSA Latchways, Apollo, Danosa, BMI Icopal and Renolit have all donated materials from fall arrest systems to single ply membrane and adhesives. More has been promised by Bauder and Soprema.

Apollo Technical Manager, Darrell Tibbins

Apollo Technical Manager, Darrell Tibbins, said: “At Apollo, we are always happy to support the industries with which we trade. Adhesive application is a huge part of the single ply membrane industry, and we are keen to use our expertise to ensure roofers have the knowledge of adhesive application they need. We are pleased to have been able to play a part in helping to up-skill the workforce and improve standards for the benefit of all involved.”

New Single Ply Awareness Training Course

Mark Thornton, SPRA Training Manager

Mark Thornton, SPRA Training Manager said: “We are very grateful to receive donations from members to support our training courses and programmes. It really makes a difference to the courses and enhances the experience for the learners. The new SAT course has been developed with managers, specifiers and inspectors in mind, and following on from two successful pilots earlier this year, SPRA is now ready to offer this course to the industry.

“To make training as accessible as possible, SPRA considers the locations of trainees when deciding on where to hold the course. A minimum of six trainees are required, so if one company has six employees that need training, SPRA would work to identify a training facility in the local area to keep costs down and minimise time away from the business.”

Cathie Clarke, CEO, SPRA

Cathie Clarke, SPRA CEO said: “Over the last three years, the SPRA team have worked extremely hard to create a true career path of training for those working in the single ply industry. This is a terrific commitment to the skills crisis and sets us apart from other industries. Along with our manufacturer members, SPRA now offers free online training, approved short courses, a specialist programme for apprentices and now training for managers and professionals.

“We have also been able to offer additional funding for some of our training, and I would urge all those installers working without qualifications or certification to ensure access to site and contact SPRA to take advantage of our training programmes.”

All SPRA training course details can be found on the SPRA website. There is also a simple enquiry form for anyone wishing to find out more about SPRA training.