RegaLead has opened the doors of its Manchester-based training centre to help educate and encourage better processes in the painting of fenestration materials with a GQA accredited ColorSpray training course.

“We speak to a lot of fabricators where colour is a big part of their business, but one of the factors that makes them reluctant about bringing the process in-house is training,” explained Patrick McGrory, area sales manager and coating specialist at ColorSpray.

“Not only do they worry about where they are going to find operators with that skill set, but also how managers and supervisors will get a top-to-bottom understanding of it.

“We’ve invested heavily in our training centre in Manchester to provide a full commercial spray operation that can be used as a demo site.

“As part of this, we’ve collaborated closely with the GQA to create this training course and get it fully accredited. It’s a one-day course where we cover the theory of paint spraying for the applicator. This is followed by a practical session in the afternoon where they get hands-on experience with a spray gun and execute the training that they’ve received in the morning.

“This then culminates in an invigilated exam at the end of the day. After that, successful trainees receive full qualification accreditation. It’s proving really popular already.”

Strategic relationships manager at GQA, Dan Brown, commented: “RegaLead has worked closely with Andy Carrington and myself of GQA in bringing their approach to training to the sector, and they are to be applauded for recognising that offering accredited training is an important step towards improving knowledge on product and practice as we seek to better inform the sector.”

RegaLead will be hosting a full open house day on Thursday 19 September where visitors will be able to see the Training Centre and learn more about in-house spraying.

Scan the QR code to register for the event.