Securing the future

Alutech Systems now supports the Building Our Skills campaign.

Becky Taylor, Alutech’smarketing manager,said: “We are beginning to see the Building Our Skills campaign receive real recognition for highlighting the industry’s skills shortage and the need to upskill the existing workforce.

“Alutech Systems is in the process of undertaking a relaunch of our own offering to help fabricators challenge the level of service they receive through their supply chain, and tapping into the relationships being developed by Building Our Skills is going to allow us to support training and development for our own staff.”

Over the last 14 months, the Building Our Skills campaign has created a network of industry employers to back the efforts of the campaign and its quest to help raise awareness of the career opportunities for young people and newcomers to the industry, alongside developing partnerships with government agencies which can raise the profile of businesses and the industry in the companies local communities.

Stephanie Tague, head of Building Our Skills, said: “Alutech Systems has a great work ethic already in place and considers staff training and development high on its priority list. Its business sits well in the remit we have for businesses to become a Building Our Skills industry partner.

“It is currently investigating opportunities working with a local government funding scheme that provides industry qualifications to local businesses.

“The more training given to internal staff helps the industry offer better support and best practise when recruiting young people and newcomers in the future.”