Cement News tagged under: training
LafargeHolcim zero fatality rate04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSafety Coaching, a safety consultancy firm, has helped LafargeHolcim create safer sites and improve incident reporting. The company established a programme for improving construction safety for projects employing up to 5000 workers. Rob Shore, of Safety Coaching, says, “We’re very pleased with our successful delivery of a variety of training and coaching courses to LafargeHolcim, helping them to achieve a zero fatality rate in the sites where we have been directly involved and boosted saf... |
Kenya: Bamburi rolls out training seminars for improved construction quality standards30 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsOver 1600 masons from across the country are set to benefit from a training programme organised by Bamburi Cement to improve skills in the building and construction industry in Kenya. Bamburi Cement rolled out the free training seminars from across the country in August, a move aimed at improving construction quality standards in the country. The training seminars are part of the Builders Academy initiative started 12 years ago by the company, with the main objective to enhance masons’ ski... |
Cemtech Asia27 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemtech Asia 2015 conference and exhibition was held at the Grand Hyatt Bangkok, Thailand, on 21-24 June. Tapping into southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions, Cemtech was a popular destination for the region’s senior professionals. Sponsored by SCG Cement and featuring a tour of its impressive Kaeng Khoi plant, the meeting attracted 200 delegates from 35 countries. Nithi Patarachoke, vice president, SCG Building Materials Co Ltd (Thailand), provided ... |
Hope launch search for new recruits to join their Apprenticeship Academy15 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials is once again on the lookout for top young talent to join its business in Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the northeast UK. The firm’s Apprenticeship Academy has reopened for its second year, with Hope searching for three new apprentices at its quarries at Holme Hall near Rotherham, Coxhoe in County Durham and its cement works in the Hope Valley. Current apprentices Daniel Repton, Henry Wilde and Matthew Richardson As the construction materials market ... |
Young talent joins Cemex UK29 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsA new cohort of trainees has started at Cemex UK, bringing young people and new talent into the construction and building materials industry. Six trainee quarry managers, three external candidates with engineering degrees and three internal with relevant qualifications from within Cemex, have completed their business familiarisation programme and are about to start a six week rotation programme visiting a key aggregate site each week. Following the rotation the trainees will be based withi... |
Cemex UK launches new Technical Development Programme31 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsA new Cemex UK Technical Development Programme has been launched this week to develop the technical managers of the future. Six technicians embarked on the first 18 month programme with an Orientation Day at Cemex’s National Technical Centre in Warwickshire, UK. They had the opportunity to meet and work with their individual mentors and existing senior technical managers, as well as learn about the programme. Cemex said in a statement that the programme has been developed in-house and ... |
Hope Construction Materials launches Apprenticeship Academy21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsBritain’s leading independent construction materials company, Hope Construction Materials is on the lookout for new talent to join its GBP300m (EUR369m) business in the Derbyshire and Yorkshire area of the UK. The company has launched an Apprenticeship Academy which is looking to appoint four new apprentices this year at its quarries at Dowlow near Buxton and Holme Hall near Rotherham, and its cement works in the Hope Valley. Industry experts are predicting a more buoyant time for the co... |
Vocational qualifications08 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsDr Clark is caught up in the ‘spring clean’ of his office but finds that in having to throw away some long-unused resources he is reminded of some past involvements that have merit for today’s cement industry. Vocational training is a great way for trainee cement plant professionals to learn their trade In every organisation there is a periodic need for a tidy-up and clear-out of issues and resources that are no longer relevant to the business. It is perhaps not surprising that ... |
Lafarge to boost construction capabilities28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lafarge Malaysia Berhad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CIDB Holdings Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, to promote the use of cement and concrete and improve construction standards and sustainable construction practices. Under the MoU, Lafarge and CIDB will collaborate to provide training and certification to construction personnel. This partnership aims to dev... |
ASEC signs training programme initiative with Minya University, Egypt01 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsASEC Minya and ASEC Ready Mix, two subsidiaries of ASEC Cement have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Minya University to help prepare students with the skills they need to seek meaningful employment in their fields. The Governor of Minya, D. Mostafa Eissa, Minya University President, Dr Mohammed Sherif and ASEC Cement Chairman and CEO Giorgio Bodo were in attendance at the signing ceremony. The MoU, the first of its kind in the governorate of Minya, aims to promote the... |