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The members agreed that the training committee should aim to create a framework for the professional development of metal web joist designers next, now that three levels were available for rafter designers. Richard George, managing director of MiTek and chair of the TRA’s training committee, introduced the new Designer Development Programme (DDP) now available for members to upskill their teams. To get involved and shape the future of the industry – drop Tabitha an email at with details of your company and your main point(s) of contact. Tabitha’s call to action was for timber engineering businesses and manufacturers to engage with TDUK and to work proactively across and within sectors and disciplines to educate, interact and enable better building practices with timber. He said the industry needed to become more resilient to the effects these issues have had on the supply chain and be less dependent on labour through increased use of MMC and pre-manufactured value.Īddressing the need to upskill the industry and combat labour shortages, Professor Robert Hairstans, founding director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technologies at NMITE, and Tabitha Binding head of education and engagement at Timber Development UK (TDUK) spoke about the new facilities being built at NMITE, the University Design Challenge, and the joint initiatives that are underway to bring together the different construction disciplines. Mark Farmer of Cast Consultancy returned to speak to TRA members after five years and reiterated the need to innovate or die, referring to the businesses that may not withstand the pressures of Brexit, Covid and now the war in Ukraine.
This will impact on the types of products required from TRA members and on their standard business model, but I believe provides potentially the most significant business opportunity that TRA members have seen in the last decade.” “With the traditional, onsite subcontractor labour model seeming to struggle to supply the Government’s housing targets, a new model for delivering high quality, low carbon, offsite manufactured homes is now a policy priority. TRA chief executive Nick Boulton welcomed everyone and said: Presentations were also made about the new training programmes being developed for TRA members both in-house and in collaboration with higher education providers at New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering ( NMITE). Modern methods of construction, changes in the future housing market, net zero and the impact of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues were discussed. Nearly 80 leaders of member companies attended the conference in Birmingham, in person after a gap of two years, to hear presentations on the most likely disruptions and hottest topics facing the sector. A packed programme at last week’s TRA AGM brought together some of the industry’s most influential figures to give their insights into how trussed rafter manufacturers need to position themselves for the future.
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