Timber connector manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie (SS-T) is driving improvements in the I-joist industry with a major training initiative at distributors.
SS-T area managers have already delivered more than 50 workshop sessions to more than 100 production staff at I-joist distributors around the UK during the past three months.
The 30-minute sessions are designed to provide production and distribution staff with focused training, such as accuracy of picking orders, product recognition and codes.
SS-T says picking errors can be the cause of up to 70% of problems associated with supplying engineered joists.
Dennis Simmons, production manager at Loughborough-based Harlow Bros, said: “Bringing these sessions on-site is a dynamic and refreshing twist on traditional training methods, which enables a higher number of employees to benefit in a much shorter space of time.”
