The BMF has developed 30 interactive courses to give merchant staff a good understanding of a wide range of building products.

Chris Simpson, BMF training manager, said: “Studying on-line is extremely time-effective, so ideal for busy merchant staff. They can access the courses at work or at home, and each module is designed in easy-to-digest, byte-sized sections, so they can cover as little or as much as they want in each session.”

The courses can be accessed at www.bmf.tradecounter.com and students have 12 months to complete each module.