Industry big hitters REHAU have thrown their weight behind Building Our Skills – Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice.
REHAU, one of the country’s leading uPVC window systems companies, has provided support to Building Our Skills for approximately a year and has now formalised this backing by becoming a National Partner. Becoming a National Partner means REHAU now has access to the widest range of services, initiatives and materials afforded by the organisation. These include Building Our Skills’ bespoke industry careers fairs, a workplace visits programme, a role with the BOS Advisory Panel, and a wealth of new opportunities and assistance in skills training, apprenticeships and the development of programmes to help attract new starters to Rehau’s many business units.
REHAU’s Stephen Beresford, Head of Marketing, comments:
“Becoming a Building Our Skills National Partner is a great fit for us. We have a mutual interest in bringing talent into the industry. We hadn’t found the right vehicle before to enable us to help achieve this, and I’m very pleased that joining forces with BOS affords us this opportunity. It’s incredibly important that employers are able to attract young people into fenestration in order to ensure that it thrives. I think many of them are unaware of the sheer breadth of roles that we offer.
“As a company, we have already completed several college visits, and I’m looking forward to seeing more of these undertaken through BOS. In addition, we attended both of the BOS careers festivals last year and are engaged with the programme for 2025. We had brilliant feedback from visitors and staff, proving that they are definitely the way forward. All in all, working with Building Our Skills is going to be a key part of our future plans to help attract the best talent and safeguard future skills.”
Building Our Skills’ Partnerships Manager, Mark Handley, comments:
“It’s fantastic to have the support of REHAU. Their commitment has been first-class. I would also like to stress that these mutually beneficial partnerships are also ideal for smaller organisations too. Companies can also take on a formalised partnership with us at regional or local levels. We’re calling for the industry – companies large and small – to get behind us at this very important time in our development. We all know about the skills challenges the industry is suffering, and we know we have to act if we are to protect its future and secure a long-term sustainable future for it.”
Feel free to visit www.buildingourskills.co.uk for more information or email me directly at markhandley@buildingourskills.co.uk.
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