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DECEMBER 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
EXPANSION
WILL LEAD
TO NEW
PRODUCTS
FITTERS GEAR UP
TO TEST SKILLS
The FIT Show’s Master
Fitter Challenge is now
in its fourth year and
will once again be overseen by the industry’s
specialist qualifications
body, GQA Qualifications Limited.
The Master Fitter Challenge invites individuals
and teams of installers to
pit their skills against each
other to become the winner
of this prestigious award,
introduced to highlight the
skills and knowledge within
the industry.
Firstly, the installers must
be MTC compliant by either
holding a fenestration
installation qualification or
through CPS assessment.
Installers can apply to enter
by completing the application form accessed from
either www.fitshow.co.uk
or www.GQAQualifications.
com websites.
Once the application is
submitted, GQA assessors conduct a two-stage
assessment; a telephone
interview and a real-time
site visit, before an inde-
pendent panel confirms the
finalists who will conduct
a two-day live practical test
assessment at the FIT Show
in May.
Sean Hayes, technical
manager for GQA explains:
“Each candidate is assessed
through different svtages
building up to the two-day
finals before the winner is
then announced. The competition is based on skill,
knowledge and professionalism. It’s not about how
quickly the installer can
complete the job.
“Each day of the show, the
installer will be tasked with
a different element of installing products - including
a window, door, a roofing
system and a bi-folding
door. GQA assessors will
be on-hand to observe and
score each fitter on their
abilities, and how they utilising the products and tools
they are given.”
Visit www.thefitshow.
co.uk for more
information or call GQA
on 0114 272 0033.
Water theme at architect show
The trade fair ARCHITECT@WORK returns to Olympia National Hall
in London for its 2017 edition on 25th and 26th January.
The show, aimed at
architects, designers
and specifiers, features
120 European architectural suppliers who
will be showing new
products and offering
innovations in surface
solutions, lighting technology and interior and
exterior fixtures and
fittings.
All the companies have
gone through a rigorous
selection process with an external judging panel overseeing the product selection.
The theme for ARCHITECT@