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Why MLA Training ?
Why choose MLA training ? Which courses do the MLA offer ?
There are many reasons the MLA is the place to get quality training right now on the many different modules they offer ; state of the art facilities , well respected tutors with significant expertise in the fields they teach in , a structured curriculum . And these are only small fractions of why the MLA should be your number one choice .
Let ’ s do a case study on a new course we offer : van lock installation .
Van lock installation is becoming more and more popular , why ? Because van crime is on the increase , every single day a huge number of vans are being attacked . In fact , because of tool theft , two thirds ( 66 %) of tradespeople have lost at least one working day according to a Screwfix survey , in addition to the loss of the value of the tools , which for three quarters ( 75 %) was more than £ 500 . One fifth of trade tool theft victims had more than £ 5000 worth of tools stolen . So there ’ s a big market for van lock fitting services .
It goes without saying that adding extra security to your van is a must . I bet most of the people reading this already have extra security on their vans . Why ? Because we should be practising what we preach .
One big advantage is that the supply of business is never going away either , everyday hundreds of new vans are sold , which means a good number of them will require additional security of some kind .
With the way that some social media outlets allow exploits to be freely shown , no matter what the manufacturers change or sure up , it ’ s soon out in the
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open , so I do not see the growth of van lock installation slowing soon .
At the MLA we have three van lock manufacturers as affiliates , I ’ ve dealt with them myself a lot over recent years . With newer products becoming Sold Secure accredited , now is a time you can give your customers the assurance the products you are fitting as the best they can be .
After a number of conversations with a couple of these manufactures , I was approached by Locks 4 Vans to build a course for the MLA to offer training on the installation of their products . As I ’ ve already created a few other courses , so I was more than happy to .
Myself and Terry Watts got a plan together and had several meetings with
Locks 4 Vans to build a class worthy of the products we needed to show .
After several months , rigs being set up and tools and equipment invested in , we finally had a completed course ready for people to attend .
‘ It goes without saying that adding extra security to your van is a must ’
Now the aim of this created course was not to give people false hope that they could leave the course and start fitting van locks to large fleets , this
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