Birmingham-based System 10 fabricator Shelforce has launched a training programme designed to encourage local disadvantaged residents to work in the PVC-U windows and doors industry.

The DALE Project is providing up to 70 residents from the City's SRB6 Regeneration Corridor with the opportunity to access tailored training in the surveying and installation of PVC-U-U windows and doors, delivered on-site at Shelforce's fabrication facility by industry-approved instructors.

Designed to tackle the skills shortages facing the industry and to improve the employment prospects of local people, the project forms part of an ongoing partnership between Shelforce and WHS Halo System 10 that has seen the fabricator secure significant window replacement contracts with public sector clients and private contractors.

Managed by Birmingham City Council, the Shelforce factory is dedicated to providing supported employment opportunities and is one of two System 10 training Centres of Excellence, with several others planned.

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Glass Age