DAVID GETS HIS GOLD CARD – NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Work Supervision Groundworker and supervisor David Anderson has been working in civil engineering for 35 years – and when he decided to transition into an office role, he came to DMR. We recently helped groundworker and construction supervisor, David Anderson, achieve his NVQ Level […]
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Harrison Affords Bright Future in Bricklaying With NVQ The lack of a qualification may have spelt clear and present danger for Hampshire-based Harrison Howe until he embarked on a crusade to achieve his NVQ Level 2 in Bricklaying. We asked the mixed martial arts fan to tell us in his own words why the assessment
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Employer Spotlight: The Insulation Team Sam Hill and Elliot Baxter are the co-founders of The Insulation Team Ltd, a West Midlands-based firm specialising in loft and internal wall insulation. Both Sam and Elliot, along with several of their self-employed installers, have completed Cold Roof Insulation and Internal Wall Insulation NVQs with us. We spoke to
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Einars’ Story – NVQ Level 2 in Saving Lives AKA Passive Fire Protection When youâve got a bad back and itâs up against the wall, change careers! Thatâs exactly what Einars Bortkevics did. The 34-year old Latvian swapped the back-breaking toil of dry lining for a less taxing career in passive fire protection. Through Greater
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Employer Spotlight: NVQ Funding Boost For Energy Efficiency Group Energy Efficiency Group is a gas and insulation firm carrying out retrofit and installation work in the North of England and the Midlands. Weâve been working with them since 2022, helping them gain insulation NVQs for their team. The Group focuses on domestic insulation and retrofit
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Valentine VS Paperwork – Valentine’s Story âI’m just old school, stuck in an old way and paperwork has never agreed with me,â said painter and decorator, Valentine Coleman. We replied to that using an âold schoolâ rebuke: Cobblers! Fifty-six year old Valentine from Ely in East Cambridgeshire is about as skilled as itâs possible to
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Employer Spotlight: Easy Green Homes One of the many insulation retrofit firms we work with is Bolton-based sustainable living specialist, Easy Green Homes. Easy Green covers a wide range of energy-savings measures including gas fired condensing boilers, advanced heating controls, and home insulation improvements. Easy Green is one of hundreds of firms in the UK
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“THIS NVQ HAS GIVEN ME MORE OPTIONS!” – SCOTT’S STORY Weâd like you to meet Scott Brunning â a 51-year-old self-employed bricklayer from Bury who recently achieved his NVQ Level 3 in Bricklaying with us. The NVQ was Scottâs second bricklaying qualification (when he did his first one Down Under, Mrs Mangle was still in
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Employer Spotlight: MAC Roofing & Contracting Ltd MAC Roofing & Contracting Ltd is one of the largest roofing and cladding firms in the UK. Formed in 1975, theyâve been waterproofing British buildings for nearly half a century (as a rule of thumb, if youâre under a MAC roof then you wonât need a Mac raincoat).
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Employer Spotlight: GB Builders Despite forming during the height of the pandemic, Wigan construction firm, GB Builders, has gone from strength to strength. We met up with co-founder, John Gaskell, a former DMR graduate in NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Work Supervision, to find out how theyâre getting on. Hi John, can you start by
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