Investing in training

Not only is Spaciotempo one of only a few names in the industry to design and manufacture its own range of temporary buildings and canopies, it is one of only a small number of companies to use its own in-house, qualified staff rather than subcontractors to erect its temporary buildings to ensure a high standard of service and a quality finished product. 

To achieve this, the company puts each staff member through an extensive period of training to ensure that they can operate equipment such as cherry-pickers and fork lifts effectively, as well as qualify for CSCS cards to enable them to work safely on construction sites.

This year, all operations staff are studying for NVQ qualifications, while the company has increased the amount of health and safety training and given its commercial staff additional sales training too.

Scott Jameson, director of sales said: "We are currently experiencing a rise in orders and noticing that, as customers become more experienced in specifying temporary buildings, they are requesting more information when we speak to them. 

"This is partly because, increasingly, our customers are big-name companies whose facilities and operations staff are experienced enough to know about health and safety and building regulations and need to know that their suppliers are aware of their responsibilities too.”