Industry Leadership

As an employer-led organisation, Proskills works very closely with the Building Products Industry. This is achieved via a number of routes including the Building Products Industry Board and the Qualifications Reform Group for the industry.

The Building Products Industry Board helps set the strategic direction for Proskills. Made up of employers in the main and supported by representatives from employer bodies, trade unions as well as training providers, universities and technical institutions, it is their task is to ensure that the objectives and solutions developed by Proskills the Sector Skills Council and the National Skills Academy for Materials, Production & Supply, the new directional delivery arm of Proskills, remain aligned to the needs of this industry.

The Qualifications Reform Group is tasked with the development and review of new and existing standards and qualifications to meet the increasing demands of the industry.

Both groups play a key role in ensuring the right provision is in place to support investment in skills.

Without the support of employers and other stakeholders these groups cannot fulfil their remit. It is therefore critical to their success that more people from this industry get involved. To date we have a membership of over 46 employers on the Board that come from a range of different sized businesses. In real terms, they only represent a small fraction of the industry that comprises around 3,000 businesses employing around 50,000 individuals. To ensure a more complete coverage and ever more influential input, we need more employers to come forward and work with us.

Proskills Industry Lead:

To coordinate employer involvement and strategic engagement, each Industry has its own Industry Lead within Proskills. For the Building Products industry this is Andy Rotherham. If you would like to get involved in shaping the future of your industry, contact Andy Rotherham on 07773 386267 or andy.rotherham@proskills.co.uk

Current Board Membership includes:

Names Organisations
Aspley, Ian National Industiral Symbiosis programme
Barnett, Tim Hanson Red Bank
Blair-Park, Julie Marley Eternit Ltd
Blurton, Nick Aggregate Industries UK Ltd
Bowtell, Tom Proskills UK
Butterfield, Jackie Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining
Chapman, Mike Ibstock Brick Ltd
Clark, Nick Hanson Building Products Ltd
Clarke, Martin British Precast Concrete Federation Limited
Driver, Michael Brick Development Association Ltd
Edge, John Stoke-on-Trent College
Garner, Keith T & G
Godfrey, Steve Hanson Building Products Ltd
Greenfield, Louise Tarmac Precast Concrete Ltd
Greenhough, Andy Stoke-on-Trent College
Grice, Peter Central Advisory & Training Services Ltd
Gynane, Jeff Monier Ltd
Hall, Robert Trent Concrete Ltd
Hallas, Chris Shire Minerals
Hardy, Gordon University of Nottingham
Hargrove, Chris Monier Ltd
Hewitt, Steven Naylor Industries Plc
Knowles, Martin W T Knowles & Sons Ltd
Morrall, Francis British Ceramic Confederation
Motlib, Simon Tarmac Topfloor Ltd
Rotherham, Andy Proskills UK
Round, Robert Staffordshire University
Shankland, Keith KS Associates
Smith, Stan Institute of Refractories
Thurman, Mick Coltman Precast Concrete Ltd
Wardle, Paula Ceramic Industry Forum
Watts, Terry Proskills UK
White, Andrew Wienerberger Ltd
White, Bob Ibstock Brick Ltd
Wilkinson, Paul University of Derby

Current focus on the Board :

  • Establish strategic issues facing the industry relating to productivity, skills, qualifications and training provision
  • Identify priority delivery areas and make recommendations to the Proskills Main Board and the Academy Board
  • Review and monitor current strategy and activity taking place within the industry and provide input to both the Sector Skills Council and the Academy to inform future activity and developments
  • Establish programs to promote careers in the industry and foster links between schools, employers and FE establishments
  • Act as Proskills ambassadors for your industry to encourage more employers to commit to training