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The founders of the company quickly realised that the growth of the company would be based on key personnel. Skilled craftsmen where head hunted from a variety of areas to take on key management positions. As a result of this approach, we now have a considerable number of years experience in the handling of GRP and thermoplastic materials.
In addition, the company also wanted to formalise its training for new employees. Silotank teamed up with the Engineering Council of Great Britain to develop an NVQ scheme based on apprentices working alongside skilled craftsmen. We are the only GRP tank manufacturer in the UK or Ireland to offer an NVQ up to level 3 in GRP lamination to its employees. The scheme covers general fabrication, manual lifting, COSH regulations, Housekeeping etc. Since the introduction of the course 3 years ago, we have seen a considerable increase in productivity and in the quality of the goods that we are manufacturing.
We employ two full time mechanical engineers and a full time chemical engineer. Our engineering team allows us to provide turnkey odour and chemical scrubbing packages as well as front-end design studies and consultancy.