Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 44 THE door industry journal spring 2022 Industry News Aluroll’s Matt Gets into Character, Ready to Climb Snowdon for Charity Aluroll’s Technical Manager Matt Ramsay is in training to climb Snowdon for charity, and he plans to do it with a twist. The Snowdon challenge will see Matt and four of his family and friends scale Wales’ highest mountain dressed as cartoon mascots to increase awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, raising money in the process. The team were inspired following a family friend’s child being diagnosed with the terminal disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne UK is a charity dedicated to research and development towards a cure by connecting drug researchers, the NHS and families together. Matt is co-owner of Mad4Mascots, a local mascot company that offers favourite childrens’ characters out to hire for special occasions. They decided to don their costumes to help make a difference for this worthwhile cause. The Snowdon climb is planned for a Saturday in May, with the exact date dependent on the safest weather conditions. Fundraising is already well underway, with plenty more visits to take place beforehand, including an in-character visit to Oswestry’s Good Friday celebrations. The team has been training in the gym and on local hill walks. A recent walk up Rodney’s Pillar has given a hint as to how challenging Snowdon will be while wearing the costumes, which heavily restrict vision and movement. Matt said: “Rodney’s Pillar was a reality check in terms of how difficult it will be to walk a distance while fully suited up! But we are doing this to support a cause which is very close to our hearts so we’re all determined to reach the top of Snowdon”. Visit the Mad4Mascots Facebook page to follow the group’s training progress or www.justgiving.com/fundraising/shelley-ramsay to sponsor the challenge. You can find out more about Duchenne muscular dystrophy at www.duchenneuk.org . Hörmann Training Academy – Back in Person Hörmann UK has announced the re-opening of their Coalville based Training Academy, back offering face to face training for the first time since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. A comprehensive programme of one and two-day training sessions, which will run throughout the year, are now available to book. Covering both the domestic and industrial markets, all courses are provided free of charge. Over thirty sessions aimed at domestic fitters are available, with training on how to correctly install the complete range of Hörmann garage and entrance doors available to book. Sales and product training for the domestic installer are also featured. The industrial market training sessions will cover the installation of all of the industrial doors supplied by the company plus their extensive range of dock levellers. To make life easy an online booking site has been created which provides information on each course and available dates. With the success of the online Academy launched in the summer of 2021, developed to provide continued access to expert advice and guidance during the pandemic, plans are also in-hand to add to what is already a comprehensive library of training videos. Freely available through Hörmann UK’s YouTube channel the company sees the value of continuing to provide and add to their online offering alongside their live Academy programme. A key benefit of the online Academy is the provision of immediate information and guidance for installers whilst working on-site. Phil Clark, Service Manager at Hörmann UK comments: “It’s great to be able to get back to in-person training once again. Since its’ launch in 2019, the Hörmann Academy has proved to be an invaluable resource, not only for our customers and partners for the excellent training it offers, but also in-house for training the next generation of service engineers and colleagues. The online booking system makes life easy by providing access to a list of the courses on offer and direct booking is possible with just a few clicks. With the pandemic making us all re-assess how we provide service and support to our customers, the online Academy proved to be a great success. With immediate access to a whole range of training videos available through our YouTube channel, the most common setup and faultfinding issues can be addressed immediately. Several additional training videos on key topics will be filmed and rolled out during 2022, so watch this space.” To view the courses on offer and to book please visit Hörmann all events .
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