Telford based Polymer Training Limited is celebrating after Hoover Candy chose the company to provide a range of training to its China based staff.

The course, which runs during the first week of July, will cover injection moulding, tool design & construction and mould trial procedures and came about as a result of a mailing from PTL in advance of the PDM 08 exhibition held in Telford recently.

Steve Harratt, Sales Manager for PTL, said:
“This is good news for the UK polymer industry. It shows that whilst much production has moved to other countries, the UK continues to lead the way in design expertise and training. We have a record in training to be proud of here at PTL which is recognised throughout the world and we are delighted to be working with Hoover Candy to further improve their skills base.”

Mr Scott Crichton, Director of Operations for Hoover Candy said:
“Hoover worked for many years with PTL in its former incarnation as the British Plastics Training Association and I am pleased that we are, once again, developing that relationship for the benefit of all.

“PTL trainers are widely recognised as some of the best trainers in the global polymer industry which is why we selected the company to provide training to staff at our China facility. Hoover Candy recognises the importance of a highly skilled workforce and we are pleased that it is a UK company which is able to provide the expertise necessary to help us achieve that.”

The training is intended to give delegates a better understanding of the process and to help them during new product introduction.

The course includes a two day “Introduction to Injection Moulding” aimed at a mixture of engineers responsible for product design, new product introduction, supplier quality and purchasing; a one day “Tool design & construction” module aimed at new product introduction teams and product design teams; and a one day “Mould trial procedures” module aiming to provide new product introduction teams and senior members of design teams who attend mould trials with the necessary skills and understanding of each other’s work to function effectively as a team.