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In the early years, management realised that end-user
training must be part of the offering if Hydraform was
to protect itself from the adverse effects of casual or
sloppy processing by users on site. To this end, the
company developed training programmes that are
inextricably part of the deal when selling Hydraform
machines.
As the company’s range of machines grew, it
became apparent that something more was needed –
something with a more rigorous structure and
certification process. This was the genesis of the the
state-of-the-art Hydraform Training Academy in Boksburg,
South Africa.
It is here at the Academy that customers and nominated
individuals can take full advantage of the wealth of
knowledge Hydraform has built up over the years.
At a basic level, the facility trains people in the best ways
to make soil cement blocks and how best to construct
buildings with dry-stacked masonry.
As well as being a state-of-the-art training facility, the
Hydraform Training Academy is home to a materials testing
laboratory equipped to further the company’s knowledge
and better aid clients in producing the best quality and
most economical products possible. All of this is backed
by a technical department that ensures clients get the right
assistance wherever and whenever they need it.
Courses at the Academy take users through the
blockmaking process from start to finish, beginning with
the mixing and production of trial batches using the
materials at hand. The instruction covers blockmaking,
curing, and of course building with the Hydraform building
system.
Doing it
right
Perhaps the biggest benefit of Hydraform blockmaking
machines is the opportunity they provide for skills transfer
and sustainable job creation.
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