MBA Polymers UK’s approach to workforce development provides a return on investment.

From their humble beginnings in a Californian garage to world leading plastic recycling specialists MBA Polymers has led the drive for innovative solutions to the world’s net zero ambitions.

The UK based operation in Worksop, Nottinghamshire is the company’s largest production facility and has recently invested in their workforce to drive up the skill base of their engineering team.

Working in collaboration with Humberside Engineering Training Association MBA Polymers UK has trained several of their engineering team in fabrication and welding techniques in a drive to minimise lost production time through the need for minor repairs to plant and equipment. Previously any repair of plant and equipment required an external supplier resulting in lost production time and incurred costs for service.

Mark Perry, Engineering Manager at the facility in Worksop identified an innovative solution to the challenge and embarked on the development of his team to provide an inhouse solution to the challenge which has resulted in a reduction of lost production time and a significant cost saving estimated to be in the region of £1000 per repair required.

Commenting on the approach to the challenge Mark said “I have worked with HETA in the past and they have always delivered top quality training so, to reach out to David again was a no brainer for me. David and the team are always willing to listen to customer requirements and can make the training more specific so it suits the site”.

‘Mark’s approach to the development of his existing engineering team is the perfect example of thinking outside of the box to provide his organisation with an internal resource that directly impacts on the bottom line.

We were delighted at HETA to work with Mark in developing his team and our Introduction to Fabrication and Welding course with BS 4872 was the perfect fit for Mark’s requirements. Each of the delegates successfully competed the course and achieved their British Standard coding giving MBA Polymers the confidence that their own team have the expertise to undertake basic repairs and reducing the need to use external contractors saving time and money’ commented David Morgan, Head of Sales and Marketing at HETA.