With over 45 years’ experience supplying superior product and service to the mechanical and electrical industry, it seemed a natural transition to set up our own unique MIDFIX Academy. The primary purpose of the academy is to upskill and support M&E contractors, installers, and supervisors.
The MIDFIX Academy is the only specialist training and technical resource to upskill and support contractors, installers and supervisors in the M&E sector. Currently, in its infancy, the Academy’s purpose is to ensure that installers and their supervisors can confidently learn and develop the skills required to install M&E fixings and anchors to the correct standard.
Here at the MIDFIX Academy, we are passionate about ensuring that your M&E anchor installations are compliant. With the construction industry becoming increasingly litigious, we are here to give you peace of mind when it comes to the installation of anchors. The MIDFIX Academy training courses are aimed at all levels, from the main contractor, through supervisors, to installers.
After completing the MIDFIX online assessments your installers will receive a personalised training card to prove that they have sat through and passed the training course. A MIDFIX Academy graduate will have the assurance that their anchor installations are to the highest standards. As an M & E contractor, you can be assured that all of your installers have the competency and proficiency to install anchors to the highest standards and best practices.
Anchors are a small component to which little consideration is frequently given but are absolutely vital to preventing the collapse of the structure or installation that depends on them.
The CPR requires that all anchors offered for use in safety-critical applications are suitably approved. These approvals are called European Technical Assessments and are awarded after the anchor has undergone rigorous testing.
Approved anchors will display the approval, carry the CE mark, and have the manufacturer’s ‘Declaration of performance’ which is a guarantee of the loads they will take.
The British Standard sets out the rules and responsibilities for all parties from specifier to installer involved in the use of anchors in safety-critical applications. The recommendation of this standard is that safety-critical fixings should have a European Technical Assessment (ETA) relevant to the application they are being used in.
If the failure of an anchor could lead to injuring or significant material or economic damage to the building then the situation is deemed safety-critical. With the majority of mechanical and electrical installations being suspended from the buildings, ceilings, these are clearly safety-critical and anchors should be suitably approved.
At MIDFIX we care about ensuring the courses we offer are as appealing and inclusive as possible.
Training courses overview:
All courses are carried out online and are currently available as guided (trainer-led) and self-directed (unguided) courses. For course content please register below. Each candidate will need to obtain a minimum pass mark via an interactive questionnaire.
For more information on course content please register your interest here.
Please register interest here to find out the costs of getting your installers compliant.
MIDFIX are experts in onsite and offsite supports for the mechanical and electrical industry, delivered through design, engineering, fabrication, and industry training. We also have over 100 years of combined experience of supporting the M&E industry through difficult and challenging projects with the best product and service. With this deep understanding and level of experience, we know we are well-positioned to help upskill and support installers and their supervisors.
We have recently launched a dedicated website for the MIDFIX Academy if you would like to find out more please visit: academy.midfix.co.uk alternatively call our experienced technical sales team: 0115 922 1585 or email: sales@midfix.co.uk.