Two
members of staff at Everris, the leading manufacturer of turf and
amenity fertilizers, have completed Fertiliser Advisers Certification
and Training Scheme (FACTS)
training and examination, meaning they are all now FQAs – FACTS
Qualified Advisers.
Colman
Warde, Everris’ Country Manager for Ireland and Simon Hardcastle,
Technical Area Sales Manager for northern England, undertook four
intensive training days in November delivered by Dr David Lawson from
STRI.
Lewis
Blois, Technical Area Sales Manager for the Eastern counties and
parts of the East Midlands, also successfully passed his BASIS
Certificate in Crop Protection (Amenity Horticulture), the recognised
statutory qualification for pesticide sellers, suppliers and
advisers.
BASIS
is an independent standards-setting and auditing organisation for the
pesticide, fertilizer and allied industries. It offers a range of
recognised qualifications for people working in those sectors,
including the BASIS and FACTS schemes, and manages the Professional
Register for qualified advisers.
Richard
Walton, Business Manager for Everris in the UK and Ireland, said: “We
strive to provide the best quality products backed up by first-class
technical advice. In order to achieve this, we are committed to the
ongoing education of our staff and distributors and we congratulate
Colman, Simon and Lewis on their achievement. By becoming BASIS and
FACTS qualified and by joining the Professional Register, they commit
to a Code of Professional Ethics and a programme of Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) which requires them to continue their
training to keep up-to-date with the latest developments and to
enhance and broaden their knowledge and skills. This ensures that
turf managers receive the very best advice from our dedicated turf
and amenity team.”