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The Next Step FORD PLANS TO GET MOTORING – BUT WHICH ROUTE WILL HE TAKE? At 26, Matthew Ford has won one of the industry’s top awards, the BMI Apprentice of the Year <strong>2019</strong> in pitched roofing. So what now for this young roofer? Afew months on from winning the pitched roofing title at the BMI Apprentice of the Year competition, Matthew Ford is still keeping his head down, weighing up his next move and doing his best with his job, while attending Leeds College of Building. He works for Incommunities, the Bradford-based social housing provider, as one of eight roofers working in teams of two. His main work is carrying out repairs and approving the work of roofing contractors, which he says can be quite challenging. “I can’t pass a roof that isn’t as good as I would put on,” he said, taking pains to point out that the roof on which he has been photographed is not Below: Matthew Ford works for Incommunities and won the pitched roofing award at this year’s BMI Apprentice of the Year competition. “I can’t pass a roof that isn’t as good as I would put on” his handiwork, but one that he has yet to inspect and approve. Standards mean a lot to Matthew and one thing that he knows for certain is that he wants to help improve the image of roofing as a trade and to raise professional standards. He is, for instance, taking part in a trial for RoofCERT, the accreditation scheme devised by the NFRC and CITB, as a result of his award and a conversation with Simon Dixon, Training Manager at the NFRC. “The idea is it’ll be like Gas Safe and let people know who they can trust, and it’ll eradicate the cowboys who just rock up and offer to do the roof,” he explained. “RoofCERT will shape the way that roofers extend their skills in a scheme that continuously checks that they’re still complying to the relevant standards and regulations.” Confidence boost Matthew recognises that he would never have thought of becoming involved with projects such as this before he took part in the competition. “It boosted my confidence no end. The competition went into areas that just aren’t covered in college and it was never just about simply putting on a roof. We learnt other skills about presentation, relating to the clients and looking at business plans. “These are things that I use every day. I have to meet eight to ten people every day, tell them what repairs are necessary and why and then, if further work is needed, produce a report for my manager to explain why,” he explained. ‘The Fossil’ plans for the future At 26, Matthew realised that he was quite a bit older than the other apprentices entering the Apprentice of the Year competition. In fact, the other students make sure he never forgets by nicknaming him ‘The Fossil’. But Chris “The competition went into areas that just aren’t covered in college and it was never just about simply putting on a roof” 28 TC SEPTEMBER <strong>2019</strong>
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