2005 - Building a world class company

As far as Chris was concerned, supplying high quality and professional services required truly professional staff and his ambition to build a world class company grew with a deep rooted conviction that specific ingredients would be needed for continued success:

1. An NVQ CITY & GUILDS accredited training academy (recognised by the industry)
2. To put something back into the community and the industry by teaching and helping other companies and individuals, even competitors, to gain qualifications through the NVQ Centre.
3. Develop new innovative courses for the roofing industry and share the benefits.
4. Always deliver quality and customer service.
5. Never give up.
6. Keep an eye on the future … particularly relating to energy.

In September 2005 following Chris's development of the roof training academy, it was awarded full accreditation by the awarding body City & Guilds, centre number 5166.

2006 - Investing in Solar Roofing Installations and a Professional Certificate

In a new initiative, Ploughcroft teamed up with the ‘NFRC’ and 'Construction Skills' to develop a unique training course to train roofers in the key competencies to install Solar PV and Thermal, working closely with several prestigious organisations:

1. Viridian Solar
2. Solarcentury
3. Worcester Bosch Group
4. Vaillant

This won Ploughcroft the National Home Improvement Council Award for Innovation in Training 2007. Chris then spent the next two years training other roofing competitors and making provision for 11 colleges around the UK with this new course, which has now been formally recognised by City & Guilds C.A.A. and is an NVQ qualification - (the unit credit is VR298)

2011 - Future developments already achieved

Chris's expansion and development of Ploughcroft has seen the company's offices move to St. Peg’s Mill in Brighouse. This allows the Ploughcroft Training School to house bigger and better training facilities and class rooms, together with the Eco Roof Visitor Centre which is now open for the public and industry to see the developments and benefits of solar energy firsthand.

Today Chris continues to build Ploughcroft on his founding principles of delivering excellent quality service by highly trained professionals. He remains extremely approachable and always welcomes a chat to give or receive friendly advice.