Shelforce to increase full-time staff on back of success
Posted on 23/01/2023
Continued success for Shelforce has opened the door for the leading Birmingham window and door manufacturer to increase its number of full-time staff to cope with demand.
The Erdington-based company currently has 29 staff, with 21 full time, but this year it will increase its permanent staff to 33 – with the extra 12 including three new team leader positions.
They will include a fire door manufacturer team leader, a window manufacturing team leader and a storage and dispatch team leader, while Shelforce will also be bringing in two new staff into the office to help improve customer service.
Since launching its fully compliant Fireshel 30-minure fire, smoke and security resistant door in 2020, Shelforce has had to increase its manufacturing capacity each year and is currently producing 200 doors a week.
With demand continuing to rise, and the success helping Shelforce see huge growth in the last two years, strengthening the team is crucial to continue its rapid rise.
Shelforce’s Business manager Howard Trotter said: “Demand for our fire door has gone through the roof and it’s hugely positive that we will be increasing our team by 12 off the back of it. It’s a big jump but it’s one we now need to make.
“It’s part of a three-year plan in terms of strengthening the team and we are hoping to follow the three new team leader roles for this year with a new production supervisor role and new operations manager role in 2024.
“I’m also looking forward to welcoming two new people into the office to improve our processing power as the busier we’ve got the more orders we need to process.”
With Shelforce leading the way in inclusivity when it comes to training and employment opportunities in the glazing industry, with 75% of its workforce disabled, promoting from within for the three new team leader roles will continue its drive to train and develop staff to move through the company.
“At Shelforce, investing in staff is huge and we want to promote internally, and it is enormously encouraging that some of the team from the shop floor have applied for the roles,” added Howard. “Ultimately, success breeds success and the team are vital to that.”
Shelforce specialises in providing high-quality PVCu and aluminium products to local authority building projects. To find out more, call Shelforce on 0121 603 5262 or visit www.shelforce.com.