Pferd opens Training Academy
Pferd Inc. announced the opening of its Pferd Training Academy at its manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, Wis.
Courses include comprehensive classroom sessions and practical laboratory applications covering Pferd's complete line of abrasives, TC burs, files, mounted points, specialty abrasive products, brushes and power tools. Training schedules are being planned for 2013 and consist of two-and-a-half-day sessions with meals, lodging and ground transportation to and from the airport provided for all attendees. All training manuals and materials are also provided and certificates of completion are awarded to those who complete the program successfully. Distributors are encouraged to contact their Pferd representative to learn more about how they can schedule their sales people for registration in upcoming training sessions.
National Training Manager, Sam Lombardo, directs all Pferd training efforts in the U.S. He has a broad background in the metalworking industry. Phil Benincaso, Pferd Training Manager, who has been with the company for more than 20 years, will also participate in the training program. Other staff members include trainers, Imre Karetka and Kevin Kolb, both Pferd veterans with advanced training completed at Pferd worldwide headquarters in Germany.
"We are encouraged by the enrollment activity we have already seen and believe distributors recognize that this program will go a long way in making their sales people more effective in demonstrating the advantages and innovations of Pferd products to their customers," said Lombardo.
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