Training 2000 boosts apprentice training facilities with 600 UK technology

Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire-based 600 UK supplied five Colchester Student manual centre lathes together with five Europa manual turret mills to enhance Training 2000's engineering apprentice training scheme. Training 2000 is a charitable trust, set up by a consortium of Lancashire businesses, and is now one of the largest Group of Training Associations in England, with over 40 years' experience of delivering work-based learning and training programmes to industry and individuals on a national scale, from small engineering toolrooms to large 'blue chip' manufacturers. Michael Hunt, operations director at Training 2000, said: "We have used the Colchester Student lathes for many years and they have proven to be a reliable and effective tool for training our learners. This additional resource has been integral to us meeting the increasing apprentice numbers along with the time they spend on the machines." Howard Bamforth, 600 UK's sales director, said: "600 UK has a well-established, respected reputation for supplying highly affordable teaching technology to engineering colleges and other training providers and we are delighted that Training 2000 identified the Colchester Student lathe as the best in the market for training the engineers of tomorrow."