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20.03.2012 General News

PUM to assist Sokoban woodworkers to adopt best practices

By GNA
PUM to assist Sokoban woodworkers to adopt best practices
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Kumasi, March 19, GNA –, “PUM”, a Holland-based Consultancy Organization has entered into partnership with the Management of the Sokoban Wood Village to help expose wood workers at the enclave to modern technologies and skills.

The goal is to assist them to become more competitive and to keep them in business.

Mr Sikpe De Vries, a Senior Expert of PUM, told the GNA that they would provide the workers with periodic training in wood technology, focusing on safety and environmental issues, as well as business development.

He said they would be taken them through challenges in the wood industry and how to sustain their trade in the face of climatic changes and the availability of raw materials.

Mr De Vries said his organization would work closely with their counterparts in designing the training modules.

The Wood Village, he noted, has a lot of potentials, which could be tapped for the benefit of the economy.

He said PUM would also bring together experts to explore the possibility of recycling sawdust and other waste materials into profitable products adding that he was completely shocked by the way the wood workers went about their business, showing little or no regard for industrial safety measures.

GNA

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