Specialist suppliers of Learning Management Systems tailored to the building materials and merchanting sector. From compliance and onboarding to customer and product training.
Our LMS solutions Building Materials Suppliers
Manufacturers and suppliers in the building materials sector face the same training challenges as other manufacturing businesses, with added complexity from wide dealer networks, merchant branches, installers, contractors and trade customers who all need access to product, safety and compliance training. Cortexa builds Totara-based learning platforms that solve these challenges for timber merchants, builders’ merchants and suppliers across the UK by centralising compliance, improving onboarding and making product training available to everyone who needs it.
Why building materials businesses choose a dedicated LMS
- Centralised compliance and H&S – one place to deliver, track and report on mandatory safety and compliance training across depots, sawmills and on-site teams.
- Extend learning beyond employees – give dealers, installers and trade customers easy access to product training and certifications so knowledge is consistent at the point of sale and installation.
- Fast, consistent induction – replace ad-hoc starter inductions with a repeatable on-demand programme so new starters are productive sooner.
- Multi-brand and multi-site support – one platform can host distinct branded journeys and separate course availability for different business units or merchant brands.
Proven results in your sector
We have delivered Totara LMS solutions for timber and builders’ merchants that demonstrate the outcomes most building materials organisations care about:
Built a centralised learning academy for a large timber group that simplified reporting and improved manager oversight across multiple businesses.
Developed a video-led, interactive induction for a major construction supplier to ensure new starters receive a consistent, trackable welcome programme.
Building Supplier stories
BSW Group – Building a centralised learning academy
Empowering Haldane Fisher’s team with fresh training content
Bradford’s grows employee engagement with new bespoke learning platform
What we deliver for building materials clients
- Totara LMS configuration designed for extended enterprise including dealer portals, partner logins and customer training access.
- Branded academies for multi-site businesses with structured navigation and role-based content delivery.
- Onboarding and induction design with filmed modules, micro-learning and assessments to prove understanding.
- Compliance tracking, automated reporting and manager dashboards for instant oversight.
- Integrations with HR systems and streamlined workflows for enrolment, certification renewals and external partner access.
Launch faster with ready-made merchant training
Cortexa’s BMF Building Blocks library provides ready-to-use courses developed in partnership with the Builders Merchants Federation. Covering essential merchanting skills, product knowledge, customer service, sales, and health and safety, these modules give your teams an immediate foundation for learning.
Whether you are launching a new academy or upgrading your LMS, these courses can be embedded directly into your Totara platform so you can go live faster, engage your learners immediately and build upon a proven training structure trusted across the merchanting sector.
Ready to make training work for your whole supply chain?
If you are a timber merchant, builders’ merchant or building materials supplier looking for consistent product knowledge, stronger compliance and reduced administration, let’s talk.
Arrange a demo or request a sector-specific scoping call and we will show you examples from our merchant and timber clients. Whether you are an existing BMF member, independent Merchanting organisation or linked to the same industry sector, we will tailor you an LMS solution.
Your LMS.
Your way.
Cortexa is an award-winning Totara Platinum Partner with over 20 years’ experience delivering online learning solutions. We help organisations achieve real impact, from empowering internal teams to engaging extended learner networks.
We listen to you and translate your objectives, building lasting Totara platforms that deliver:
- Freedom to customise without compromise
- Real capability through competence
- Personalised and adaptive learning journeys
- Better value from your L&D budget
- Learner collaboration and shared learning
- Support to your organisation long after implementation
- Integrated AI tools that empower your L&D teams
What our Customers Say
“Cortexa have been incredible over the last year. We have never received such high quality service and support. I’m so thankful we switched our services to
them.”
“We’ve been a Cortexa customer for over 10 years but when in 2020 they helped us to upgrade our LMS to Totara we’ve been able to take our online training experience to a whole new level.”
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