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LMS for Building Materials

Trusted LMS partner throughout the Building Materials sector. From compliance, onboarding, single site or multi-tenancy, we do it all.

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Our LMS solutions for Building Materials

For over two decades, Cortexa has been at the heart of digital learning for the UK building materials and merchanting sector. We don’t just provide learning management systems — we design learning ecosystems that reflect operational realities: multi-branch networks, inexperienced staff, critical compliance requirements, and the constant need to keep product knowledge current.

As a Totara Platinum Partner, Cortexa powers learning for some of the most recognised organisations in the sector, helping merchants and suppliers deliver consistent, engaging, and compliant training at scale.

An LMS built for the real challenges merchants face

Builders’ merchants and suppliers operate in a fast-moving, operationally complex environment. We help organisations overcome challenges such as:

  • Training large, distributed branch networks with consistent standards.
  • Managing recurring safety and compliance training across roles and locations.
  • Keeping product and technical knowledge up to date.
  • Engaging frontline teams who have limited time for training.
  • Providing auditable evidence for compliance and competence.
  • Onboarding new starters quickly and effectively. 

Proven results in your sector

Cortexa has delivered long-term LMS solutions for leading merchant with specific needs across the full spectrum of business types, including:

Edmundson Electrical is the UK’s largest Electrical Wholesaler, distributing an extensive range of top branded products from the world’s leading manufacturers.

Training via a Totara platform that supports 240 locations supplying over 800,000 line items. The site receives nearly 4,000 learners added annually along with thousands of course completions covering board range of topics and skills.

Bradfords proudly serving communities across the Southwest for 250 years. A family owned business with over 40 branches across the West Country and operated by a team of over 800 staff.

Cortex develop them their own branded Totara LMS along with e-learning content and a good chunk of their own learning material too, including existing video and pdf assets. 

BSW Group is the UK’s largest integrated forestry and timber business, encompassing every stage of the timber supply chain.

Cortex worked to ensure that their new LMS aligned with their current needs and provided the growth and flexibility to steadily integrate their growing portfolio of businesses. Creating a unified brand and consistent training experience.

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.

Building Supplier stories

GlenDimplex Totara Manufacturer LMS Case Study

BSW Group – Building a centralised learning academy

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GlenDimplex Totara Manufacturer LMS Case Study

Empowering Haldane Fisher’s team with fresh training content

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Plessey Totara Manufacturer LMS Case Study

Bradford’s grows employee engagement with new bespoke learning platform

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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.

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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
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Our dedicated Customer Success team ensures your system evolves with your needs, with regular upgrades, insights, and training.

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.”

Kelly Smyth

Senior Clinician Support, IESO

“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.”

Lynda Moore

Head of Talent & Development, The Bradfords Group

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