CBS PROstore goes hands-on with fall workshop – EyeWitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS CBS Bahamas will host the second edition of its workshop series at the new CBS PROstore on Robinson Road. The Fall workshop, which a press release from the home improvement retailer said is in partnership with MGM Construction, will run bi-weekly from 15 October until 26 November.

A press release from CBS stated that the PROstore established the workshop to provide do-it-yourselfers (DIYers) and budding industry professionals with hands-on lessons in construction safety, best practices, and proper techniques.

The four sessions for the Fall Series will reportedly focus on intermediate carpentry, painting for beginners, plumbing basics and insulation installation. The workshop, which is free to attend, was announced via CBS PROstores social media pages.

According to CBS Bahamas marketing director Shawn Gabrielle Gomez, the series received an overwhelming response resulting in all four sessions reaching maximum capacity within 48 hours.

Gomez said, We wanted to keep the maximum number of attendees small as we perfect the series. The Fall Series has a maximum of 25 persons per session, so we expect to work with 100 individuals during this edition of the series.

However, once we hit the maximum number for all four sessions, we realized that well over 100 persons were still trying to register. The response to the event has pushed us to upgrade the next edition of the series to handle the demand and increase our offerings.

She continued, The entire event will double in size to include more attendees and instructors, expand focus areas, and allow for more private sector partnerships. We believe this workshop series will become a staple event reaching and benefitting everyone from DIYers to professionals with years of experience.

Brent Burrows Sr, vice president of Commonwealth Building Supplies Ltd.the parent company of CBS Bahamas, Aluminium Fabricators and the new CBS PROstoredescribed the workshops as a vital element of the company.

The workshop series is a pivotal part of our company because it is where we can nurture a persons passion for this work, said Burrows.

Bahamians are naturally gifted people in many areas, construction included. To be able to sharpen skills and provide them with information that will improve their work and keep them safe is what we want to continue to do.

He noted that the Robinson Road community has been a part of CBS Bahamas story from its inception in 1973.

One of the main goals with this stores location is to involve community members and have them benefit from what we are doing at the CBS PROstore. We want to see more industry professionals developed within the communities surrounding Robinson Road. The workshop series is a good start towards that vision being our reality.

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