Mr. Tony Binns

TONY BINNS, a director of Teaching and Learning Enterprises Limited, is also Principal of Concrete Workshops International, a consultancy that has, since 1990, provided training and technical support to the users and producers of concrete.

His interest in concrete started in the 1960s with the first steps of developing uses for pulverized-fuel ash, followed by a technical role in the ready-mixed concrete and aggregate business. This led to 13 years as Lecturer in the Training Directorate of the Cement and Concrete Association at Fulmer Grange, Slough, where he was responsible for designing, developing and presenting training courses on concrete technology to a wide range of personnel in the construction industry.

He successfully attended the Advanced Concrete Technology course in 1982-3 and has often served as course tutor during the residential years of the ACT course.

His ACT Individual Project was on high density magnetite concrete and this interest caused him to work on the offshore oil platform site at Loch Kishorn, Scotland.

Many years of experience have since been gained from work on construction sites and in concrete factories including many overseas assignments.

He has been an examiner for the City & Guilds of London Institute qualification Concrete Technology and Construction, possesses the Diploma in Training Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Institute of Concrete Technology and the Concrete Society.