Case Study: Etex Building Performance UK achieves ISO OHSAS 18001 compliance and a unified LMS with Totara

Etex Building Performance Built a Brand New LMS From Scratch

Etex Building Performance UK, a 500‑employee subsidiary of the Etex Group that manufactures and sells plasterboard across five UK sites, needed to build a Learning Management System from scratch. The organisation relied on scattered spreadsheets with no central training record, required ISO OHSAS 18001 compliance, had to link to global platforms and a document control system, and faced low IT literacy among manufacturing and remote staff — all while only one full‑time employee could manage the rollout.

The company chose Totara Learn with implementation support from Chambury Learning Solutions to migrate data, integrate Office 365 SSO, and set up audiences, auto‑enrolment, certifications and RAG reporting. Local SMEs were enabled to create blended, web‑style courses and managers received tailored dashboards to track team compliance. Within two years the LMS moved from zero to active use — users logging in and completing courses, managers empowered to manage compliance, ISO reporting in place, and interest from other countries to replicate the approach.

Etex Building Performance UK

Genevieve Tofield

Talent and Development Manager