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COURSE OVERVIEW
This 1 day course provides an introduction to Clipblox and the wider role of MMC in modern landscaping. You will explore why the landscape industry has been slow to adopt construction-led systems, how this has impacted productivity and career longevity, and how Clipblox offers a practical solution.
The course covers the fundamentals of the Clipblox system, including components, setting out, reinforcement and concrete placement, alongside hands-on practical sessions. By the end of the day, participants will understand how Clipblox can simplify complex builds, reduce reliance on highly skilled labour, and transform how landscape structures are delivered on site.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students will:
Understand the limitations of traditional construction methods within landscaping
Describe what MMC is and explain why the landscape industry has been slow to adopt it
Explain how Clipblox supports career longevity by reducing physical strain and repetitive heavy work
Identify how MMC systems can protect businesses from skills shortages
Understand how Clipblox empowers lower-skilled workers through a simple, repeatable system
Identify the components of the Clipblox system and explain how they function as permanent shuttering
Describe suitable applications for Clipblox including swimming pools, ponds and structural landscape walls
Understand basic setting-out and foundation principles for Clipblox construction
Identify reinforcement requirements and correct positioning within the system
Understand concrete specifications, pouring methods and curing considerations
Construct a section of Clipblox wall during the practical workshop
Recognise common mistakes and explain how they can be avoided
Leave with the confidence to specify, price and introduce Clipblox into live projects
LEARNING FORMAT
Classroom discussion focused on industry mindset and MMC principles, combined with practical hands-on workshop sessions using the Clipblox system.
TASK Academy Limited and Orbro Partner to Champion Proven MMC Systems in Landscaping
The landscape industry has long relied on labour-intensive construction methods that place heavy physical demands on workers and limit productivity. While other construction sectors have embraced Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), landscaping has seen relatively few systems designed to genuinely make site work easier, safer and more sustainable.
TASK Academy Limited, in partnership with Orbro, is addressing this gap with the launch of a new one-day training course introducing Clipblox — a permanent shuttering MMC system for building pool walls, ponds and structural landscape features.
Developed by SolidPOOL in France, Clipblox is a globally proven construction system. It has been in use for over 24 years across 33 countries, supporting a wide range of projects including swimming pools, retaining walls, tunnels, spas, ponds and natural swim ponds.
Orbro has used the Clipblox system daily for more than 17 years, primarily for swimming pool construction, while also delivering complex retaining walls and specialist landscape structures. This hands-on experience underpins the training, ensuring the course is rooted in real-world application rather than theory alone.
The one-day course focuses on more than installation technique. It addresses the mindset shift required within landscaping — moving away from physically demanding, time-consuming methods towards systems that protect long-term careers, speed up build times and reduce reliance on highly skilled labour.
Clipblox’s modular permanent shuttering design allows workers of all skill levels to construct accurate, repeatable structural walls. The system can be taught in a single day, empowering lower-skilled operatives while helping businesses respond to ongoing skills shortages.
“Landscapers are being asked to deliver increasingly complex structures using methods that haven’t fundamentally evolved,” says TASK Academy. “Proven MMC systems like Clipblox show how the industry can work smarter — extending careers, improving consistency and making structural landscaping more accessible.”
Delivered jointly by TASK Academy and Orbro, the course combines practical, hands-on learning with an introduction to MMC principles, giving attendees the confidence to specify and install Clipblox on live projects.
The course is open to all skill levels and is aimed at landscapers, designers and contractors ready to embrace a smarter, more sustainable approach to construction.
This is not a new idea — it’s a proven system, finally being adopted by the landscape sector.
GOOD TO KNOW
Free membership access (worth £50) to The Landscape Library for 6 months, for all course participants once they have attended a TASK Industry course (includes access to training resources, articles, features, templates, publications, advice notes, cross section drawings and mentorship) . Email alangsargent@gmail.com once you have attended the course to access your membership.
Lunch is not included, we recommend you bring your own packed lunch for each day
You will receive an automated email from our order system to confirm your booking.
One week before the date of the course, you will receive a course confirmation email with further information and course joining instructions which includes what to bring with you.
There is currently no accommodation available at Lower End Farm for TASK students. There are plenty of local accommodation possibilities, please contact us for a range of options.
Participants are required to have a minimum level 2 in English and Maths.
Min age: 16
LOCATION
Lower End Farm, Lower End, Birlingham, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3AD
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All bookings for a course or event at TASK are subject to our standard Terms and Conditions.
