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Hydropath trains British Gas engineers on water conditioning
British Gas has a number of engineering academies across the country which train engineers in installing, diagnosing and repairing household appliances and central heating systems. An important part of this is educating customers on the importance of avoiding central heating breakdowns. Many parts of the U.K. experience hard water, which can result in scale build up in pipes, reducing the efficiency of the domestic heating system. Limescale co... [more]
New Post Office business insurance has been tailored for Plumbing companies
The Post Office has launched a specialist business insurance, which has been tailored for the 29,000 Plumbing companies which employ around 123,000 people in the UK. The policy, which can be accessed from any one of the 12,000 local Post Office branches, as well as by phone and online, provides Plumbers with access to the wide ranging covers required in the course of their business, including: • Legal liability cover for negligence in connec... [more]
Training budgets cuts could help the rogue training industry to thrive
The Government has recently announced that it is cutting training budgets for adult learners by 10 to 25 per cent, meaning that colleges may have to axe courses on subjects such as plumbing and building. The cuts are being made to plug a national £200 million funding hole, however, Richard Clarke, chairman of 1st Action plumbing believes these cuts will help the “rogue training” industry to thrive. Clarke comments, “The plumbing industry is on... [more]
Honeywell adds further heating control Installer Training Courses for the second half of 2010
Honeywell has added a further 30 one day Installer Training Courses during the second half of 2010, at venues throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. The Course was recently updated extensively to include all the latest aspects of heating controls, installations, energy conservation and updates to Building Regulations. It combines theory with practical wiring, such as on S and Y Plan installations, and fault finding exercises which installers... [more]
Wavin explores the benefits of Hep2O flexible push-fit plastic plumbing systems
An initiative from Wavin to provide support for trainee plumbers interested in using flexible push-fit plastic plumbing systems by Hep2O has culminated in a successful speaker slot at the recent 2010 HIP!-EX exhibition. As the climax to a sustained college workshop programme, which has already seen Wavin present to more than 600 students nationwide during the last six months, the exhibition gave Technical Support Engineer, Steve Harris, the pe... [more]
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