Industry professionals who have taken a plumbing or gas training course might find that they are needed to help the government achieve its low carbon commitments. Communities and Local Government announced today (March 12th) that changes have been made to building regulations in the UK that will see properties become more energy efficient. As part […]
Workers who have gained their approved plumbing qualifications could find that their services are needed to help with a raft of new construction projects, following the announcement of new Kickstart funding. The Kickstart Housing Delivery scheme was included in the 2009 Budget and is a £400 million programme aimed at financing building developments that have […]
Tradespersons who have completed a plumber training course could increasingly find their services in demand from first-time buyers (FTBs), following comments from What Mortgage. According to data from Moneyfacts, the number of high loan-to-value mortgage deals – typically favoured by people getting onto the property ladder for the first time as they require a smaller […]
Tradespersons who have taken a plumber training course could find that their services are needed to retrofit homes as part of an effort to reduce Britain’s carbon emissions. It was recently revealed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change that its new Warm Homes, Greener Homes strategy will attempt to supply insulation to millions […]
Tradespersons who have taken a plumber training course could find that their services are needed to help implement a new Building Schools for the Future (BSF) development. Construction firm Morgan Ashurst – which currently employs more than 1,800 people throughout the UK – revealed this week that it has been named on a contract worth […]
Tradespersons who want to take a plumbing training course to increase their industry skills could benefit from the government’s Train to Gain programme. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the number of people who have earned a qualification through the scheme has passed the one million mark. Skills minister Kevin Brennan commented […]
Tradespersons who have gained their approved plumbing qualifications are extremely important and perform highly skilled work, a company boss has stated. Writing to the Financial Times, Charlie Mullins, managing director of Pimlico Plumbers, challenged recent comments made by BAE’s Dick Olver. Mr Olver suggested that university-educated engineers should not be described in the same way […]
Tradespersons who have taken plumbing training courses could find themselves in demand to install new environmentally-friendly boilers and heating in British homes, following new research. According to the Pilkington energiKare MOT Your Home study, people appear to be putting more of an emphasis on the green credentials of property. It found that 76 per cent […]
Young people who are hoping to gain their approved plumbing qualifications might find that they benefit from the government’s Backing Young Britain campaign. Private sector training business A4e recently revealed that they are supporting the state’s initiative, which aims to work with UK companies to provide jobs, work experience, training and apprenticeship schemes. There are […]
Workers who have taken a plumber training course could find that their services are currently increasingly in demand among British self-builders. According to Raymond Connor, chief executive of BuildStore – supplier to the self-build, conversion and renovation market – now is the perfect time for people to construct their home. This is because of "increased […]
Tradespersons who have taken plumbing training courses could find themselves increasingly in demand if ideas from the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) are taken on board. It was recently found by Communities and Local Government’s English Housing Survey that homes have become more energy efficient over the last few years, with 7.4 million properties having […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called for homeowners to make sure they always employ tradespersons who have taken plumber or gas training courses when problems with domestic appliances arise. According to inspector at the body Stephan Axt-Simmonds, it is extremely important that qualified gas fitters are called out to install devices such as […]
