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From July 2011, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is due to begin with support for UK householders by a Premium Payment scheme to help cover the purchase price of renewable heat systems for up to 25,000 residential installations. Although the first phase is a temporary measure until the RHI scheme is fully rolled out in […]
Graduates of plumbing courses may get plenty of work in the coming weeks, with a significant number of people planning to renovate their properties. According to research by HSBC, 40 per cent of householders intend to take advantage of the upcoming bank holiday weekends to carry out some home improvement work. The installation of new […]
Graduates of renewable energy courses and other professional installers of green technology need to be protected from bad press caused by "unscrupulous" bandwagon-jumpers, it has been suggested. Kevin Wellman, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering's operations director, said it is a chief concern at the moment that undesirable people are prevented from getting […]
Those attending renewable energy courses could find themselves being employed to future-proof people's homes when they are qualified. Editor of Build It magazine Anna-Marie DeSouza suggested that a growing number of people are beginning to think about how they are going to afford retirement and are taking measures now to make matters easier. This includes […]
Plumbing courses could soon be in demand across the country after a scheme was introduced in Wales that could have implications for the rest of the UK. Newly-built properties including houses, flats and care homes in Wales will now be required to have sprinkler systems fitted in case of fire, Plumbing Park reports. If the […]
The skills gleaned by those on renewable energy courses are not being fully utilised by the power sector, according to one organisation. Leonie Greene, head of external affairs at the Renewable Energy Association (REA), told the Ecologist she is frustrated that solar photovoltaic technology is being misrepresented. "There is a perception that it is a […]
Plumbing course trainees may find themselves putting in plenty of specialist baths over the coming months, according to one expert. Grahame Morrison of KBB News said lots of British homeowners are taking inspiration from continental European bathrooms when designing their own and adding extra features for luxury. As bathrooms abroad tend to be larger, Mr […]
Tradesmen who have completed electrical courses may be needed more frequently in the Home Counties unless measures are taken to halt the damage caused by a species of bird. Around 150 monk parakeets are now living wild in locations such as Hertfordshire after some were released in the mid-1990s and started to breed. However, not […]
People who have completed renewable energy courses could find their services more in demand if the government heeds a warning from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The organisation has published a report which claims that while businesses are ready to build a low-carbon economy with sustainable energy features, they are being held back by […]
