An industry source has suggested that fixing dripping taps could save up to 5,000 litres of water each year, which may encourage consumers to enrol on plumbing courses to learn how to fix such problems. Michael Holmes, a spokesperson for the National Home Improvement Show, said it is important for people to consider their water […]
Workers who had completed electrician training courses were just some of the employees on set in Devon for the making of a new movie starring Bond girl Gemma Arterton. Tamara Drewe stars Roger Allam and Dominic Cooper alongside the young actress and offers an updated take on Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd novel. […]
Not a week passes now when we don’t hear great news about another Solar PV project adding to the rapid rise of the ‘must- have’ green energy technology around the UK. Recent studies show that the UK is now the world’s fastest growing market for Solar PV with over 40,000 panels now adorning residential and […]
There may soon be more young people signing up for vocational qualifications such as electrician training courses, according to one business source. LV= spokesperson Emma Banks suggested that the significant cost of going to university is putting many people off and leading individuals to choose training that may advance their career, while still enabling them […]
The likelihood of seeing some real effects of post election cutbacks across the public sector impacting on the private sector, means many men and women will be looking to their future prospects and perhaps thinking of career switching to a more promising and stable path.There is a big revolution occurring in the construction trades industry. […]
There could be more workers signing up for electrician courses after it was announced that a multi-million pound development scheme will be carried out in the north-west of England. This initiative will see mental health facilities built at Walton Hospital, Mossley Hill Hospital and the former Ian Skelley property, as well as Sefton Health Park […]
News that two offshore substation platforms will be built by Harland and Wolff could provoke more technicians in the surrounding area to sign up for an electrical course. The firm won the contract to design and build the structures on the north Wales offshore wind farm at Gwynt y Mor, with chief executive at the […]
Energy conservation and efficiency is once more hitting the plumbing industry headlines with news of the latest initiative from the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), who have joined forces with energy company, E.ON, to launch the ‘Save Water Save Money’ campaign.CIPHE registered plumbers and professional heating installers will be able to play […]
The need for technicians who have completed electrical courses could become greater following a landmark moment for the giant underwater turbine SeaGen. This huge facility has been operating for 24 months and created enough power for 1,500 homes to live on for two years, with the structure generating this energy using tidal technology. Owners of […]
Research by M&S Money has suggested that offering customers a great service is vital in all areas of business, which workers on decorating courses may wish to be aware of. Commenting on the study, which showed that six out of ten people stay loyal to a business or person due to good customer service, chief […]
Recent news that the Prince of Wales had been granted permission to install 32 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-east roof of Clarence House, his central London residence, and which has been a royal home for 170 years, gives another tremendous confidence boost to the UK's embrace of renewable technology.Despite of recession and austerity budget […]
More people may soon be signing up to plumbing courses, after a study by Halifax showed that many homeowners want to make alterations to their property. According to research by the banking institution, just 19 per cent of homeowners want to move in to a house which needs no work done to it, with the […]