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Those looking to enrol on a green energy course might be interested to learn that financial incentives are needed to encourage homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their property, according to one construction expert. Gordon Miller, founder of whatgreenhome.com, agreed with Richard Diment, director general of the Federation of Master Builders, who claimed that […]Read article
Maintenance firm announces ?
Read articleThose looking to embark on a bricklaying training course might be interested to learn that one social housing repairs firm has been awarded £37 million worth of new contracts. This announcement from Morrison, made at the maintenance provider’s annual conference in Norwich, brings the total value of new business won over the last year to […]

Housing developer backs local girl's football dream
Read articleThose looking to enrol on a bricklaying training course might be inspired by the tale of one Thomas Deacon Academy pupil, who will see her dream of playing for the 21-year-old Arsenal Ladies team come true – with a little help from a sponsorship package set up by the Larkfleet Group. As a former athlete […]

Housing developer using research to build greener homes
Read articleThose interested in starting a green energy training course might benefit from the knowledge that one house builder is working with university researchers to improve the energy efficiency of new homes. Larkfleet Homes is working with several East Midlands universities to help the building industry produce high quality, sustainable homes which will have a lower […]

Football fan starts plumbing in Watford
Read articleThose who are considering enrolling on a plumbing training course in the near future might be inspired by the tale of one football fan, who is taking on a new challenge despite the economic downturn. Experienced drainage technician Peter Cordwell, who enjoys nothing more than watching his son play football in his spare time, will […]

Scottish construction apprenticeships 'thrive'
Read articleThose who are hoping to embark on a construction training course in the near future might be interested to read that a group of youngsters in North Lanarkshire are celebrating having secured apprenticeships with repairs and maintenance provider Maintenance and Property Care (MPC). A joint venture between Morrison and North Lanarkshire Council in the central […]

Don't throw the plumber out with the bathwater!
Read articleAbleSkills is one training trade skill centre that is taking the water efficiency and conservation message very much on board as an integral part of trade skills training for all their trainee students. Nowhere is this more important than undertaking one of the many City & Guild courses for training to be a plumber!Grey water […]

Update: Flyde coast plumbing improvements
Read articleThose planning on embarking on a plumbing training course in the near future might be interested to read about the improvement works currently being undertaken on the Fylde coast by United Utilities. The FTSE 100 company has now repaired and fully refurbished the underground storm pumps at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool and two new pumps have […]

Installing home smart monitors 'will impact behaviour'
Read articleThose hoping to enrol on an electrical training course in the near future might be interested to read that home smart monitors could have an immediate impact on the energy consumption of homeowners, one construction expert has claimed. Geoff Manaugh, who is the editor of BLDGBLOG and a senior editor at Dwell magazine, said that […]

Crewe plumbing work enters next phase
Read articleThose searching for a plumbing training course might be interested to learn that a project to reduce water leakage in Crewe is continuing to make progress. FTSE 100 company United Utilities is working to replace an old trunk main between Acton Road and Lockitt Street as part of its £2.9 billion water quality and environmental […]

Derby flooding relief progresses
Read articleThose interested in enrolling on a plumbing training course might be intrigued to read that essential work to relieve sewer flooding in Mab Lane, west Derby is progressing well. United Utilities is building an underground storage tank designed to capture excess water during heavy rainfall in land adjacent to the street. Project manager Carly Ratcliffe […]

UK's longest tunnel leads all the way to your kitchen tap!
A plumber's training at AbleSkills on the City & Guilds Technical Certificate NVQ 6129 Level 2 will provide a broad but detailed background to all aspects of the physical properties of water and how it behaves under a variety of conditions. It will be important for a trainee plumber to understand the sources of water, […]Read article

