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SBS appoints new head of marketing
Stephen Richardson has been appointed head of marketing for Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS), a division of the Travis Perkins Group, following two years acting as consultant.
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Plumb Center joins forces with EasyMCS
Plumb Center has teamed up with EasyMCS – which will put installers looking to take advantage of the domestic RHI in touch with relevant certification bodies.
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Uponor teams up with BSS Industrial for summer roadshow
Uponor has teamed up with commercial heating and pipeline distributor, BSS Industrial, for its 2014 summer road show.
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Mitsubishi sponsors Atlantic rowing challenge
A group of four ex-Newcastle University rowers will be pushing themselves to the limit in a bid to row across the Atlantic in aid of charity.
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Free CPD seminar for electrical contractors
Installers and PV professionals in the Midlands and Birmingham are invited to attend a free Continuing Professional/Personal Development (CPD) course in Birmingham on 13th May at the Plough and Harrow Hotel.
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Q&A – Vaillant
What have you got planned for the rest of 2014?
Installer training will remain a key focus for Vaillant in 2014. Our seventh Centre of Excellence opens in Farnborough in the spring, bringing our quality approach to training to more installers. Our training proposition will also be refreshed, and our first app for installers will be launched in the coming months – watch this space!
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NAPIT announces date for EXPO 2014
NAPIT has announced that its EXPO 2014 event will take place at The Rum Warehouse, Liverpool on 09 July.
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Ten percent off NAPIT training
NAPIT is calling on installers to take advantage of a 10 percent discount offer on its training courses throughout April.
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Daikin supports RHI training boost
Daikin UK has welcomed the government’s recent pledge of an extra £150,000 of funding for renewable heating systems installation and maintenance training. This, the company says, is vital to ensure there are sufficient installers skilled in the installation of renewable heating technology.
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Local footballers boosted by Banks Renewables donation
Keen footballers with a new East Ayrshire team have been given a boost thanks to the generosity of Banks Renewables.
Opinion
Centre of excellence
The consolidation of the PV industry means that professional training continues to be highly sought after by clients and renewable energy companies alike, with both established professionals and new entrants looking to take advantage of the potential that PV offers, reports the European Energy Centre
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Vaillant train engineers of tomorrow
Heating manufacturer Vaillant has teamed up with housing association Brent Housing Partnership and maintenance repair and installation specialists Oakray Heating to offer renewable and boiler training to 30 promising engineering students.
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Northumberland College and Port of Blyth announce new partnership
As part of a new partnership, Northumberland College’s renewable energies training courses will be delivered from the Port of Blyth later this month.
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GreenKit launches installer network
GreenKit, online provider of renewable energy and heat products, has launched the Greenkit Installer Network to help skilled and accredited renewable energy installers across the UK to grow their businesses.
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Extra £150k pledged to RHI training fund
The £500,000 RHI training fund has been topped up with an additional £150k due to high demand, climate change minister Greg Barker has announced today in a visit to Grant UK.
Opinion
Pollards Patter
Well another quarter goes by and the ever-evolving world of renewables continues to provide challenges from all sides. How consumers are supposed to find their way through the maze of conflicting arguments and statements made from all manner of sources really beats me.
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BPEC launches new website
BPEC has launched its new look website – www.bpec.org.uk
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TGE Group appoints new sales head
TGE Group (previously known as The Green Electrician) has announced the appointment of Richard Forde-Johnston as its new head of sales.
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Daikin encourages RHI training voucher uptake
Daikin UK is encouraging heating installers to register for training vouchers funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
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January sales on Uponor training courses
Uponor’s training manager Martin Allen
Uponor UK is ushering in the New Year by halving the cost of some of its training courses.
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NAPIT reaches 10,000 member milestone
NAPIT has recently welcomed its ten thousandth member as its self-certification schemes continue to grow in popularity.
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Pollard’s Patter
Plumb Center’s head of sustainability Tim Pollard
I’ve not long completed the final event in the series of six Energy Efficiency Exhibitions which was certainly challenging in travel terms but enormously enjoyable in meeting so many great people. Our Plumb and PartsCenter stand drew lots of interest with the opportunity to test out our Green Deal Assessment software and the opportunity to discuss the potential business opportunities arising from the Domestic RHI.
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Sir Geoff Hurst entertains audience at Live North
Hundreds of electrical contractors filled out Bolton Arena last week as NICEIC and ELECSA held the second Live North event.
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Free training for all Electrical Safety Register listed firms
All firms listed on the Electrical Safety Register can now access the second of three free online training courses from Certsure.