The British Board of Agrément is pleased to announce that Claire Curtis-Thomas PhD (Hon), C.Eng FIMechE FIET will become its new chief executive in May this year, taking over from Greg Cooper.

Stuart McDonald, pensions officer with Plumbing Pensions With changes to the law in automatic enrolment to pension schemes for all UK workers, Stuart McDonald of Plumbing Pensions asks if installers are taking enough notice.

Xylem Lowara UK, has launched two CIBSE approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training courses for customers and consultants.

Green Deal Provider InstaGroup has held several training sessions last week for its national Snug Network of installers at The Energy Centre, based at Solarwall’s offices in York this week.

(l to r) Eimear Montague SBS, Kevin Lucas PTS, Matthew Wright Wickes, Stefan Pudylyk CPS, James Booth PPL, Lee Jackson SBS, Martyn Rolfe CCF, Mark Newman TP Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS) is to offer builders, contractors and installers a ten day New Entrant Green Deal Domestic Assessor course.

Paul Hutchens, managing director of Eco2Energy, demonstrates Building Energy Management software Midlands-based Eco2Solar is marking today’s official start of the Green Deal with the launch of its new Eco2Energy brand.  

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is offering a suite of services which it says will reduce the risk of market entry to businesses preparing for the Green Deal.

National law firm TLT has strengthened its construction team by appointing specialist construction and projects lawyer Lawrence Bruce as a partner in TLT’s City of London office.

Scotland’s minister for energy, enterprise and tourism Fergus Ewing has called on the government to ensure that SMEs lead the way in delivering the Green Deal.

Ecoskies is appealing to installers to capitalise on the shortage of Green Deal Advisors by training and becoming certified for the scheme before its launch on January 28th.

BRE Training is delighted to launch its Green Deal Advisor qualification programme. The Level 3 Diploma in Green Deal Advice has eight Units with a total of 47 credits. You will need to complete all eight units to achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Green Deal Advice.

Green Deal advisory organisation, Green Deal Consulting, has teamed up with two other organisations to spearhead the energy saving scheme being launched in the New Year.

The National Skills Academy is seeking to boosts its membership.

National Skills Academies, such as the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, have been described as a ‘key instrument in the government’s agenda to make the UK economy competitive on a global scale on the basis of world-class skills.’

Plumb Center has launched a new website that aims to help make the most of Green Deal.

Reid Kerr College is to offer Green Deal Advisor training in partnership with BPEC BPEC and Reid Kerr College is building on its training partnership by adding Green Deal Advisor courses to its portfolio of renewable technology training courses.

Peter Knott, GIB chief risk officer The UK Green Investment Bank has announced the appointment of Peter Knott as chief executive officer.

NICEIC have partnered with electric vehicle charging point experts Rolec EV to offer specialist training for anyone looking to expand their business.