InstallerFESTIVAL 10-14 May

11am

Webinar: How to avoid catastrophic component failure with the humble check valve

John Thompson, CEO of the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC)will be delivering a technical briefing session on some crucial points that need to be considered when installing check valves in plumbing and heating systems.

3pm

Weninar: No more limescale: Bare wire technology in instant water heaters

Installer is joined by Stiebel Eltron for this no-cost webinar discussing bare wire rechnology in instant hot water heaters. We’ll look at What is bare wire technology and how does it differ from traditional tubular water heaters. PLUS the benefits including no scaling, cheaper to run, and better efficiency.

10am

Win a Clipacore Duocut at InstallerFESTIVAL

Clipacore is joining InstallerFESTIVAL giving two lucky installers the chance to win a Duocut kit.

Duocut enlarges existing holes symmetrically, preventing core bits skidding out of control and damaging walls. Perfect when enlarging gas pipes, waste pipes, condense pipes, boiler flue pipes.

Keep an eye on our social media channels for your chance to win.

11am

Webinar: The Do’s and Don’ts of Electric Boiler Installation

Installer is joined by the Electric Heating Company for a training session on electric boiler installation. Alan Aitken, National Sales Manager, and Chris Allan, Service & Technical Manager, will lead this no-cost webinar as part of InstallerFESTIVAL.

1pm

Webinar: Top 5 tips to hire the best people for your business

Finding and hiring the right people is one of the top challenges facing trades businesses. Trades Coach Alison Warner will reveal her top recruitment tips after years supporting businesses in the heating and plumbing industry. Her advice has enabled owners to come off the tools and achieve game changing results for their business.

11am

Webinar: Lead Management Masterclass with Wayne Bettess and Francis Rodino

Wayne Bettess (Off The Tools Podcast) and Francis Rodino (Lead Hero Marketing Automation) join forces to help you make more money, gain more control and free up your time to grow a trades business that runs itself. In this unique masterclass, Wayne and Francis share secret systems, strategies and tactics backed by Wayne Bettess’s 20 years of hands-on experience growing a successful heating business, and Francis Rodino’s 20+ year digital marketing career for top brands including BBC, Playstation, Fifa and more…

1pm

How to get the most out of the Benchmark installer app

This session will demonstrate how to use the new Benchmark installer app, which digitises the Benchmark checklist to streamline the process and encourage a ‘whole life’ approach to boiler care. We’ll touch upon the history of the app –including why it has been created – and look at how heating engineers can get the most out it. We will highlight some of its key features, and also cover some of the FAQs that we have received since launch.

3pm

Webinar: An overview of the Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship in England

Graeme Dryden, Deputy CEO at the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC)will be hosting an online session to discuss the apprenticeship currently available in England, and the training of people starting a career in a modern plumbing and heating industry.

11am

Webinar: How the Gas Safe Register's technical department can help you

Installer is joined live by the Gas Safe Register for an overview of the technical department, discussing what they do and how they can help Gas Safe engineers. Plus there’ll be an update on the LGSR (Landlord Gas Safety Record) and FAQs from the tech desk.

1pm

How can we address the industry's skill gap for the future?

In addition to exploring views on the current gender imbalance, our expert panel will also discuss skills gaps in general and what more needs to be done to encourage more installers – both female and male – into the industry, so the future workforce has the balance it needs to deal with the challenges ahead, and take full advantage of the opportunities.

3pm

Webinar: 10 ways to drive more conversations through your website

In this seminar, you’ll learn all about getting your potential customers to get in touch with you through your website.

Delivered by Grant Robertson, founder of Shake and Speare, website design specialists for trades. We’ll explore small, simple items you can add or alter on your website which have been proven to increase interactions, get people into a conversation with you and increase your conversion rate.

11am

Webinar: Common pitfalls when specifying and installing low carbon ready UFH systems

Join the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) for this no-cost webinar at InstallerFESTIVAL.

Paul Harmer, Technical Director, will be discussing the common pitfalls when specifying and installing low-carbon ready underfloor heating systems.

This session is designed for installers and there will be the opportunity to ask questions during the presentation.

1pm

Planning for a Green Pivot - Electrotechnical opportunities in the brave new world

Luke Osborne, Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor at the ECA will lead this session.

The presentation will highlight the variety of opportunities for the electrotechnical contractor in the race to Net Zero Carbon 2050 and has been produced after numerous enquiries to ECA on the subject.

It will focus on the immediate ‘easy wins’, and how to gain training and accreditation with different schemes.