Futures

Have your say on the future of plumbing apprenticeships

The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) has been working with Skills England and industry stakeholders to develop two new plumbing apprenticeship standards in England ST1452 – Level 2 Domestic Plumber ST1463 – Level 3 Advanced Plumbing and Heating Engineer These new standards are being developed to help ensure future apprentices gain the […]

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Smart Energy Training launches Essential Trade Futures campaign

Employers pledged their support for the next generation of engineers and young people exploring careers in the trades at a Derbyshire training centre’s open day. Smart Energy Training threw open the doors of its Ashbourne centre for the launch of its Essential Trade Futures campaign, which invites employers and industry partners to make practical pledges […]

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Warmur Academy launches new ebook: Rule the System Before It Rules You

Warmur Academy has launched a new foundation guide that gives heating engineers a clear route into whole-system thinking. Rule the System Before It Rules You explains the hidden logic behind boiler and heat pump systems and what engineers need to know as operating temperatures lower. The ebook lands as heating engineers face a real shift […]

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We spent thirty years telling kids not to do this job. Now nobody can fix the boiler – Opinion

Benjamin Dyer – CEO and co-founder of Powered Now – shares his concerns about the lack of heating engineers in the UK: Some national mistakes take decades to mature, quietly, like a cheese or a landfill. You cannot see them happening. Each individual decision seems reasonable, even sensible, at the time. And then you find […]

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Lawton Tubes launches online technical hub for installers

Installers can now access interactive tools and resources for copper and stainless steel from their phone, following a major digital overhaul by Lawton Tubes. Lawton Tubes has revamped its website to become a one-stop hub where engineers and contractors can access detailed product information, technical data sheets, installation guides, interactive tools and downloadable resources. The […]

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