The Retrofit Academy has further solidified its commitment to quality retrofit with the upcoming launch of an enhanced membership for its learners, graduates and employers. The new membership scheme, launching in August 2024, brings together retrofit professionals working across the UK to make homes healthier, warmer and more sustainable through a shared commitment to raising…
Budget-conscious van drivers and business owners have been told how to lower their insurance costs. Experts at Lease Van have named five tips for drivers to reduce their insurance policies with little time or effort. One of the quickest ways to reduce premiums is to remove any young or unexperienced drivers from the policy. Any…
Close to two thirds of British residents are not confident that the new Government can meet its targets for homebuilding during the next five years. According to new data from MyBuilder.com, the reliable way to hire tradespeople, 57 per cent of people are NOT confident that government targets for house building will be met. In…
JTL, a leading apprenticeship provider in the building services engineering sector, has launched a new campaign appealing directly to employers and calling on them to energize their business by taking on an apprentice. JTL works with over 3,800 businesses and trains more apprentices than anyone else in the building services engineering sector, currently training around…
Heat pump installers are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they take on an apprentice from the new Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship training courses. The Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship is the UK’s first apprenticeship dedicated to training heat pump engineers. The apprenticeship was developed through a partnership between…
Experts at Lease Van have named five tips for drivers to reduce their insurance policies with little time or effort. One of the quickest ways to reduce premiums is to remove any young or unexperienced drivers from the policy. Any business owners with young employees driving vans should investigate if this could help reduce their…
MSPs from across the Scottish political spectrum have demonstrated the strong cross-party support for regulation of the electrical industry in the latest episode of Sparks’ Remarks, the podcast from Scotland’s biggest trade association, SELECT. In a special edition of the popular show, senior political figures in Scotland reveal why there is unanimity of opinion about…
LCL Awards approved centres were invited to enter five categories – Gas, Electrical, Green, Inclusivity and Innovation – which were judged by an independent panel of four representatives from industry: Stewart Clements of Director of The Heating & Hot Water Industry Council (HHIC) Brett Forster, Head of Training at NAPIT Hattie Hassan MBE, CEO…
With a challenge to work towards achieving net zero – without losing any time to factory closure – K Steels called on QUEST Electrical for specialist expertise. K Steels has been running their Rawtenstall factory supplying steel products across the north of England for more than 60 years but needed to reduce their carbon output…
Checkatrade has teamed up with Intuit QuickBooks and Wickes to offer its 50,000 members two significant new benefits. Their members can now take advantage of a huge 75 per cent discount on Intuit QuickBooks business accounting software for a whole year. Members can benefit from fast track sign up and can save 10 per cent…