Hunt on for the UK’s best apprentices

Simple awards scheme acknowledges those still in training.

CIPHE backs calls to adopt ‘Master Craftsman’ title

The Social Market Foundation (SMF), has published findings urging for the title of ‘Master Craftsman’ to be adopted to raise the status of apprenticeships

Spirotech announces 2018 deaeration training workshops

Sessions will be held in the West Midlands and Scotland

How to benefit from the digital accounting age

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is already having a transformative impact on small and medium-sized plumbing businesses across the UK, explains Andrew Garvey, chief commercial officer of Countingup

Battle lines drawn

Electrical and plumbing apprentices battle it out for JTL’s ‘Apprentice of the Year’ title

Replacing parts: Lack of regulation poses real danger

Neil Macdonald, technical manager at the Heating and Hotwater Council (HHIC), looks at the importance of selecting approved replacement parts when taking on a repair.

Geberit receives industry accreditation for training

Its Warwick and Dublin academies obtained accreditation from CIPHE

Upgrading a heating system – part two

HPM technical expert John Love continues his mini-series of articles on the circumstances for changing to a sealed heating system

Safe electrics: The hidden dangers 

With the growing prevalence and importance of electrics in modern gas boilers, electrical safety has become a hot topic in the heating industry. Neil Macdonald, technical manager at the HHIC, looks further at considerations that need to be made.

JTL acquires Develop Training

National training provider for electrical and plumbing & heating apprenticeships, JTL, has acquired Develop Training