Able Skills are delighted to announce that two of our graduates are now working as fully qualified electricians.Russ and Clive only recently completed their electrical education with Able Skills and were soon snapped up by Ontime Trades, a new company offering plumbing and electrical services in the Kent area.The two sparks are completely qualified to […]
Cutbacks are happening across the public sector with implications for the private sector as well. For some, this might mean looking for fresh opportunities whilst for others, the need to diversify their skillsets and service provision. Construction industry projects continue to revive after the period of recent recession as new development schemes are announced almost […]
Not a week passes now when we don’t hear great news about another Solar PV project adding to the rapid rise of the ‘must- have’ green energy technology around the UK. Recent studies show that the UK is now the world’s fastest growing market for Solar PV with over 40,000 panels now adorning residential and […]
The likelihood of seeing some real effects of post election cutbacks across the public sector impacting on the private sector, means many men and women will be looking to their future prospects and perhaps thinking of career switching to a more promising and stable path.There is a big revolution occurring in the construction trades industry. […]
Energy conservation and efficiency is once more hitting the plumbing industry headlines with news of the latest initiative from the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), who have joined forces with energy company, E.ON, to launch the ‘Save Water Save Money’ campaign.CIPHE registered plumbers and professional heating installers will be able to play […]
Recent news that the Prince of Wales had been granted permission to install 32 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-east roof of Clarence House, his central London residence, and which has been a royal home for 170 years, gives another tremendous confidence boost to the UK’s embrace of renewable technology.Despite of recession and austerity budget […]
The Micropower Council held a special renewable green energy event at the Houses of Parliament last month. In addition to 30 Peers and MPs, including Greg Barker MP, the Minister of State for Climate Change, the demonstration was attended by senior Civil Servants and interested parties, with over 170 guests able to talk directly to […]
Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations means that plumbers will no longer be able to specify B-rated condensing boilers from October 1 onwards. It is therefore, being recommended that installers of SEDBUK Band B boilers should urgently seek advice.However, installers can continue to fit Band B boilers until April 2011 – but only […]
In recent years, the UK, in common with other countries, has been on the receiving end of what appears to be unusually, excessive rainfall and land flooding. Whether the cause is due to major shifting climate change, or periodical, abnormal weather patterns is the big debate.We know that in the UK, flooding has always occurred […]
We have all read or seen on the TV, the horror stories that are reported when a Gas appliance was incorrectly installed as a result of a lack of knowledge and proper qualified training. Schemes have been set up by official trade bodies to try and help customers avoid the cowboy element of the trade […]
It’s official – new research suggests there has been a very dramatic increase in the number of homes in the UK that are being fitted with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This has now made the UK the world’s fastest growing market for this kind of technology!Figures released show that the installations of PV systems in […]
Even though, a major trade skills training centre will always see a regular small number of female students who wish to enrol on courses to train to be a plumber or learn tiling, it has been estimated that six per cent of people are unaware that female plumbers even exist!This is all the more remarkable, […]
