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AbleSkills is one training trade skill centre that is taking the water efficiency and conservation message very much on board as an integral part of trade skills training for all their trainee students. Nowhere is this more important than undertaking one of the many City & Guild courses for training to be a plumber!Grey water […]
Those planning on embarking on a plumbing training course in the near future might be interested to read about the improvement works currently being undertaken on the Fylde coast by United Utilities. The FTSE 100 company has now repaired and fully refurbished the underground storm pumps at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool and two new pumps have […]
Those hoping to enrol on an electrical training course in the near future might be interested to read that home smart monitors could have an immediate impact on the energy consumption of homeowners, one construction expert has claimed. Geoff Manaugh, who is the editor of BLDGBLOG and a senior editor at Dwell magazine, said that […]
Those searching for a plumbing training course might be interested to learn that a project to reduce water leakage in Crewe is continuing to make progress. FTSE 100 company United Utilities is working to replace an old trunk main between Acton Road and Lockitt Street as part of its £2.9 billion water quality and environmental […]
Those interested in enrolling on a plumbing training course might be intrigued to read that essential work to relieve sewer flooding in Mab Lane, west Derby is progressing well. United Utilities is building an underground storage tank designed to capture excess water during heavy rainfall in land adjacent to the street. Project manager Carly Ratcliffe […]
A plumber’s training at AbleSkills on the City & Guilds Technical Certificate NVQ 6129 Level 2 will provide a broad but detailed background to all aspects of the physical properties of water and how it behaves under a variety of conditions. It will be important for a trainee plumber to understand the sources of water, […]
Those looking to embark on a plumbing training course might be intrigued to read that councils are being pressured to focus on creating new housing, rather than improving existing properties, one expert has claimed. Andrew Teacher, spokesperson at representative body the British Property Federation, said that what the government is currently doing has not achieved […]
For those of you who work or train in the electrical and building services industries, 2008 was the year that new IEE wiring regulations, unveiled in January and coming into force in June, marked the most significant overhaul of the electrical safety system in nearly twenty years.The 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations BS7671:2008 – produced […]
Those thinking of undertaking a plumbing training course might be interested to learn that plumbing improvements in St Helens could mean that householders in the area will soon be turning their taps on to better water supplies. United Utilities – the UK’s largest listed water company – is undertaking a two-week project to replace an […]
The benefits of undergoing plumbing training are all too apparent in the light of one entrepreneur, who has made millions selling heating and plumbing products. Though Austen Salton did not even own a computer in 2003, he now runs a heating and plumbing website that attracts 186,000 visitors a month and uses web service provider […]
A Stoke teenager has embarked upon a college course in plastering, bricklaying, mechanical engineering and painting, following a lifetime of underachievement, it has emerged. Cory Johnson, 16, has been working with Stoke Challenge, an initiative which includes an intensive two-week back-to-work course for two-and-a-half months, the Guardian reported. He now hopes to go to university […]
