UK News
Thumbs up for new RACHP apprenticeship
UK: The industry’s proposals for a new RACHP engineering technician apprenticeship standard have been accepted today under the UK government’s Trailblazer initiative….
Airedale joins supply chain consortium
UK: Airedale International is one of 22 companies in a consortium bidding for funding under the UK government’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain…
Survey confirms lack of competent engineers
UK: Contractors say there is a scarcity of qualified engineers but only just over half carry out technical competence tests as part of their recruitment process. …
Mall owners fined for ac worker’s fall
UK: The owner of a shopping mall has been fined £10,000 after a worker fell while relocating air conditioning units….
Daikin UK opens new £1.1m training facility
UK: Daikin UK has formally opened a brand new £1.1m national training and technology centre in Woking, Surrey….
Mitsubishi extends apprentice scheme
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has announced the launch of the second year of its successful National Apprenticeship Scheme for air conditioning and building…
Group seeks to encourage women engineers
UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology has joined forces with the Prospect trade union to recruit more women engineers….
Launch of renewable heat training forum
UK: A national forum that will address best practice and quality assurance of renewable heat training is to be launched by SummitSkills….
Gas cylinder transportation law update
UK: The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has provided an update on its guidance for the transportation of gas cylinders….
BSRIA revises legionella guides
UK: BSRIA has revised its legionella risk assessment and control publications….