MP visits Vaillant heat pump facility

UK: MP Katie White, the parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, recently visited Vaillant’s heat pump factory at Belper, Derbyshire.

White saw the manufacturing line in operation and discussed future plans with Vaillant’s senior management team, focusing on how production capacity can continue to scale in line with the rollout of the UK government’s Warm Homes Plan.

Recognising the importance of workforce skills to a successful transition to low-carbon heating, the MP also met with a number of Vaillant’s apprentices, including their low carbon heating apprentices, engineering apprentices and business apprentices. She learned more about their training and development pathways and answered questions on the future of heating and the vital role of apprenticeships in building the skills pipeline.

“Our Warm Homes Plan will deliver £15bn of public investment, roll out upgrades to up to 5 million homes that could save them hundreds on energy bills and help lift up to a million families out of fuel poverty by 2030,” she said.  
 
“It was fantastic to meet the apprentices and technicians at Vaillant’s heat pump factory in Belper. These are the good clean energy jobs that are driving forward our Warm Homes Plan and Britain’s clean energy revolution.”