Heat Pumps Today

20 April | May 2023 T R A I N I N G N E W S Energy Efficiency at City Plumbing and GTEC join forces to offer heat pump training for installers at new centre Energy E ciency at City Plumbing is set to unveil its new Energy E ciency Centre after agreeing a partnership with GTEC Training to provide accredited training courses for installers. The Centre, based in Farnborough, Hampshire is now open with an o cial launch planned to mark Earth Day in April. It will focus on showcasing renewable energy home heating technologies such as heat pumps, underfloor heating and solar panels - and training engineers to install them., The Centre will be open to the public and include a range of fully kitted-out zones, highlighting how alternative home heating solutions work in real life, as well as an accredited training room. The partnership has been boosted by news that it has secured government funding through the BEIS Home Decarbonisation Skills Training Competition to reduce the cost of courses to installers until the end of March 2023. www.eecityplumbing.co.uk/gtec-training Secon launches Heating Design Service Baxi to deliver training and added installer incentives aligned with new Government scheme Baxi has been working alongside the Government to develop its new £5 million Heat Training Grant, designed to support 10,000 trainees to become low carbon heating experts with grants of up to £500 over the next two years. Baxi has pledged to match the £500 Government grant with another £500 worth of Baxi Works loyalty points for installers who use the voucher to train and achieve Baxi’s BPEC accredited qualification. Upon completion of the course and registration of the installer’s first air source heat pump, points can be redeemed against a range of rewards including gadgets, vouchers, tools and workwear. Baxi can deliver training through its own facilities in the Midlands and South East, and will make all course information and benefits available through the government’s linked web pages promoting the scheme to installers. Individuals who sign up to Baxi’s loyalty scheme will receive vouchers towards a heat pump or other purchases, up to the value of the training they have completed at a Baxi training centre, using the government grant. www.baxi.co.uk/products/air-source-heat-pumps Heat pump distributor Secon Renewables is launching a design service to guide installers, builders and merchants through the equipment selection process. The initiative will allow them to oer a complete solution to the new-build sector, while also supporting installers who are new to the renewables industry. The heating design service will be available to customers who place an order for a heat pump and cylinder package and aims to ensure the correct information is available in order to size heat pumps, underfloor heating and radiators correctly. Once an order is placed, the client then completes a data capture form and forwards all drawings and information to Secon, who will prepare the necessary calculations and drawings and return an indemnified design to the customer. This process is expected to take 10-15 days. Areas covered by the design service include: ° Building heat loss calculations ° Radiator sizing ° Underfloor heating designs ° Pipework runs and sizing (new-build) www.seconrenewables.com