Ahead of the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, the government has announced a £3.9 billion plan to reduce the cost of low-carbon heating systems. This will make them a more affordable proposition to encourage a move away from fossil fuels. The Heat and Buildings Strategy includes a £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme which will see 90,000Read more
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04/10/2021 – Logic4training, Luton: On Monday 4th October 2021, representatives from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) visited fellow LCL Awards centre, Logic4training in Luton, to learn as much as they could about some of the practical issues that need to be resolved in order for the large scale roll out of heatRead more
If you’re a heating installer looking to move into renewables or you’ve just qualified in heat pumps or solar PV, you might be wondering what MCS certification is and whether you need it. What is MCS? MCS stands for Microgeneration Certification Scheme. As an organisation, they create and maintain standards relating to low-carbon products,Read more
GTEC’s MD, Griff Thomas, discusses the impact of the UK energy crisis on the heating sector and what steps need to be taken to ensure our homes are efficient and affordable enough to navigate the challenges of the future. Consumers are heading towards a winter season throughout which they will be paying a lotRead more
We have launched a new online tool, ‘MCS Made Easy’, designed to help installers comply with MCS 001 which covers the key requirements required to become MCS Certified. The programme includes a webinar and supporting documentation. To celebrate the launch, and with the support of funding from BEIS, GTEC is offering the first 200 places*Read more
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report of its review into the Green Homes Grant (GHG). According to the report, once all current applications have been processed, the scheme will have carried out energy efficiency upgrades in 47,500 homes, a fraction of the 600,000 households that were expected to benefit from the scheme.Read more
We’re delighted to announce that GTEC has been shortlisted for two categories in the 2021 H&V News Awards – Small Company Achievement of the Year and Training Initiative of the Year. Despite the challenges of Covid, we have had a fantastic 2020/2021, launching the Renewable Heat Installer Training & Support Scheme (RHITTS), which offered upRead more
Keeping it in the family GTEC has had the pleasure of training Max Wild, who, at the age of seventeen, has become Gas Safe’s youngest registered gas engineer. Max, his Father Mark and brother Jack, have all been taking the LCL Awards Air Source Heat Pump qualification. They accessed this training as part of theRead more
Darren Jones doesn’t just ‘talk the talk’. He ‘walks the walk’. He’s run a successful plumbing and heating business based in Kirkby Lonsdale on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales for the past 12 years and in recent years has become increasingly interested in renewables. The fact that they are less harmful for the environmentRead more
The Renewable Heat Installer Training & Support Scheme (RHITSS) launched at the start of the year, offered installers up to 70% off the training required to become a heat pump, solar thermal or biomass engineer – some of the most popular and accessible renewable technologies. As of today (07/07/21) individual installers who missed out onRead more