News Articles
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Owen Mace: New BPF Pipes Group Standards And Technical Manager
17/05/24
Industrial Associate
Owen Mace is the BPF Pipes Group’s new Standards and Technical Manager, replacing Julia Trew, who recently retired.
Altecnic Earns Prestigious Global Health And Safety Award From Rospa For Transport, Storage & Distribution Sector
16/05/24
Industrial Associate, Awards, Health and safety
Altecnic, the UK’s leading supplier in hydronic solutions and part of the Caleffi Group, has been awarded a prestigious RoSPA Award for Transport, Storage & Distribution Sector, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence.
Changes to Holiday pay and Entitlement
14/05/24
Law, Business
The title of this blog is more than likely to provoke a groan from many employers who have been grappling with recent case law that has been changing the way holiday is accrued, calculated, and paid.
HMRC notices change in habits as thousands more submit tax returns early
13/05/24
Business Support, Business, Self-employed
The trend of sending Self Assessment tax returns at the last minute every January is gradually changing in the UK with thousands more people choosing to file early.
2024 HIP Female Skills Competition: We Have a Winner!
23/04/24
Women, Apprenticeships, Plumbing, Heating, Competition
Daisy Turner from Barking and Dagenham College has been named the HIP Female Skills Competition Winner 2024 after an intense final at Stephenson College. As if that wasn't enough, Daisy also secured the title of HIP Learner of the Year, making this a truly remarkable double win!
Heating Installer Awards 2024 Regional Winners And Category Shortlists Revealed
22/04/24
Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Competition
The Heating Installer Awards has announced its 2024 regional and sustainability winners as well as the finalists for its Rising Star and HVAC categories.
PPE for women does not fit: Survey shows dangerous disregard for women's safety
18/04/24
Women
Between August 2023 and January 2024, the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) surveyed nearly 1500 female workers in UK engineering regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Today, they unveil the results, highlighting the ongoing neglect of women's safety needs in PPE provision.
HIP Female Skills Competition Grand Final Takes Place This Week!
16/04/24
Apprenticeships, Plumbing, Heating, Competition
We are excited to announce that there are just two days left until the eagerly anticipated Grand Final of the HIP Female Skills Competition 2024! The event is set to take place on Thursday, 18th April, at Stephenson College in Coalville.
Barking and Dagenham College Student Wins HIP Learner of the Year 2024!
15/04/24
Apprenticeships, Plumbing, Heating, Competition
We are thrilled to announce Daisy Turner from Barking and Dagenham College as the HIP Learner of the Year 2024, following an intense two-day final on the 11th and 12th of April at the JTL Birmingham Training Centre.