The government’s Committee on Climate Change recently published a report, which assesses the potential role of hydrogen in the UK’s low-carbon economy. The report highlights the fact that hydrogen could replace natural gas in parts of the energy system.
Employment Allowance can reduce the amount of Class 1 National Insurance that employers have to pay by up to £3,000 per year. CEO of APHC, John Thompson explains more.
Most plumbing and heating employers should be able to claim the government’s Employment Allowance, assuming they are paying employers’ Class 1 National Insurance on salaries above the secondary National Insurance Contribution threshold, which is currently £8,424 per year (2018/19).
The partnership formalises a working relationship between both organisations with the aim of developing industry qualifications, courses, learning materials and other appropriate areas in order to help raise skills and standards across the plumbing and heating industry in England and Wales.
Both organisations are not-for-profit and led by employers. BPEC (British Plumbing Employers Council) supports those who work within the Building Services Engineering sector to increase their knowledge and skills through providing qualifications, assessments and learning materials via a network of colleges, private training centres and industry stakeholders.
Running between 1st and 7th October 2018, this year Quality Plumber Week (QPW) seeks to debate the introduction of a single mandatory License to operate a plumbing and heating business as well as celebrating the important role that plumbing and heating engineers play in keeping people healthy and safe.
During QPW, APHC would like to explore collectively the industry’s need to look at the viability of introducing a single national mandatory Licensing Scheme to provide accreditation to operate a plumbing and heating business in order to protect public health, assist the UK in reducing its carbon emissions and provide more of a ‘level playing field’ for the bona fide plumbing and heating installer when quoting and tendering for work.
Plumbing Trade Magazine is supporting Quality Plumber Week (1 - 9 October 2018) to celebrate the skilled work plumbing and heating engineers carry out every day.
Organised by Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC), the fifth Quality Plumber Week aims to recognise the diversity and range of skills plumbers have, which is often overlooked until an emergency leak or broken boiler requires attention. The week works to raise consumer awareness of using properly qualified, trained and accredited plumbers in a bid to reduce the number of rogue traders operating in the trade.
Plumbing and heating businesses should check the new draft rateable value of their business premises ahead of the business rate revaluation, says APHC.
John Thompson CEO of APHC, a leading membership organisation for English and Welsh plumbing and heating businesses, said: “The last business rates revaluation was in 2010 and was based on 2008 property values. The next business rates revaluation comes into effect on April 1 this year and reassesses all business property in England and Wales based on the rateable values as of April 1, 2015.”
Checking the new rateable value will give business rate payers time to plan for any changes or to appeal against the new rateable value.
The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) have teamed-up with Baxi to host a series of free technical workshops to be held at various locations across England and Wales.
The workshops will be geared towards the interests of plumbing and heating contractors and due to differences in legislative developments there will be slightly different agendas for England and Wales.
English Technical Workshops
Topic 1 – Building Regulations Part L “The Future of Heat: Domestic Buildings”
Installers, manufacturers and consumers are being urged by APHC to take the opportunity to have their say on proposed legislation changes.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation titled ‘Heat in Buildings: The Future of Heat – Domestic Buildings’, ends on January 27 and is seeking views on a range of measures that aim to keep energy bills as low as possible and reduce carbon emissions.
Plumbing and heating engineers are being encouraged to gain new skills through a new reward scheme.
The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (Training) Ltd., has 100 training rewards worth £150 each to give away to plumbing and heating companies.
The registered educational charity and sister company to the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC), says its aim is to help safeguard the long term professional development of the industry by incentivising plumbing and heating engineers to update and expand their knowledge.
The reward can be used for a certificated course with a recognised training provider such as APHC, BPEC, City and Guilds and all UKAS approved ACS providers.
Registered educational charity and sister company to the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors, APHC (Training) Ltd., has 100 training rewards worth £150 each to give away to plumbing and heating companies.
APHC (Training) Ltd. administers the reward scheme to help safeguard the long-term professional development of the industry by incentivising plumbing and heating engineers to up-date their knowledge and gain new skills.
The £150 reward can be used for a certificated course with a recognised training provider such as APHC, BPEC, City & Guilds and all UKAS approved ACS providers.