Record orders
News
driving growth
Earthing and Lightning Protection training of our
One of the first trainees to successfully achieve specialist Omega Red Group has apprentices
the ACS in the Gas Training Centre Ian Whyatt
announced a record order book, up 12% very seriously.
with Eddy Tweddle.
on last year, and has confirmed that it will We’ve
take on 13 apprentices to cope with the invested in a
College opens
growing demand for its services from rail, sophisticated
power and construction industries. training
To cope with the demand Omega is programme to make sure our apprentices
gas safety
recruiting more than half the entire are the best in the business but it’s
apprentice intake for the industry across important to know that we have work to
the UK. The apprentices will begin training offer them in the years ahead,” says
training centre
at the Construction Industry Training Board Managing Director, Colin McElhone.
headquarters at Bircham Newton in “We’re controlling costs well and the
January. Once they successfully complete investment we make in training is really
Following a £6,000 refurbishment, a the two-year apprenticeship they are paying off by helping boost our order book.
Gas Safety Training Centre has opened its awarded an NVQ Level 2 qualification, We can offer a level of service and
doors at Burton College. Situated at the which qualifies them as Lightning expertise that puts us well ahead of our
College’s Construction facilities, the Conductor Engineers. competitors while remaining highly price
Centre provides an environment mirroring “It is a demanding apprenticeship, competitive whatever the size of the job.
a domestic situation, which allows for the particularly since the introduction of the Our professionalism is widely recognised
training and assessment of gas engineers new British Standard earlier this year, and and that’s helped us to become the UK
and plumbing apprentices. it takes hard work and determination to market leader.”
As part of the update, the Centre has get the qualifications but we take the www.omegaredgroup.com
had new central heating boilers and gas
flues fitted together with new flue pipes
and training rigs, which simulate the
working of domestic gas appliances. In 100% to be fitted with RAM
addition, a variety of appliances are
located in the Centre including cookers Yorkshire based Amalgamated integrated seamlessly with our existing
and water heaters. Construction (AMCO) has implemented a operating procedures – Chris McClellan
Talking about the Centre, Eddy Tweddle policy regarding the 100% use of vehicle and Martin Davies (directors of RAM) then
Gas Centre Manager said, “Trainees now tracking systems, following successful presented it to AMCO. They were very
have to undergo very rigorous results from 150 units already installed by pro-active in ensuring that we had all the
assessments, which can only have a Leeds based RAM Tracking. information that we needed to make a
positive effect on the industry, and is good The transport manager for AMCO decision, as well as demonstrating its ease
news for everyone concerned, including commented: “We first had the RAM of use and efficiency, and how it had
local employers. The National Accredited telematics system installed in some of benefitted their other clients.
Certification Scheme (ACS) for individual our vehicles in 2006, but this quickly “RAM continues to be our supplier of
gas fitting operatives is the cornerstone of increased due to the benefits we received, choice for our telematics needs because
the training and assessment provision in and we now have 150 vehicles with the not only does the system deliver, but we
the Centre and legislation means that all units in them. This currently equates to receive fantastic service with ongoing
employees will require safety training in 98% of our commercial fleet, but we have support and free development updates
specific aspects of gas appliance fitting. every intention of this becoming 100% too.” www.ramtracking.com
Therefore the Centre is ideal for gas very soon!”
engineers wishing to renew their ACS to When asked why they chose RAM’s
enable them to apply to be a CORGI system, the transport manager said it was
registered gas installer whilst all of the as much to do with the people as the
College’s advanced NVQ Level 3 Plumbing system itself. “Following recommendation
apprentices receive the same training.” from our IT department – who had tested
01283 494631 www.burton-college.ac.uk the system thoroughly to make sure it
LCC helps keep healthcare regulator clean
LCC, the cleaning business. become aware of us. We have won a
Southern based The latest win is the Nursing and major contract there each month for the
contract cleaning Midwifery Council offices in Portland past six. Whilst we specialise in office
and support Place, London W1. The cleaning work cleaning and the education sector we have
services includes daily office cleaning, periodic now moved into the financial and
company has cleaning, window cleaning, day janitors and healthcare sector too which is very
won another provision of consumables. pleasing.”
contract for its Bob Vincent, Managing Director of LCC LCC Support Services can be contacted
growing Support Services said: “It seems that at: info@lccss.co.uk, or telephone 01277
healthcare office suddenly central London and the City has 268899. www.lccss.co.uk
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