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Industry welcomes Budget commitment to green energy
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ollowing last week’s Budget announcement, where Chancellor Rishi Sunak, pledged to create ‘high-wage, high-skill, low-carbon
jobs of the future’, a specialist recruiter has voiced support for the Government’s commitment to green energy – but warned that plans must be put in place to ensure that the UK has sufficient skills to realise this ambition. Jamie Wilson, director at WR HVACR, commented:
“While we applaud the Government’s plan to decarbonise industry and cut UK emissions, there are concerns among the clients we work with that significant changes to legislation will exacerbate existing skills shortages across the sector. “As this latest Budget highlights, the Government
has already made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation, driven by the switch from coal to gas and the growth in renewable energy. Costs have fallen so quickly that offshore wind, onshore wind and solar are likely to be the UK’s primary source of electricity in the future. This has, unsurprisingly, already impacted demand for talent.
“However, as the Chancellor points out, the
power generated by these renewable sources is dependent on the weather. As such, the Government is now focusing its attention on low carbon power from technologies such as nuclear, gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hydrogen – which will further impact skills demand in the medium and longer term.
“Against this backdrop, we support the Chancellor’s ongoing commitment to apprenticeships – which was also underlined in yesterday’s budget - specifically the Apprenticeship Levy which has enabled the government to raise the standard of apprenticeships, supporting employers to make a long-term, sustainable investment in training. Through investing in skills development, we can build strong pipelines of talent which our clients are relying on to deliver future-fit instillations and maintenance.”
Samsung expands sales team
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amsung has appointed Joseph O’Connor as sales account manager for London and Southeast and Matthew Westwood, consultant sales manager for the Midlands, to its Climate Solutions team. Joseph O’Connor joins Samsung after nine years in
the climate solutions industry, with his most recent position held as area sales manager for Wolseley UK where he was responsible for the air conditioning and refrigeration contractor sales for the south of the UK. Also building on Samsung’s established team, Matthew Westwood has been appointed as consultant sales manager for the Midlands. Mr Westwood has been in the industry for 22 years, the last 12 years at Mitsubishi Electric and Kooltech where he worked specifying the brands portfolio of HVAC products. Commenting on his move to Samsung, Mr
Westwood said: “The team at Samsung are full of enthusiasm, which is driven by a great culture of wanting to provide a strong service and offer some fantastic products to designers and installers alike. I’m really looking forward to working with contacts old and new on upcoming projects to help provide innovative solutions.” Speaking on the latest appointments, Steve
Matthew Westwood, the new consultant sales manager for the Midlands.
Fleming, head of air conditioning, added: “At Samsung, we pride ourselves on investing in our staff, to ensure we have the strongest team possible. We’re delighted to welcome both Joe and Matt to the Climate Solutions team, and will be working closely with them on a wide range of upcoming projects. “With our recent appointments, 2020 is proving to already be an exciting year for us and we’re looking forward to showcasing our innovative range of products to the industry.”
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