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Centre (PDC) at Kirk Sandall in the y,, September 25.


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the company, featur es specially- designed training spaces to give trainee and experienced plumbing professionals the opportunity to impr ove their practical skills. It is set to become one of the UK’s leading training centres for professional heating engineers, installers, plumbers and merchants.


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The courses on offer include BPEC-accredited courses on installing warm water underfloor heating, apprenticeship training and guides to domestic ventilation pr oduct installation. The PDC will also now be home to the technical design team and the new underfloor


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YPIPE OPENS £250K TRAINING CENTRE UK underfloor heating system manufacturer Polypipe, has officially launched a brand new training facility to inspire


the next generation of budding heating professionals. he Doncaster


he Doncaster-based firm held the of ficial opening of the state- of-the-art Polypipe Pr ofessional Development


Rachel We


heating senior management team. Polypipe Underfloor Heating gene ral manager said: “We


fully open this wonderful facility We want to further strengthen our position as the mark et


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service and support we of trade customers. Of


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We ar e naturally delighted to this wonderful facility


professionals is part of that support.


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underfloor heating solutions and a key part of that is the level of d support we offer to our mers. Offering accredited


training and development for heating


ofessionals is part of that support. “The new PDC will also help us tackle the skills gap head on by working with schools and colleges to help train the plumbers of the future. It will also ensur e that Polypipe c ontinues to serve the local and national workforce by developing new talent. We hope that the centr e will demonstrate just how much training plays a fundamental role in our business model for many years to come.” Dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony included Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones, Doncaster Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dan Fell and Cllr Bill Mor due, Doncaster Council cabinet member for business, skills and economic development.


veloping new talent. We We ho CHIPE pr esident T re ent Tracy Richar dson pr esents Tr


a plaque to Polypipe’s Rachel Smith to commemorate the centre being granted CHIPE-accred


edited status.


Mr Fell said: “It was a pleasur e to be at the opening of the Pr ofessional Development Centre... A great facility that demonstrates Polypipe’s massive commitment to


Polypipe’s massive commitment to training and people.”


SUPPLIER NEWS


The new Polypipe Pr ofessional Development Centre


Tracy Richardson, pr esident of Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CHIPE), pr esented a plaque to commemorate the centre being granted CHIPE- accr edited status.


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Polypipe has a strong on investment


in this year focus professional


training and development, having r elaunched its Register ed Heating Engineer Network (RHEN) earlier r,, which pr ovides heating


engineers and plumbers with free access to training courses and events, and helps small firms generate new business.


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