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As the Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year competition (SPAY) prepares to mark its 50th anniversary on 13 June at South Lanarkshire College, the Plumbing and Heating Federation has warned that after eight years of frozen apprenticeship funding from government, many sectors are reaching breakin

The latest State of Trade report from the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) has revealed a critical shortage of skilled workers, amid chronic funding stagnation, that threatens the nation’s economic resilience.

Confidence in the plumbing and heating profession has dipped slightly, but the industry appears to be remaining stable as businesses persevere in the face of wider UK financial and economic uncertainty, the latest State of Trade report from the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) has revealed.

The Scottish Government’s revised Heat in Buildings Bill will fail to address the core challenge of how decarbonisation will be delivered as it fails to mention workforce skills, installer training or targeted support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the Plumbing and Heating Feder

SNIPEF, the Plumbing and Heating Federation, is bringing the Hydronics Unlocked course to Scotland through a new partnership with heating and energy training provider Warmur.

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has joined forces with MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) to make renewable technology a core focus of the Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year (SPAY) competition.

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has signed a partnership agreement with the British Plumbing Employers Council (BPEC) to rebrand the Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year (SPAY) copper category as Scotland’s qualifying heat for the UK-wide Sk

Fife plumbers and heating engineers will get the chance to learn more about installing heat pumps at a free event at Fife College’s Dunfermline campus this month. The lunchtime session will take place on Tuesday 25 March, 12-2pm at Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath Road.

Proposals to allow pupils to leave school at 14 for apprenticeships or college places have been criticised by the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) which called the idea “reckless, unworkable and deeply irresponsible” for industries that rely on safety-critical apprenticeships. La

A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”. Just last month, Mr Swinney hailed the opening of Sc

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) has issued a stark warning on the future stability and growth of the plumbing and heating profession following the publication of its latest State of Trade research. While demand for services remains high, the trade body found

Ross Stewart, a trade apprentice with Building Services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland), has won the SNIPEF ‘Best Apprentice Plumber’ Award for Glasgow Clyde College 2024. SNIPEF (Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation) is the principal trade association for plum

A new survey by the plumbing and heating association SNIPEF has found that 68% of tradespeople have fallen victim to tool theft, with increasing incidents occurring not only on-site and from vans but also within their homes. Conducted in July, the survey of 700 SNIPEF members revealed that tool thef

In a remarkable achievement for Scotland’s plumbing and heating profession, apprentice plumbers Shaun Wilcox and Shay Ewing from Moray College, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), have qualified for the SkillPLUMB 2024 UK finals. The duo excelled in the SkillPLUMB Scotti

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) is now a BESA member and is SNIPEF-certified. Formerly the Heating and Ventilation Contractors Association, the Building Engineering Services Association is an industry body which is designed to promote high-quality workmanship, develop best practice an