November 2007
Worcester Motivates IPHE Membership Drive
Worcester, part of the Bosch Group is further developing its links with the IPHE (Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering) and helping to improve the development of its College Links students, field sales, field service, technical advisors and customer contact staff, all in one initiative.
Worcester has enjoyed a very close relationship with the IPHE for many years and thanks to this the two have come together to offer free membership for over 300 service engineers, and free associate membership for 42 technical advisors and 60 sales staff.
Worcester and the IPHE will also sponsor 1,500 student trainees on the College Links Programme with a year’s free membership to the Institute. The IPHE will also invest £60,000 worth of Plumbing Design Guide Guides, one to each student trainee member free of charge.
In addition, Institute trainee members who renew their membership for a second year will be awarded a voucher which can be exchanged for attendance at one of Worcester’s condensing boiler installation courses. Trainees who renew for a third year will receive three vouchers for a 25%, 50% and 100% discount off the cost of any Worcester training courses.
In order to promote the uptake of professional development and encourage the retention of IPHE trainee members, Worcester has offered of number of training events to Institute members. Worcester will provide 40 free places on solar training courses in January 2008.
Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester, said: “We are very excited about this joint initiative with the IPHE and feel it is mutually beneficial. We are very keen to help support installers and the installers of the future at all levels and provide them with greater development opportunities. This will also be valuable for raising the profile of the Institute.”
Blane Judd, chief executive of the IPHE, said: “This partnership with Worcester Bosch is a great start to the ‘Expect to see IPHE’ promotion which we will be launching in 2008. The aim is to encourage more people to recognise the need to use professionally qualified plumbing and heating engineers and leave the cowboys no place to operate. This initiative will contribute to reductions in warranty returns and help protect the environment by making sure that customers are supplied with the right products for their lifestyle choice and for the good of the environment. I hope that other manufacturers, suppliers and water companies will join this initiative in the coming year for the benefit of the customer and the planet. We are very keen to promote professionalism through new members, especially those who represent the future of the industry and this is another great way for us to do this. We are pleased that Worcester Bosch have had the vision to support our programme.”ENDS (459 WORDS)
NOVEMBER 2007
PHE Presentation
Peter Herring, has become the first IPHE member to be presented with the Institute’s Public Health Engineer Certificate.
The award can be gained via two different routes, but only Members and Fellows of the IPHE who have the right experience and qualifications can apply.
Peter chose the Institute route to become an Incorporated Engineer and decided to apply for the Public Health Engineering Certificate, after 30 years in the industry. He began his career as a trainee with George Wimpey & Co, working on domestic installations through to his current position with consulting engineers, Roger Preston & Partners. He is now involved with multi-million pound projects, which Peter says have provided him with thought provoking and interesting design challenges.
Dale Courtman, Technical Director commented: “To gain the Public Health Engineer Certificate, Peter has put in a lot of hard work and he should be justly proud of his achievement. I’m sure it will stand him in good stead with his future career.”
For more information on the IPHE Public Health Engineer Certificate or membership, please contact Lesley Challis on 01708 463108 or email lesleyc@iphe.org.uk.
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NOVEMBER 2007