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PIPER CELEBRATES ITS 10TH BIRTHDAY

1st September 2010 - Piper has been trading 10 years today.

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Funding for Renewable Technology

From 1st April 2010 your customers became eligible to receive 41.8p per unit of electricity, generated by renewable technologies such as Solar Photovoltaic. The Renewable Heating Incentive due to launch 1st April 2011 could see a customer living in an average sized property receiving an annual cheque of approximately £2,000.00 if they have had an approved heat pump or solar thermal panel installed by a registered business. Once this funding is available a retrospective claim can be made back to 1st June 2010.

ECOBUILD Earls Court 2010

Ed Miliband secretary of state for energy & climate change launches the governments household energy management strategy

http://www.youtube.com/energyclimatechange#p/a/u/2/Vfgg_z4TZig

CPA1 Gas Analysis

Engineers who carry out Flue Gas Analysis, must hold CPA1 certification. This is being enforced now. As from 1st February 2010 you will not be able to renew either a boiler (CEN1) or fire (HTR1) assessment, unless you hold CPA1 Certification. After 1st April 2012 Gas Safe will no longer register individuals for CEN1 or HTR1, unless they hold CPA1.

Government Boiler Scrappage Scheme

The government is offering a £400 voucher to enable people to change their old boiler from a G rated boiler to an A rated boiler.

Renewable Technology

Piper is making a major commitment to renewable technology. As a result we have developed new courses in Solar Thermal, Solar PV and Air & Ground Source Heat Pumps.

Piper wins OFTEC award

Piper Assessment has recently won the Bronze Award 2009 for Training Centre of the Year in the OFTEC Awards for Excellence.