http://www.met-uk.com Visit Met UK News for news about plumbing, electrical, renewable energy and gas. en-gb 120 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:36:23 GMT http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/SummitSkills-chief-executive-receives-OBE-for-work-to-promote-training Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:36:23 GMT d5d36882-2312-4cb2-a920-bdafa6ca9fd1 The valuable work that has been undertaken by the UK's sector skills council for building service engineering to encourage people to take the best trades training courses has been recognised by the Queen.SummitSkills chief executive Keith Marshall wa.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/Work-on-new-Rochdale-homes-begins Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:01:40 GMT c2189939-ab4e-4738-91b5-150bd7b96fd9 There is going to be plenty of work for people from Rochdale who have taken trades training, after construction of nearly 200 new houses in the area got underway.Website easier.com reported that Countryside Properties has begun demolition work on Uni.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/Olympic-construction-work-praised Tue, 27 May 2008 11:59:36 GMT 9f0a2a5b-fc40-44dc-8028-d769a990f1c6 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the skills of construction workers employed to work on London's Olympic site.After a three-day review of the progress of the work on the 2012 sites, the IOC's Coordination Commission said it was i.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/Expert%3a-Leave-plumbing-and-wiring-to-the-professionals Fri, 23 May 2008 11:53:39 GMT 555f761a-4a9e-495d-9fb7-95915063978e An industry expert has revealed that there is "a limit" to the building tasks that homeowners should try to perform themselves.Andrew Leech, technical consultant to the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC), stressed that there were some.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/People-'are-forced-to-call-in-professionals-to-fix-DIY-botches' Thu, 22 May 2008 11:52:43 GMT a2afc01f-2f77-451d-933c-f777c79ec953 People planning to carry out DIY work on their property have been urged to consider employing someone with the appropriate trades training instead.Research from Zurich found that 16 per cent of homeowners who carried out DIY projects had to subsequen.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/More-support-for-people-planning-career-changes Tue, 20 May 2008 15:23:52 GMT 15d54a91-1b1a-4a06-be01-d6a2d003c657 There are a wide range of employment opportunities available to adults that are considering a career change, it has been revealed.According to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the non-departmental public body, there are now more vocational choi.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/CIOB-warns-of-skill-shortage-in-the-construction-industry Tue, 20 May 2008 11:52:36 GMT b0ce70d4-8b6b-42ee-93af-515e090e4ea8 The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has suggested that the UK's built environment sector will struggle in the future, unless more people are encouraged to consider trades training.According to the latest CIOB skills survey, nine out of ten man.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/Olympic-power-systems-completed Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:31 GMT 7b55f0df-e78a-4209-972d-062ab5ec2a49 Workers with the best electrical training have completed vital infrastructure work on London's Olympic Park site.The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) reported that all the work to create a brand new electrical infrastructure beneath the Olympic Park .. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/UK-firm-win-major-Olympic-contract Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:13 GMT 0acfd12c-1e05-416f-8794-f76e35560ee4 There could be more work for people from the UK who have taken the best trades training, after another major Olympic construction contract was awarded to a domestic firm.The Olympic delivery Authority revealed that ISG InteriorExterior had won the co.. http://www.met-uk.com/news/industry-news/Electrical/More-new-homes-planned-for-London's-east-end Thu, 08 May 2008 11:48:29 GMT 80759ea1-4ce1-4e4f-a69b-f729d928c292 The government in the UK has revealed a major package of investment in housing and infrastructure for London's east end, suggesting there could soon be more work for people who have taken the best trades training.Housing and planning minister Carolin..