SkillPLUMB News

BSE excellence helps UK success at WorldSkills London 2011

10 Oct 2011

SummitSkills is celebrating the quality of the building services engineering sector’s vocational training  after Team UK won a gold medal in plumbing and heating, a bronze medal in refrigeration and air conditioning and a medallion of excellence in electrical installation at WorldSkills London 2011 last week (4 to 8 October).

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SkillPLUMB crowns a winner

Winner of national skill competition announced

28 Sep 2011

Twenty-five old Tom King from Brian King Plumbing and Heating Ltd has been named the 2011 SkillPLUMB UK national champion after three days of intense practical competition at Leeds College of Building.

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SkillPLUMB finalists announced

05 Aug 2011

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SkillPLUMB success around the country

11 Jul 2011

Talented young plumbers across the country are celebrating after winning regional heats of the SkillPLUMB competition.

 

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SkillPLUMB and SkillELECTRIC Northern heats

05 Jul 2011

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Midlands region pick their winners

The SkillPLUMB and SkillELECTRIC 2011 heats for the Midlands region pick their winners

24 Jun 2011

Enthusiastic young plumbers and electricians have been demonstrating their skills at the SkillPLUMB and SkillELECTRIC heats 15 – 16 June, held at Walsall College. The participants took part in a series of practical tests, reflecting their day-to-day work.

 

 

 

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Tommy heats interest

Results of SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB southern heats

03 Jun 2011

Tommy Walsh looks on as participants in the south of England SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB competitions compete for a place in the UK finals.

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Best of Wales showcased at skills competitions

SkillPLUMB and SkillELECTRIC Wales winners

18 May 2011

Plumbers and electricians have been demonstrating their skills at the SkillPLUMB and SkillELECTRIC competitions held at Yale College, Wrexham.

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Registration for Skill M&E 2011 competitions

14 Feb 2011

Following another successful year of events around the UK, SummitSkills, the sector skills council for building services engineering, is calling for registrations for entries to the 2011 Skill M&E skills competitions.

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WorldSkills 2011 candidates announced

19 Nov 2010

Following the UK announcement of the UK team squads for the WordSkills 2011 event, SummitSkills is delighted to congratulate three plumbers, two electricians and two refrigeration engineers now confirmed as short-listed for next year’s international competitions.

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Steady stream as SkillPLUMB crowns a winner

12 Oct 2010

The annual building services event, the M&E show at London’s Olympia, was the stunning setting for SkillPLUMB’s 2010 final, supported by premier sponsor the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC), the leading trade association for the industry in England and Wales.

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Scorching results for North of England

28 Jun 2010

The heat was most definitely on at Leeds College of Building when the SkillELECTRIC, SkillPIPE and SkillPLUMB events took place simultaneously in the middle of a heatwave this month!

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Triple-header for Midlands heats

02 Jun 2010

Stephenson College in Coalville Leicestershire was the stunning setting for the Midlands heats of SkillELECTRIC, SkillFRIDGE and SkillPLUMB, producing a talented group of finalists who go forward to the 2010 UK finals later this year.

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Tommy Walsh warms up SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB heats

14 May 2010

Celebrity Tommy Walsh pops in to Barking and Dagenham College to lend his support to contestants taking part in the 2010 SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB heats.

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Wales picks a winner in SkillPLUMB 2010 heats!

07 May 2010

Bridgend College new £6.5m state-of-the-art construction centre played host to the Welsh heats of SkillPLUMB, which saw a quality line-up of contestants take part in a series of carefully planned theory and practical tests.

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