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Industry Standard Update 092

4 Jun 2019 | 0 Comments

Technical Bulletin 055 Duties of Landlords The following is a brief summary of Industry Standard Update 092; Gas Safe registered engineers should always keep themselves updated with the complete publication. Information has been curated from Registered Gas Engineer...

Training Standards Are Slipping…

24 May 2019 | 0 Comments

G&E Training often receives complaints about other training centres with slipping standards. We can't stand training companies that charge high fees yet fail to meet the expectations of such a pricey course. Many training bodies out there seek to take advantage of...

Are You Checking the Gas Safe Register?

3 Apr 2019 | 0 Comments

Do you check the Gas Safe Register when you have gas work done in your home? Gas Safe offer a free online tool for checking the validity of a Gas Safe card or gas company. By using this tool, you're checking whether an engineer is registered and qualified to work on...

A Decade of Gas Safety

1 Apr 2019 | 0 Comments

This month Gas Safe Register celebrates 10 years of gas safety. Gas Safe highlights important statistics that show what they’ve accomplished so far. www.gassaferegister.co.uk boasts over 19 million searches for a registered business and 3 million checks on engineers’...

Clean Air Strategy: Extinguishing Pollution

27 Mar 2019 | 0 Comments

With worries over the health of our planet and the cleanliness of our air rising, the government’s “Clean Air Strategy” aims to cut emissions across the nation. Pollution has been identified as among the greatest threats to health, behind only obesity, heart disease...

G&E Training: The Gas Specialists

23 Oct 2018 | 0 Comments

Looking into a career as a Gas Safe engineer? If so, you've probably evaluated a few different training centres in your area. How many of these centres are training gas engineers exclusively? G&E Training is the only training centre in the South-East which just...

Beware Dodgy Training Centres!

9 Oct 2018 | 0 Comments

At G&E, we've had many candidates come to us with stories of how they've been ripped off by dodgy training providers. It's important to know which centres you can trust. Don't trust companies who send salesmen to your door, especially those...

Gas Safety: Carbon Monoxide

5 Oct 2018 | 0 Comments

Gas safety is a priority. Gas Safe engineers are a necessity. In the event of a gas appliance burning improperly, excess CO is produced. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an odourless, invisible and deadly substance, however its threat can be limited by CO alarms, which detect...

National Skill Shortage: Gas Engineers Needed

25 Sep 2018 | 0 Comments

In 2015, a survey was undertaken by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). UKCES found that "the highest density of skill-shortage vacancies was recorded in respect of Skilled Trades posts". Two out of five job vacancies were due to a lack of skilled...

Gas Engineer: A Career

19 Sep 2018 | 0 Comments

If you think you'd benefit from a diverse career in gas, working on boilers and other appliances, you'll need to be Gas Safe registered. The U.K needs more qualified gas engineers, are you going to help fill the gap? Do you want to earn more? You could double your...

Gas Safety Week 2018

6 Sep 2018 | 0 Comments

Gas Safety Week: Fighting for a Gas Safe Nation We are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2018, taking place 17th – 23rd September. Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances....

ACS Initial Diploma – What’s Involved?

19 Jul 2018 | 0 Comments

For those interested in G&E Training's ACS Initial Diploma, to become a skilled and competent Gas Safe engineer, we've put the course contents here. It's important to have some understanding of what you're going to be learning (and how) before you begin your...