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Plumber 'Heat' Tops Sunday Times List

Plumbing and heating engineers Heat from Belfast has come top of the Sunday Times list of best 100 mid-size companies to work for. The plumbers and heating engineers that design, install and maintain domestic central heating systems and boilers in social housing in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England has invested heavily in ensuring its staff is well looked after. This approach has won the plumbing and heating company many awards and the latest accolade is that it now won the official prize as the best mid-size company to work for in the UK.Managers at the plumbing and heating company go out of their way to motivate the plumbers and other staff and act as role models. All plumbers and heating engineers are encouraged to take decisions and the culture of asking permission is non existent, which is reflected across the board in boiler installation, central heating service and boiler replacement jobs. Many plumbers are investing in further plumbing NVQ training under the ...
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Government to Investigate Cost of Heating

The energy industry is facing fresh calls to restrain the increases in the cost of heating, gas and electricity. A committee of MPs was set to investigate the level of competition within the energy supplying sector. This investigation is part of a wider range inquiry following recent string of announcement by four of the large energy companies of double digit increases in the cost heating and energy, which put further pressure on the population in general and the poor in particular.Peter Luff MP, the committees Chairman, said: “The continuing controversy over the prices of energy is an issue that demands to be addressed. “It is a complicated, yet vital issue that affects everyone around the country including individual consumers, households, businesses and major energy users.”Energywatch, the consumer group has welcomed the move and supported the goals of the committee.Adam Scorer from Energywatch said: “Energywatch has been expressing its concerns that the ener ...
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