Ideal Heating has opened a new, dedicated training centre near Edinburgh.
The company said its new facility, in Dalgety Bay, is set to provide installers in Scotland with easy access to courses delivered by Ideal’s Expert Academy training arm.
The facility represents an investment of £250,000 from Ideal Heating, in the refit of the building and in updated equipment.
Installers and specifiers from the new build and social housing sectors were among the guests for the opening of Ideal’s latest training centre.
Nicola McLeod, managing director for the Scotland Division at Warmworks, was also in attendance at the event.
Nicola said: “Having a training facility right here in Dalgety Bay, the first in Scotland, is an incredibly exciting milestone for Ideal.
“Not only does it give Warmworks’ supply chain access to high-quality, hands-on training, it also gives organisations the opportunity to advance their skills in heat pump technology and strengthens their commitment to local communities.”
At the event, Ideal Heating executives leading its training, product and technical teams explained how the company is setting the standard for heat pumps in the UK.
Mark Derbyshire, Ideal Heating’s managing director (Domestic), added: “As the industry moves towards low carbon heating solutions, it was important for Ideal to have a strong presence in Scotland, and to take installers on that training journey from boilers to heat pumps.
“Installers visiting our new centre in Dalgety Bay can not only access our high-quality range of training courses but also learn about heat pump system design and become familiar with our products.”
With capacity to train up to 2,000 installers every year, Ideal said the new training facility is strategically located to be easily accessible to installers across central Scotland, with Glasgow, Dundee and Perth all within a 50-mile radius.
Installers undertaking training at the centre can benefit from the latest rigs and simulators, it noted, gaining hands-on, practical experience of working with Ideal’s range of heat pumps and boilers.
They will work closely with Expert Academy’s training team to diagnose and solve real scenarios they will face when working out in the field.
Andrew Johnson, training and design services director at Ideal Heating, said: “We continue to invest significantly in our Expert Academy, to meet the evolving needs of the heating industry.
“By choosing Expert Academy, installers receive best-in-class training, in modern and attractive facilities, from a team with centuries of combined experienced in the heating industry.”