Ideal Heating’s Expert Academy training arm has expanded its UK operations with the opening of the Pochin Ideal Renewables Training Centre, in conjunction with Pochin P&H Supplies.
The training facility is located in Leicester, a short walk away from the city centre train station, the company stated.
Ideal Heating’s Expert Academy spans the whole of the UK. In April this year, Ideal unveiled its new Training and Technology Centre in Dunstable, near Luton.
The company is investing millions in its training facilities, including the Expert Academy’s flagship National Training and Technology Centre in East Yorkshire.
Ideal Heating training director Andrew Johnson said: “We want our training courses to be as accessible for installers as possible. We know taking time out of busy diaries can be a challenge, and when you add in travel time, that commitment becomes even greater.
“That’s why, through our Expert Academy, we’re opening new training centres across the UK, giving installers a greater choice of where, and when, they learn.
“Our new training base in Leicester, set up with Pochin P&H Supplies, will play an important role in helping more installers become low carbon heating engineers, gaining the skills and expertise needed to work with market-leading products like our own Logic Air heat pump.”
The centre features a dedicated Ideal Heating room which is kitted out with the company’s products, including its domestic heat pump and boiler ranges.
David Pochin, executive chairman at Pochin P&H Supplies, said: “We’re delighted to be working in conjunction with Ideal Heating to provide much-needed additional training facilities within the Leicestershire area.
“Pochin Renewable Heating Solutions has ambitious plans to develop the opportunities in the market for renewables technologies, and an important step in our plans was taken with today’s launch of the Pochin Ideal Renewables Training Centre.
“We’re looking forward to seeing the first installers come through our door, complete their training and leave with the skills and expertise needed to drive our industry’s transition to a greener, bright future.”