Two new heat pump training roadshow dates have been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
The new roadshows will be held on 8 January 2013 in Southampton and 10 January 2013 in London. They follow on from a series of nine successful roadshows aimed at social housing providers which have already been held across the UK.

The roadshows are designed to help social housing providers to get to grips with issues around procurement, installation, commissioning and management of heat pumps, in line with the new standards for heat pump installation - MCS MIS 3005 Issue 3 - which took effect in April 2012.

DECC has worked closely with the heat pump industry to develop these new standards and held roadshows to train heat pump installers in Autumn 2011. It is now holding workshops specifically aimed at social housing providers, who represent a major potential market for the technology.

The free, one-day events are specifically designed for asset management, sustainability, housing and energy staff within social housing providers and for their heating contractors. Training will be interactive, helping attendees to explore the detail of specifications, the costs and benefits of heat pumps, maintenance, resident training, contracts and commissioning.

For more information and to book a place, visit http://heatpumps.eventbrite.co.uk/ or call 020 8469 1333. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis with priority given to delegates from social housing providers.