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Trade body the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has succeeded in doubling its annual intake of apprentices. It enrolled 52 apprentices across England in 2020/21, 56 in 2021/22, 114 in 2022/23 and is on track to exceed that record-breaking figure in 2024/25. TICA, whose national training centre is in Darlington, has also seen an increaseREAD MORE

A COLLEGE stepped in to support the next generation of thermal insulation experts by opening up its plant and boiler rooms to an energy audit first. Darlington College provided the venue for industry delegates from the UK and Europe on a course run by the European Industrial Foundation (EiiF) in partnership with the Thermal InsulationREAD MORE

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV), adding its expertise to Scotland’s coalition of trade and professional bodies.   CICV priorities include lobbying the Scottish Government to influence policy and to push for positive action, providing expert focus to important sector issues including commercial, employment, planning for theREAD MORE

More than 100 members and non-members attended the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association’s (TICA) Open Doors event designed to showcase its facilities, highlight membership benefits and debate issues currently impacting the industry. Held at TICA’s national training centre in Darlington, the day included product demonstrations, an apprentice skills competition, manufacturer led CPD presentations,  together with talks on skills,READ MORE

Our first TICA Best Practice document is now available to full members on our Technical Hub. Our Best Practice Specification “Thermal Insulation for Heat Network Retrofit Projects” has been written in partnership with Fresh Heat Networks, a key ‘client side’ advisor in the Heat Network Retrofit market. Fresh Heat Networks are involved with a significantREAD MORE