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The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) have joined forces to warn that operatives often working for multi-trade firms are putting lives at risk by carrying out specialist work beyond their...

Marion Marsland, CEO of the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA), has questioned the Government’s decision to single out ten Construction Technical Excellence Colleges as part of a £100m initiative to train more than 40,000 construction workers by 2029....

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA), backed by a leading refrigeration expert, is warning that the Government’s overreliance on heat pumps as a major part of its Net Zero strategy is diverting attention away from simple, high-impact energy efficiency...

 The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) is offering free energy audits to charities, non-profit organisations and public sector bodies across the Tees Valley to identify opportunities to save energy and cut carbon emissions. As part of the initiative,...

Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has visited the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association’s (TICA) National Training Centre to see first-hand how specialist training is equipping young people with the skills vital to both the construction sector and the UK’s net zero...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) is urging public authorities to place apprenticeships at the centre of new public procurement regulations - ensuring that major construction projects drive long-term skills development rather than prioritising...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) is defying a national decline in apprenticeships and is on track to welcome a record 200 apprentices to its national training centre in 2025. It highlights the trade organisation’s proactive efforts to raise the...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has published a new guide ‘Insulation and Cladding of External Sheet Metal Ductwork – A Guide to Product Selection and Installation for HVAC Ductwork Operating at Temperatures Between 10°C and 35°C’. Available free...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has launched a nationwide ‘One More Apprentice’ campaign, urging all UK thermal insulation contractors to take proactive steps to secure the future of their businesses and the wider industry. The initiative shines...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has recognised dedication and technical excellence at its annual Apprentice of the Year Awards. The winners were revealed during its 67th annual lunch held at London’s OXO Tower Restauraunt, Bar and Brasserie when...

Insulating hundreds of miles of pipework in commercial and industrial buildings would give an immediate boost to the UK’s net zero ambitions and dramatically cut running costs, according to two leading engineering bodies. The Building Engineering Services...

A group of paid interns has supported the successful delivery of a major data transfer project on behalf of the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) at its national training centre in Darlington. Over the summer, seven students, aged 13 to 19 - TICA’s...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has welcomed the introduction of a British Standard that sets out energy rating classifications for industrial thermal insulation applications. BS EN 17956:2024 is applicable to technical insulation systems of...

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy and two years on from the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, members of the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) continue to report the use of Euroclass F, non-certified polyisocyanurate (PIR) board,...

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...