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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...

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...

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...

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...

Treasury Minister Gareth Davies MP has visited the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) to meet with apprentices and learn more about the £250,000 investment being made in its national training centre.   Work is currently underway to create an...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has announced the launch of  the Government-funded Heat Networks Foundation Course. It has worked with fellow trade bodies  the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Manufacturers of Equipment...

Trade body the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has issued a warning over AI-generated online training courses containing non-UK specific and outdated content. Chris Ridge, TICA’s technical director, says one example offered a Level 1 certificate upon...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has welcomed the highest number of women to join its latest cohort of apprentices - following a successful East Midlands pilot programme. Of the 71 apprentices joining its latest quarterly intake at its national...

The new building control regime introduced under the Building Safety Act does not begin and end with Higher RiskBuildings (HRBs), with some fundamental changes applying more broadly, the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has warned. October 1st marked...

TICA, the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association and EiiF, the European Industrial Insulation Foundation, have confirmed that both organisations are attending  The Distributed Energy Show. The free exhibition and conference at Telford International Centre on 13th...

TICA’s National Training Centre benefits from £120,000 solar energy investment The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has taken a major step towards achieving energy self-sufficiency after investing £120,000 to install 362 solar panels on the roof of...

TICA calls for closer scrutiny of pre-insulated pipe and duct products following concerns over reaction to fire  The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) is urging a fresh review of the pre-insulated pipe and duct market following the recent release of BS...