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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...

TICA launches East Midlands pilot project to attract more women into thermal insulation industry The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has launched a pilot project in the East Midlands to encourage more women to consider a career in what is a...

TICA urges more women to consider a career in the thermal insulation industry The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) is hoping to inspire more women to join the industry by highlighting the experience of former office cleaner Jenna Hunt. The 35-year-old...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of BS 5422:2023 which updates the standards for thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating between -40ºc and +700ºc. It says...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF), which promotes the use of industrial insulation as an accepted means of achieving sustainability. TICA, the sole UK trade association representing...

Students from Bishop Auckland College had an opportunity to test their practical skills while gaining an insight into the thermal insulation sector during a visit to TICA’s national training centre. Twenty students toured the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association...

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A former apprentice at the Thermal Insulation Contractor’s Association (TICA) has returned to launch a new awards system to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Scott Hill, who first attended TICA’s National Training Centre in 2014 as an apprentice with Gill Insulation,...

Next week it is National Apprenticeship Week 2023 TICA will be getting involved by exhibiting at 4 apprenticeship career fairs across the UK… ✅ Monday 6th - Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair @ Leeds Direct Arena 14:00-20:00 Monday 6th – Apprenticeship Training...

I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed as Chair of the British Standards Institute B/540/7 committee (Thermal Insulation for Equipment and Industrial Applications). The Thermal Insulation industry has been subject to additional guidance and codes of...

The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has welcomed a £32m Government initiative to improve the efficiency of existing district heating or communal heating projects. Launched in February, the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) will provide grants to...

A message from Chris Ridge, TICA's Technical Policy Manager Dear Members, I recently attended two NHS events where the focus has been on supplier engagement in line with the huge amount of hospital redevelopment work that will take place over the next ten years: New...

TICA offices and Skill Card application services will be closed from 12pm on Friday 23 December until 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Safe and Merry Christmas, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!