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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
All of them.<br />
Contents<br />
Every Worcester Greenstar gas and oil boiler<br />
has been awarded Which? Best Buy status.<br />
On the cover:<br />
Supplied on behalf of:<br />
Worcester Bosch Group,<br />
a leading manufacturer of<br />
domestic gas and oil-fired<br />
boilers in the UK.<br />
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Inside:<br />
02<br />
Comment<br />
Skill shortage concerns<br />
04<br />
Newsleaks<br />
New Members<br />
New era for education<br />
and training<br />
Business of the Year Award<br />
10<br />
Local Association News<br />
20<br />
Health and Safety<br />
21<br />
Health and Safety Forum<br />
22<br />
Employment law - self<br />
employed or employee?<br />
26<br />
SNIPEF Diary<br />
Keeping you up to date<br />
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necessarily those held by the Scottish and Northern Ireland<br />
Plumbing Employers’ Federation. PlumbHeat is circulated free to<br />
plumbing, heating and building contractors who are members<br />
of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’<br />
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PEFC/16-33-576<br />
PEFC Certified<br />
This product is<br />
from sustainably<br />
managed forests and<br />
controlled sources<br />
www.pefc.org<br />
Sales Team 0161 236 2782<br />
Printed by Buxton Press<br />
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