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News Release from: National Energy Services
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 June 2007
Energy assessors put foot down to win
prize draw
National Energy Services is offering energy assessors another chance to win a Toyota Prius.
National Energy Services is offering energy assessors another chance to win a Toyota Prius following the success of its first prize draw which saw more than 550 would-be inspectors pushing to qualify before 1 June, the Government's original HIP Day Brian Scannell, Managing Director of NES said: "We believe that by running a second competition we can continue to incentivise trainees to qualify in time for the introduction of Home Information Packs this summer
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Our message to energy assessors is that they need to put their foot down - 1 August is just round the corner! "The sooner we can get more people qualified, the sooner the market will open up and HIPs will be required for all homes.
The Government's phased roll out requires HIPs for properties with four or more bedrooms from 1 August, followed by three bedroom properties once 2,000 energy assessors have qualified, and then all homes when 3,000 have qualified.
We all want this to happen as soon as possible - it will be a massive benefit to the whole industry and the home buying public." The prize draw is open to all trainee home inspectors and energy assessors who pass their external exam before 1 August.
All names will be entered into a draw to win either a brand new Toyota Prius, the energy saving hybrid car, or to take the cash alternative.
The first competition was won by Iwan Morris, a home inspector based in Cardiff who spent 18 months working with SAVA to get qualified from scratch.
As well as hoping to provide home inspection services and energy performance certificates locally, Iwan chose to become an inspector in order to widen his educational experience and to become a trainer so that can teach the students at the college where he still works as a lecturer.
Iwan Morris said: "I couldn't believe my luck when I heard that I had won the competition - a big thank you to SAVA for both training me and putting my name in the hat! I am looking forward to the full commencement and implementation of HIPs in August and to be able to put my hard work into practice.".
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