A training centre designed to tackle a shortage of skilled boiler engineers has shut following its parent company's collapse.
The National Gas Centre for Excellence in Featherstone, south of Leeds, is expected to be liquidated say administrators dealing with North East-based Boiler Plan's affairs. It launched last year following investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and is reported to have cost £200,000 to set up.
At the time of its launch, directors said they wanted to provide quality training programmes in contrast to some fast track alternatives on the market, and touted the Yorkshire facility as a location for future training in new heating technologies that may eventually replace conventional gas boilers.
