Edinburgh businessman Mark Glasgow plans to invest £3m into a series of energy training centres around Scotland to improve the energy industry’s skills shortage.
Construction is already underway on the first Energy Training Academy in the capital, with further sites earmarked for Glasgow and the North East.
The Edinburgh facility is due to be completed in November.
“This is a vision I have had for some time and given the speed at which our industry is changing towards more sustainable heating technologies, I felt now was the time to really push my plans forward,” said Glasgow, owner of the Edinburgh Boiler Company and Glasgow Boiler Company.
“The next few years are going to be critical in our industry - the skills shortage we are currently facing as an industry is concerning and I thought it important to provide a modern training centre with a focus on renewables.
“Initially this will be in Edinburgh and the plan is to then extend that education offering around Scotland by establishing regional training centres.
“The academy will be used by engineers looking to up-skill to renewables and to give our current installation and repair staff a place to learn ‘in-house’ as we look to continue leading the way in home heating in Scotland.”
The Edinburgh Boiler Company was established in 2015 and is now one of the city’s largest boiler installers.
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