Bglobal agrees franchise for North East training centre

SMART meter technology firm Bglobal’s subsidiary Nutech Training has entered into a franchise agreement that will see Future Energy Solutions open a new training centre in the North East.
 
The centre will operate under Nutech’s accreditations which will allow it to provide dual fuel smart meter installation and other relevant training.

Bglobal said the franchise agreement will facilitate Future Energy Solutions in upskilling engineers from those organisations ahead of the government’s plans for a national roll-out of smart meters.
 
Neil Turner, managing director of Nutech Training, said: “There is still a massive shortage of qualified smart metering engineers needed to support the government’s plans. Even though the national roll-out has been delayed, this agreement with Future Energy Solutions provides an opportunity for the market to ‘catch up’ on the training needed.  We are now working to replicate this franchise agreement with other training providers across the UK.”
 
Tim Jackson-Smith, chief executive of Bglobal, said: “The launch of the Nutech Training franchise is a key milestone for the company and demonstrates the ability of Nutech to expand its capability across the UK without incurring significant one-off establishment costs. The agreement shows how we are continuing to develop and expand different areas of the Bglobal business whilst being mindful of the impact on our return on capital deployed.”