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Jan 15, 2025 | 
sparks-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Emily Page
SPARKS Learner of the Year 2025 is underway- During January and February, SPARKS will be travelling to six regions across the UK in search of the best upcoming talent within our industry. In each location, 10 students will battle it out in a live practical test, designed by NAPIT. The six regional winners, plus the overall highest runner-up, will go through to the Grand Final in March.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Cistern Savvy; How Much Water can be Saved with Smart Flushing? Water is widely considered to be earth’s most valuable resource. And the toilet is one of the largest water consumers across residential, healthcare, and commercial properties. So, for a quick-win when it comes to water-saving, here’s why it makes sense to look to the humble loo.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Ten Water Saving Tips from the Fluidmaster TeamTo celebrate Waterwise’s Water Saving Week 2024, our team pulled together a list of their favourite water saving tips and hacks. You may be asking, why is it important to save water? Surely in the UK we have a plentiful water supply? The answer is that water scarcity is a real and imminent threat across the UK and in many other developed countries.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Sounds of the Cistern… What do they Mean? Have you heard hissing, rumbling or phantom flushing noises coming from your toilet? If your loo makes abnormal noises, it can be an indicator that there is a problem afoot. Here are four of the most common noises which alert us to problems with a toilet and details of how to fix them. Ghost Flushing The noise of your toilet flushing when no one has pressed the flush (ghost flushing), can signify that your toilet is losing water.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Three Tell Tale Signs of a Leaky LooA leaky loo can waste between 215 and 400 litres of clean water daily. It is estimated that up to 8% of UK toilets are currently leaking, leading to the wastage of 400 million litres of water every single day!According to Waterwise: ‘Fixing leaky loos could contribute at least 10% of the additional water capacity needed to cope with an extreme drought in England.’ In addition, fixing your leaky loo could significantly reduce your water use and your bill.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Lifting the Lid on Your Cistern – Understanding Your Toilet’s Fill and Flush FunctionsWhat are fill and flush valves? Fill and flush valves are devices that control the water flow in a toilet cistern. They enable the cistern to fill with water and control the flow of water from the cistern into the bowl when you flush your toilet. The fill valve regulates the water level in the tank.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
When it comes to toilets, there are many reasons to opt for wall hung. Here are our top five!1.Modern & Minimal Wall hung WCs are a key design feature of a contemporary bathroom or washroom. With the toilet cistern concealed in the wall or within a purpose-built unit, just the pan itself and the flush activation plate are visible, meaning that the overall aesthetic is clean and clutter free.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
hip-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
Spotting and Fixing a Leaky Loo – How Much Water Could you Save? As we learn more about the consequences that water scarcity is having on our environment and understand the impact for the future, it is increasingly important to educate ourselves on water saving opportunities and choices. In addition, with more consumers paying for water based on usage, saving water impacts budgets and ensures lower bills. So, how can we spot a leaky loo and how much water could we save by fixing one?
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May 8, 2024 | 
sparks-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
We are pleased to announce the runner-up going to the SPARKS Learner of the Year 2024 Finals is Jarred McCarthy from Coleg y Cymoedd. A huge congratulations! Jarred will go on to compete with our other finalists: Daniel White (Bridgwater and Taunton College), Jade Norris (Bath College), Daniel Powell (Derwentside College), Kian Milroy (St Helens College), Kian Baker-Humphreys (MIT Skills LTD) and Jane Thorp (Suffolk New College).
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
sparks-magazine.co.uk | Sam Taylor |Hannah Westwood
We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Bobbett from Yeovil College has been crowned the winner of the SPARKS Female Skills Competition 2024. The grand final took place on 18th April at Stephenson College, Coalville, where Charlotte showcased her exceptional skills. The runner-up spot was claimed by Anne Greaves from Leicester College. Charlotte expressed her joy upon winning: “I am so happy! I really didn’t expect to win when I first entered the competition. The experience has been amazing.
