ELLIS TRAINING WORKS
is one of the industry’s most respected names in:
REFRIGERATION, F GAS,
AIR CONDITIONING, FLAME BRAZING,
HEAT PUMP TRAINING.
Our Courses
-
FGASREFRIGERATION / AIR CONDITIONINGFlame BrazingELECTRICS
What our clients say...
Peter O’Donnell
Due to my lack of experience in this industry I thought this course [F Gas Cat 1, 5 day] was superb. For a beginner everything was covered. The best lecturers I have ever had on a training course! Everything was explained superbly. Thanks so much for all your help!!!
Peter O'DonnellSelex GalileoBrendon Walton
It is always good to gain knowledge from people from the old way, when standards were more professional and a higher quality.
Brendon WaltonAn amazing experience
As an entry level, for me it was an amazing experience.ย Thank you for the professionalism and passion shown during the week.
Terence Shearer
I really enjoyed the wide scope covered during the bespoke brazing course. Much appreciated
Terence ShearerThe Pump PractitionersI learned a lot!
I will highly recommend ETW to everyone in my group of colleagues.ย Everyday here made me rethink how important it is to study and do these courses.
Ricardo NetoStephen Fitzgerald
I would like to pass on my thanks to all, as each persons individual needs were met, which is sometimes not possible and this makes for excellent tutors.
Stephen FitzgeraldPeter Benton
Advice on pre exam was good so as people knew what to how to tackle exam. Stages of principles were laid out in the right sequence so as it was not over powering.
Peter BentonMHJ Electrical LtdRobert Byrne
Excellent Course. Put over in an understandable way. Well organised and would recommend Ellis Training to Colleagues.
Robert ByrneAldi Stores LtdCarrier Transicold
The F Gas Cat 1 training offered by Ellis Training Centre is taught in such a professional way that they make it suitable for all levels of technician and engineer. The layout and good facilities sets a nice training environment and everything you need to know about the F Gas requirement and more is taught during the week. It’s a course we recommend.
Carrier TransicoldJoe Lake
Found the team at Ellis Training very helpful and professional, well done to all.
Joe LakeJoe Lake Refrigeration Services
View MoreEllis News
20th March 2023Women in Refrigeration
During the same week that we celebrated International Women’s Day (8th March) we were honoured to have two women join us for their F…Read More Ellis Training 023rd March 202229/01/46 – 22/03/2022
We lost a dear friend and colleague of 50 years yesterday.ย Mike Pinch was dearly loved by us and his students alike whose…Read More Ellis Training 011th March 2021Welcome All!
This week sees our second group of F Gas students and our 15 day delegates in centre.ย It feels great to be back and doing…Read More Ellis Training 01st January 202130th Birthday Today!!
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ We are proud to be celebrating our 30th Birthday today! ๐ We are also looking forward to welcoming new team members, new courses and…Read More Ellis Training 02nd December 2020The R is down and we are UP and Open!
Whilst we have been providing online training to some of our Diploma students throughout this latest lockdown, we are very excited to be welcoming our…Read More Ellis Training 06th November 2020Lockdown 2.0 News
Although we have strict COVID-19 secure measures in place and have done everything we can to keep our students and staff safe and well in…Read More Ellis Training 09th September 2020ITS NOT GAS, ITS REFRIGERANT!
I am constantly being told by heating/gas engineers and plumbers that โthey know all about gasโ.ย Therefore, they wonโt have a problem, they already know…Read More Ellis Training 06th June 2020Reopening 29th June 2020
We are very glad to welcome our students back on 29th June with all our Covid-19 measures in place (now the new normal!)Read More Ellis Training 023rd May 2020COVID-19 News 20th May 2020
Currently, Government advice is that limited numbers of school children may be returning to school on 1st June, with the possibility of some 16-19 year…Read More Ellis Training 030th March 2020Closed BUT Open for Business
We unfortunately had to close our doors to students on Friday 20th March 2020 however we are very much open for business and are here…Read More Ellis Training 0Meet the team
-
John EllisManaging Director
-
Joy EllisFinance / Sales Director
-
Ben BurtonBEng (Hons) Trainer
-
Tish McDermottTrainer
-
Sam BurtonAdministrator
-
Ozzy R.I.P.General Dogsbody
John Ellis
Managing DirectorF.Inst.R., F.I.Diag.E., LCG., Managing Director
A true industry pioneer, his influence as a trainer and industry adviser, nationally and internationally, continues to be profound.
John has served on many of the industryโs leading bodies, including being the longest serving President of the Institute of Refrigeration in recent years, Chairman of the Air Conditioning Refrigeration Industry Board as well as many education and training bodies, working with City & Guilds since the early 80โs.
He is the consultant to the Trailblazer team who have written the latest Apprenticeship qualification and it was John who took the F Gas Legislation document and translatedย it, creating the F Gas qualification as we know it.
In 2008, John was awarded the prestigious RAC Gold Award for his campaigning work on standards for refrigerant handling, including his significant contribution to the setting up of the F Gas qualification.
Overseas, John was a key player in the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, travelling the world, training the trainers to ensure that developing countries had the relevant standards from which to train their own skilled workforce in safe handling of refrigerants and phase out of ODS.
John made the first steps in his trade while serving as a Refrigeration Engineer and later as trade instructor in the Corps of Royal Engineers. He then became a lecturer in Further Education, eventually becoming Head of School of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning at Willesden College of Technology (now the College of North West London).
After a brief stint in private industry, John and his wife Joy set up Ellis Training Works in 1991, initially offering peripatetic training to companies.
Joy Ellis
Finance / Sales DirectorWorking in accounts for many years followed by many more in insurance I soon discovered I had the right skills to bring to Ellis Training Works alongside Johns.ย We have worked together now for 27 years, no mean feat for a husband and wife team!
I love my job, no two days are the same and I get to meet so many great people and relish in their success.
Ben Burton
BEng (Hons) TrainerI completed a BEng Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Diploma in Industrial Studies, then spent 9 years with a major national air conditioning manufacturer where I worked in a variety of technical roles, before joining the family firm (John is my father-in-law) in 2009 where I completed a number of technical courses including City & Guilds 2079 F Gas and 2081 Air Conditioning Installation & Commissioning.
I have since earned additional qualifications including a Professional Graduate Certificate of Education, Level 3 Diploma in RAC&HP and I am a qualified Assessor as well as Internal Verifier.
Tish McDermott
TrainerTrainer
Following in the family tradition and having qualified as a teacher back in 2004, I quickly moved into senior management roles which gave me plenty of experience to bring to Ellis Training in my current position.ย Degreeย & F Gas qualified, I am currently working towards my Internal Verifier qualification.
Sam Burton
AdministratorI met Ben while studying at Portsmouth University where I graduated with a BA in European Studies with Spanish and an MA in Business Law.
Having worked as Grants Officer and then in contracts and finance roles as Operations Manager within a large organisation has given me a wealth of experience to bring to my current position while bringing up the third generation of the Ellis Training workforce.
Ozzy R.I.P.
General DogsbodyOzzy, the company labradoodle, may have given the impression he was not pulling his weight around the place, but he was a tenacious meeter and greeter and took his guard duties very seriously.
After almost 15 years of service, Ozzy sadly left us on the 17th July 2023. Sadly much missed.
Subscribe to our hints and tips.
Subscribe NowFind Us
Hobson House
Tel: 01707 879 879
Sopers Road
Cuffley
Herts
EN6 4RY
Fax: 01707 879 877
Useful Links
ยฉ 2017 Ellis Training Works
Designed by Barley Agency