ELLIS TRAINING WORKS
is one of the industry’s most respected names in:
REFRIGERATION, F GAS,
AIR CONDITIONING, FLAME BRAZING,
HEAT PUMP TRAINING.
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What our clients say...
Stephen Hitchcock
It’s been a good week with a positive result. Have enjoyed the training and methods, staff are a credit to Ellis Training.
Stephen HitchcockIcicle Services LimitedRick Baxter
With regards to the recent F Gas course that I attended recently. I was very impressed with the standard that Ellis Training provided.
Rick BaxterNatural AC LTDSam Burger
Excellent course, very friendly and helpful lecturers. Learned a lot in a short space of time and the facilities are superb.
Sam BurgerSelex GalileoChris Clarke
I truly had a great experience at Ellis Training Centre the training has opened me up wanting more due to the simple way in which the subject was broken down and I’m more comfortable with the knowledge gained.
Chris ClarkeSutton Cooling Services LtdDan Briscoe
Very good teacher, he was very helpful and made me feel relaxed and confident on the 5 day FGas course.
Dan BriscoeMartin Norton
Great course, I will be able to put much learnt into practice in the field. Thanks
Martin Norton3CLRob Whybrow
From starting the 5 day F Gas course with very little knowledge of refrigeration the course has given me an excellent understanding of the principals and fault finding.
Rob WhybrowAndalucia Yacht ServicesJoe Axelrod
I have just received my F-Gas certificate through, and wanted to say a massive thank you for another truly amazing course.
Joe AxelrodEnsave LimitedAndrew Frogson
The 5 day F Gas course is probably the best course I have ever been on, and I have been on many.
Andrew FrogsonTheatre RoyalStephen 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 Fitzgerald
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John EllisManaging Director
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Joy EllisFinance / Sales Director
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Ben BurtonBEng (Hons) Trainer
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Tish McDermottTrainer
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Sam BurtonAdministrator
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DollyGeneral 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.
Dolly
General DogsbodyDolly,ย 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.
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