COVENTRY: Plumbers' merchant Graham listened to engineers' requirements in its local areas and to support the Gas Safe Register's pre-requisite, is offering 300 customers who currently hold CEN1 and or HTR1 the chance to gain a free assessment for CPA1 prior to 1 April 2012 through any of NIC Certification's participating centres.

To qualify, Graham customers must visit their local branch and purchase an Anton flue gas analyser Sprint V2 kit 2. Branch staff will then issue a voucher entitling the holder to a free of charge assessment and certification with a participating centre.

"Engineers need to gain the CPA1 qualification to continue to be Gas Safe Registered and this needs to completed within the next six months," stated Liam Poole, Graham's market manager. "We created this bespoke offer with Anton and the NICEIC to make gaining this next stage of qualification simple and straightforward for our customers."