Flowgroup : Opening of New Training Facility

Flowgroup plc

(the "Company")

Opening of new training facility for Flow boiler installers

Flowgroup plc (AIM: FLOW), which develops and commercialises alternative and efficient energy technology products, announces that it has opened its state of the art training facility in Cheshire where Gas Safe registered engineers will undergo surveying, installation and aftercare training programmes to become accredited installers of the Flow microCHP boiler, prior to the volume launch in the first quarter of 2015.

The 9,000 square foot facility is strategically placed just off the M56, close to the junction with the M6 at Preston Brook, Runcorn. It incorporates office space, lecture rooms, a showroom showcasing Flow's unique technology, training rooms and a technical support centre.  There are two wet and one dry training rooms containing a total of 10 fully-functioning Flow boilers, where installers can get hands-on experience of working with Flow's technology.

The training facility has the capacity to train up to 64 installers a week, allowing in excess of 3,000 installers to be accredited on an annual basis. Flow's marketing campaign to encourage installers to register for training has already been initiated with a large take up exceeding expectations. More detailed information about the level of interest will be released in the Company's next newsletter.

Tony Stiff, CEO of Flowgroup, says :

"With the Flow boiler production plans established, the next phase is to have sufficient qualified installers throughout the Country to meet the expected demand. Our sales teams have visited installers across the Country and the feedback has been very encouraging.  Now that our manufacturing partner, Jabil, has begun to build the production line, our new training centre provides another very tangible reminder of the progress we're continually making towards our goal of bringing our game-changing electricity-generating boiler to the mass market."