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The construction industry is now facing a double dip recession, following a record number of companies going insolvent due to public sector spending cuts. A new report has found that nearly 1,000 construction companies went bust in the last three months of 2010, which was up 19% on the previous quarter. This has been caused [...]
Today is the last day for people working in the plumbing and heating industry to register for the Plumbers Safe Tax Plan (PSTP) to get their taxes in order. If you think you may have made a mistake with your taxes or haven’t declared some income, it is a way to make a fresh start. [...]
A central heating firm which started life as a one man operation back in 1963 has been bought by British Gas owner for Centrica for £30million. PH Jones was set up in Maplas, Cheshire by Phil Jones and now has over 850 staff working from 25 regional offices. The company was ran for many years [...]
A plumber and heating engineer from Whitley Bay near Newcastle is celebrating after being chosen to appear on a new MTV reality TV show. 26 year old Greg Lake has been selected for the show Geordie Shore, a Tyne and Wear version of the hit US show Jersey Shore. Greg beat thousands of other hopefuls [...]
A former striker who made over 450 appearances with clubs including Walsall, Reading and Burton Albion has changed his career path to become a heating engineer. Martin Butler ended his football career just before his 35th birthday and decided to go into business. He started a heating course with the help of the Professional Footballer’s [...]
If you’re a plumber, you may sometimes find things you’re not expecting to be there in the back of your van. But Andy Clamp couldn’t believe his eyes when he opened the back of his van to find one of his brood of chickens had stowed away and was on his way to a job [...]
A plumber from Dudley has won a holiday in a stripping competition – by stripping a boiler in just 36 seconds. Ideal Heating and Plumb Center came up with the Ideal Challenge which travelled to 30 locations around the UK to find who could be the fastest stripper. Lee Darby was the lucky winner and [...]
A Global Industry Analysis report has forecast long term growth in the plumbing industry, with it expected to be worth $49.3billion across the world in the next 4 years. Increased demand for upgrades of bathrooms and kitchens in the home is expected to be a large contribution as the industry recovers from the recession. The [...]
Research from an economics professor in America has found that on average a plumber makes more money over their lifetime than a doctor. Laurence Kotlikoff is the Professor of Economics at Boston University and has found that plumbers will make more money than doctors over their lifetime and a plumber will have more spending power. [...]
