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This customer was having problems bleeding a large radiator at the end of their radiator circuit. It was a large, designer radiator with a high BTU output, but it was just not getting warm. They had bled all their radiators, but this one didn’t seem to want to bleed. They knew there was air still [...]

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 [...]

With another bank holiday weekend upon us, now is the ideal time to do some DIY around the home! Making improvements to your home not only improves your living environment but can also increase the value of your property, making it doing DIY a worthwhile investment for the future. There are a variety of changes [...]

People working in the plumbing and heating industry are being urged to register for the Plumber’s Safe Tax Plan before the deadline next Tuesday. Plumbers have just one week to sign up for the amnesty which allows them to get their taxes for the last six years in order with reduced penalties and no threat [...]

We blogged recently about plumbing related museums in the UK, and soon there will be another one to add to the list. Pimlico Plumbers, one of the UK’s largest plumbing companies, are refurbishing their depot and are installing a small museum to their property which will showcase items from the history of plumbing. They’re asking [...]

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 [...]

I think it’s safe to say that the Americans have a bit of a reputation for being very fond of a good law suit or two, and a university in the state of Colorado has decided to place the blame for its very expensive plumbing problems on toilet roll company Royal Flush. The University of [...]

Many people aspire to be a plumber, but Robert Ainsley-Raffel has had to work harder than most others to achieve his dream job. Robert was born blind but has not let this stop him from becoming a fully qualified plumber. He told his local newspaper: “The thing that people learn very quickly about me is [...]

Nearly 50,000 plumbers and other people working in the heating or gas fitting industry will soon receive letters from HMRC urging them to get their taxes in order. This follows the announcement last month of the Plumbers’ Tax Safe Plan which allows people working in the plumbing industry to declare any unpaid taxes from the [...]