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Searching for the most talented young plumbers of the year

Staff from Plumb Center and Parts Center are helping with the search for the UK’s top young plumbing talent to take part in BBC3’s Young Talent of the Year competition. Plumb and Parts Center staff have agreed to help in the search by suggesting to customers who fit the age criteria that they should enter. Each branch has been sent a poster, supplied by the show’s production team at BBC3, which has all the details about the competition and in... [more]

Strong demand for more female plumbers

According to a report from the Equal Opportunities Commission in 2001, there were only 17 registered female plumbers. The chief executive of the EOC believes that women have previously been channelled into jobs such as childcare, instead of being made aware of alternative career opportunities. On a more positive note, many local authorities across the country are now trying to attract more women into the trades, including plumbing. According t... [more]

Plumbers' retirement prospects are slowly beginning to improve

Plumbing business owners say their retirement prospects are finally beginning to improve as the UK begins to emerge from recession. Some 77 per cent of business owners say their retirement is further away now than it was a year ago – slightly down on the 80 per cent recorded three months ago. But the latest quarterly survey of more than 1,000 businesses, carried out by Clifton Asset Management (CAM), also reveals that attitudes vary considerab... [more]

kbb Birmingham takes place this week

kbb Birmingham takes place every two years, and this year runs from 21 to 24 March at the NEC Birmingham. kbb Birmingham opened its doors yesterday (Sunday 21st March) to thousands of eager visitors ready to view the latest products from the 300 exhibitors at the show. New kitchens were in ready supply with offerings from Allied Kingwood, Warendorf and Poggenpohl among others. The hotly anticipated Starck by Warendorf kitchen was well receive... [more]

Plumbers believe the recession is far from over

According to the latest quarterly survey carried out by Clifton Asset Management (CAM), small business owners in the plumbing sector believe the worst of the recession may be over – but fear that it has another year or more left to run. The research reveals that 28 per cent of firms have cut jobs over the past six months, down from 34 per cent in the last survey. Meanwhile 12 per cent of owner-managers say they will need to reduce their payrol... [more]

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