JTL selected for ‘gold-standard’ green apprenticeship

JTL has announced that its apprenticeship has been handpicked by the DfE as one of six ‘gold-standard’ green apprenticeships to mark the King’s coronation

E-commerce retailer Plumbworld acquired

Plumbworld Limited, one of the UK’s leading e-commerce specialists for bathroom, kitchen, plumbing and heating products, has been acquired by HIG Capital’s Highbourne Group

Kooltech signs an agreement with Wolseley Group

Kooltech has announced the signing of an agreement with the Wolseley Group to buy the entirety of the Kooltech business

£83 million worth of tools stolen from tradespeople in the last...

More than £83 million worth of tools have been stolen across England and Wales in the last three years, according to new research from Direct Line for Business, equating to £83,500 of equipment going missing every day. Furthermore, just 3% of these tools are ever reunited with owners.

Armitage Shanks launches regular free quiz…

...with big prizes for plumbers and merchants.

Partnership formed to increase availability same day and next day spare...

Plumbase teams up with Viessmann to increase parts available at its 66 stores

Stax sets the standard with new ISO audit

A leading supplier to the heating and plumbing sector, Stax Trade Centres has confirmed re-accreditation with the British Assessment Bureau

Plumbers see 16.6% boost in pay during February

Self-employed plumbers saw their average earnings rise by 16.6% to £1,115 per week last month, according to Hudson Contract

Leo Varadkar opens new Grant facility

Grant Engineering in Birr, Co Offaly, has welcomed the Irish Prime Minister to officially open new facilities including an R&D Innovation Centre, dedicated customer services centre and Training Academy.

Alarm bells over construction output fall

The UK construction sector declined by 3.4% from February to April 2018, the biggest fall for six years.