Plumbing and heating engineers in decline »

A new report released by Skills Training Group has revealed that the number of people entering the plumbing and heating industry has declined ...

Boiler sales bounce back »

Sales of domestic gas boilers bounced back from the Covid downturn, according to new figures from the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC). ...

Court rules on fatal gas explosion »

An asbestos removal contractor has been fined after a worker was fatally injured and another worker seriously injured in a gas explosion. Hamilton ...

Tradespeople to carry on working »

A fifth (20%) of UK tradespeople think they will have to keep working beyond the state pension age of 66, according to new ...

Unregistered gas fitter gets suspended sentence »

A self-employed plumber has been sentenced after carrying out illegal and unsafe gas work. North Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court heard how, in April 2018, ...

Time running out to win big game tickets »

Plumbing and heating installers have until 30 April to enter Wolseley Plumb & Parts’ competition to win hospitality tickets to the semi-finals of ...

Rogue installer’s work like Spaghetti Junction »

A 74-year-old man has been sentenced at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre after installing a boiler and falsely claiming to be Gas Safe ...

Promoting the sustainability of copper »

A new nationwide association for the construction and plumbing industry has been launched with the mission to champion the environmental benefits of ...