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We Must Celebrate Our Older Workers

Charlie Mullins | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Workers, Retirement, Older Workers, Employment, Plumbing, Pensions, Entrepreneurs, UK Business, 50 Plus, UK Lifestyle News
Charlie Mullins

The government's common sense decision to scrap the compulsory retirement age in 2011 and let people freely work beyond 65 was one of the most rational legislations ever passed. However there is still a lot of work to do on changing the perception of older workers and employers' attitudes towards them.

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Are Things Heating Up For FTSE 100 Plumbing Firm Wolseley?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Business News, Wolseley, Energy, FTSE 100, UK Business, Heating, Eurozone Crisis, Plumbing, UK News

FTSE 100 plumbing supplier Wolseley saw a 0.3% drop in UK sales in the last quarter, but was saved by stronger sales figures in the US and Canada. ...

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Car Jack, Check. Plunger, Check...

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Road Accidents, UK News, Automobile Association, Aa Plumbers, Home Insurance, Plumbing, UK Roads, Home-Accidents, Aa, UK News

When your boiler breaks down, calling the AA might not be the obvious solution. But some of AA's roadside patrollers are being trained to mend boi...

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Traditional Apprenticeships are Worth the Effort

Denis Hird | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Apprenticeships, Electrical Engineering, Training, Plumbing, Jtl, UK Education, UK Students, UK Schools, Traditional-Apprenticeships, UK Universities & Education News
Denis Hird

The UK must have a sustainable and appropriately-skilled workforce, and apprenticeships are the best way to ensure this for the future. Encouraging skilled apprenticeships is vital to ensure the continued health of the economy and ensuring we can meet industry needs in years to come.

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What Britain Has Been Losing Down Its Drains....

Olivia Williams | Posted 04.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Plumbers, Drain Blockage, Drains, Plumbing, Homeserve, UK News

Drainage engineers have revealed the eclectic range of items uncovered in our drains, in a survey by a home emergency company this week. Predictabl...

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