The Southampton franchisee of Drain Doctor Plumbing has completed the national company's one millionth job after being called out to unblock a WC for a customer in Hedge End, Hampshire. As a result, a Hampshire couple is set to enjoy a luxury holiday.
The momentous Drain Doctor milestone was reached earlier this month when the Drain Doctor Southampton franchise was called to the home of Mr and ...[more]
Plumbing in Practice, a new instructional 90-minute DVD on plumbing sponsored by Plumb Center and Parts Center, has gone international following a request for a copy from a leading plumbing college in Denmark.
The DVD, which has already been provided free of charge to nearly 200 plumbing colleges across the UK, comprises 10 case study films, each covering a range of different plumbing and heati ...[more]
With thousands of visitors planned, William Ball has selected KBB as the perfect venue for demonstrating how the concept works to potential retailers. "We will be rolling out the Branded Store concept and present interested trade customers with a full Business model that has proven its worth as a really quite unbelievable platform for success," explains md Terry Ball.
The company has big plans ...[more]
The recession has led to more Brits having a go at fixing home appliances themselves. The cost savings compared with replacing the appliance or calling out a repair company can typically run into hundreds of pounds. Cookers and washing machines are the appliances that are fixed most often, with oven elements and door seals the most frequently replaced parts.
According to spare parts retailer eS ...[more]
After just thirteen months at the BMA Chris Taylor-Hamlin has been promoted to the position of Technical Director. Chris joined the BMA in 2008 and quickly established himself as the bathroom industry's technical guru. He is now fully responsible for representing BMA members during the development of bathroom standards in British and European Technical Committees.
He is the principle technical mo ...[more]
Advanced Engineering has launched three new additions to its AC Pro documentation range, helping engineers to stay within the law using simple checkboxes and labels.
The AC Pro range of reporting sheets was an instant success when introduced in 2008, making it easier to follow complex service, breakdown, installation and commission regulations, such as F-gas. They were such a hit that engineers ...[more]
The Institute of Water is holding a contest as a showcase for the profession and is inviting teams of two to sign up. The contest, which takes place at the IWEX exhibition in April, challenges contestants to pit their precision skills against their peers. It is being hosted by the Institute of Water and is now open for entries.
Contestants will be hoping for no unexpected showers as they bid to ...[more]
Many SMEs are still carefully monitoring their outgoings, so entering into long-term contracts for support services when they're uncertain of future needs is understandably hard to justify to even the most relaxed of purse string holders.
mhl support's new paygo service offers small businesses a helping hand with employment law on a Pay As You Go basis, with no big up-front contractual commitm ...[more]
Craig Benton, the owner of a successful Guildford cleaning business, and his daughter Coral have taken on a franchise business of Drain Doctor Plumbing, offering emergency plumbing and drain repairs to commercial and domestic customers throughout Guildford, Basingstoke and the surrounding towns and villages.
Craig, who has run his own domestic cleaning company for the past 16 years, recently to ...[more]
Dickson has announced web publication of online support guides, both in downloadable PDF formats and as videos on YouTube and the Dickson web site, to help its worldwide customers to easily monitor temperature, humidity, pressure and other electronic signal "events" important to critical storage.
These video or print support guides can be accessed via the "SUPPORT" tab on each product page on ...[more]