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One Plumber's Fight Against Fuel Duty

Colin Good, a Coventry self-employed plumber is holding a one man protest against the government's fuel tax duty. Colin is protesting against the ever increasing cost of petrol. As a plumber he has to drive his van to the customers site and currently spends well over £70 per week to fill up his van. Many plumbers have swapped their vans to diesel vans that return better gas mileage than traditional petrol vans. However, the cost of diesel vans, as well as the cost of a litre of diesel has gone up in recent time, which makes them less attractive. The heavy weight that the vans have to carry (including heavy boilers and hot water cylinders) has a major impact on the performance of the engine and accordingly of the engines efficiency. Plumbers and heating engineers have to carry a heavy load of tools and kits for the job, which add weight and reduce the petrol efficiency of the van (a Worcester Bosch boiler, for example can weigh in at close to 50Kg, while a sheet metal water heatin ...
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Plumber 'Heat' Tops Sunday Times List

Plumbing and heating engineers Heat from Belfast has come top of the Sunday Times list of best 100 mid-size companies to work for. The plumbers and heating engineers that design, install and maintain domestic central heating systems and boilers in social housing in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England has invested heavily in ensuring its staff is well looked after. This approach has won the plumbing and heating company many awards and the latest accolade is that it now won the official prize as the best mid-size company to work for in the UK.Managers at the plumbing and heating company go out of their way to motivate the plumbers and other staff and act as role models. All plumbers and heating engineers are encouraged to take decisions and the culture of asking permission is non existent, which is reflected across the board in boiler installation, central heating service and boiler replacement jobs. Many plumbers are investing in further plumbing NVQ training under the ...
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