Blog for Plumbers
News, advice and information for plumbers or women who would like to become plumbers from Stopcocks
Discovery Sessions
The Stopcocks Business Incubator and being a franchise We’re committed to making sure that prospective franchisees fully understand what they are buying and what that actually means; in terms of being a franchisee and of delivering the Stopcocks Women Plumbers model....
Why Stopcocks For Service Leavers?
Stopcocks Women Plumbers/heating engineers are heroes every day and we want you to join us. Whether you’ve already trained as a plumber or heating engineer or if you’re still considering your options, the Stopcocks Business Incubator is an excellent choice for female...
Stopcocks Women Plumbers Application Process
We’ve kept our process as clear and simple as we can and we know that what we’re offering is great value. Apply using the form available hereApplication screeningSign non-disclosure documentFace to face interviewDeposit paid – Receive Franchise AgreementCRB/Background...
Why the Stopcocks franchise?
Take a look at this. It will explain how you can make a successful business by doing the things you love (plumbing or heating engineering), whilst still making sure everything else is taken care of. Are you: A qualified or experienced woman plumber/heating engineer...
What do we include?
We have three difference price levels so that you can benefit from self-employment as a Stopcocks Woman Plumber/heating engineer whatever your current financial position go here for a service breakdown/price comparison. Rest assured that whichever level you...
The Opportunity
You’re a great plumber/heating engineer but: Your job is too inflexibleYour job isn’t fulfilling youYou want better work/life balanceYou want work hours that let you do the school-runSometimes your confidence is a bit offYou want to work for yourself and have a secure...
Women ARE Plumbers
Women can be plumbers, and women do want to plumb. While the conversation around women plumbing stays at the first hurdle, the real issues of how to attract women into the industry and how to retain them gets ignored.
What’s the Fuss about the WIT Conference?
Last September an extraordinary thing, the WIT Conference, happened. It really shouldn’t have been that special to have 80 women plumbers in a room at one time but it was. Mica May from Stopcocks Women Plumbers explains what makes the Women Installers Together Conference this July 4th so unusual.
Why Do New Businesses Fail?
Why do so many new businesses fail? The vast majority of us would prefer the freedom and flexibility of working for ourselves, so what stops us and what stops so many of us who try it succeeding? It isn’t skill, in most cases we’re good at doing what we set our new...
Let us be your W.I.F.E.
Are you a skilled woman plumber or gas engineer who wants to work for yourself? Perhaps what you need is a W.I.F.E. Consider the Stopcocks Women Plumbers proposal. Many women who train in skilled trades want to work for themselves, but once they get a job they realise...