by Hattie Hasan | Oct 22, 2012 | Training, Want to become a plumber?
A woman in Scotland contacted us. She’d just signed up with a large private training institution to train as a plumber here in England. I know there’s a difference in the qualifications in England from in Scotland, so I checked. I found that a plumber who...
by Hattie Hasan | Oct 19, 2012 | Business, Training, Want to become a plumber?
Trainees contact us an a daily basis asking about becoming an apprentice plumber with us. I’m sorry to have to burst your bubble. In spite of what the government tell us, apprenticeships in plumbing (more so than many other trades) are about as rare as a black...
by Hattie Hasan | Sep 17, 2012 | Media, Speaking, Training, Want to become a plumber?
As if finding your way through the minefield of where to train isn’t enough, what most trainee plumbers aren’t aware of is that they have to have or find work as a plumber to qualify. Some courses insist a prospective trainee plumber has work of some sort...
by Hattie Hasan | Sep 17, 2012 | Media, Speaking, Training, Want to become a plumber?
Finding your way through all the training so that you can become a plumber can be very confusing. At Stopcocks we provide what we believe to be the only map through as well as impartial advice and a great alternative to money down the pan. Right now, the training to...
by Hattie Hasan | Sep 10, 2012 | Business, For Customers, Want to become a plumber?
Is good service enough? Sadly, it seems that in the plumbing trade what most customers remember are the bad experiences even if they’ve received good service from you. Customers are being taught by the media and unscrupulous traders that they will be ripped off,...
by Hattie Hasan | Sep 10, 2012 | Business, For Customers, Want to become a plumber?
In the construction industry customer service isn’t taught. In fact our trainee builders, plumbers electricians receive exceedingly poor customer service from the majority of training institutions and companies. Since most have little life experience outside...
