Tradesmen say that they are fed up with people assuming they are avid football fans, like three sugars in their tea and gorge on bacon sandwiches PEOPLE desperate to bond with builders have been ...

Plumbers and their plumber's mates often develop close bonds. But for one plumber the bond is closer than most - it is his 18-year-old son. Chris Smith has been working with his son Danny for nearly ...

A WALSALL plumber and his mate were valued at a cool £75m today after the creation of the stock market's newest company. South Staffordshire Group is to split its sleepy regulated water company from ...

Sir - So the Government has at long last woken up to facts that have been obvious to us in the trade for at least 10 years (report, Nov 28). After 30 years as a plumber's wife I don't blame anyone for ...

A psychologist has revealed the reason you should NEVER - ever - call your plumber or electrician "mate". Obviously, it's all too easy to make small talk when you call out a labourer. The chances are ...