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There could be an increase in the number of people able to fix the UK's kitchen sinks and taps, as a training provider reveals more trainees are signing up to plumbing courses. According to the Daily Express, Building Trade Skills Centres has seen a 30 per cent... (more)

Research has suggested buyers of new-build homes have problems with their central heating or hot water system. The study by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found that 25 per cent of people moving into a new house found problems with the central heating or hot water, while the same number... (more)

When a Walsall woman called in a plumber to fix her boiler she didn't expect true love to be thrown into the service. Gail Butwell, of Park Hall, asked Jem Tonks from Diamond Maintenance Services to repair her central-heating boiler when it broke two years ago, reports the Wolverhampton Express and... (more)

New research suggests that UK residents need to brush up on their awareness of boilers and other heating products. The Corgi Carbon Monoxide Report found that people living in London, Yorkshire, the Midlands and Wales are more likely to experience a carbon monoxide incident than other areas of the... (more)

When considering property improvements such as renewable energy technologies, homeowners should start with small projects first, it has been advised. Adam Vaughn, author of e-books Smartplanet and the Greenguy, noted that the amount of information available about renewable energy projects in the public domain can be confusing. "One of the... (more)