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Plumbase invests further in Liphook - 23/11/2011
Local heating and plumbing engineers in Liphook and the surrounding area will benefit from the launch of a new dedicated heating spares branch – Time & Temperature - on the Beaver Industrial Estate on Midhurst Road. Plumbase already has a successful branch in Station Road, Liphook. The plumber’s merchant has chosen to invest in the town further with the new branch which holds literally thousands of heating appliance spare parts, controls and consumables for servi …
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Plumbase invests in young plumbers of the future - 31/10/2011
Plumbase congratulates the winner of the WorldSkills London 2011 Plumbing and Heating contest, Shane Trevitt, from the UK, who beat 24 other competitors from around the world. The majority of materials used in the plumbing and heating contest were supplied by Plumbase who were pleased to support this international event promoting the importance of skills in the workplace. Shane was awarded the Gold Medal for scoring 559 points, while Stefan Eichinger of Austria and Florian Mulle …
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Plumbase Big Breakfast bonus for Macmillan - 20/09/2011
Plumbers, tradesmen and members of the public enjoyed a hot cuppa and a bacon butty at branches of Plumbase to celebrate World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Staff at the plumbing and heating merchant provided hot refreshments in return for a donation to Macmillan. Although the national World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is not being held until the end of September, several Plumbase branches staged the event early to publicise the coff …
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Plumbase Supports World Skills London 2011 - 13/09/2011
Plumbase is supporting the next generation of plumbers and heating engineers by sponsoring a global skills event in October. The plumbing and heating merchant is a sponsor of the WorldSkills London 2011 competition. Held over four days from 5-8 October at ExCeL London, WorldSkills will welcome over 1000 of the most skilled young people from around the world to compete in 46 different skills, including a plumbing and heating contest. The event includes an exhibition of 200 stand …
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Plumbase Support Gas Safe Week - 07/09/2011
Take care, be Gas Safe this Gas Safety Week Plumbase has pledged its support for the first national Gas Safety Week and is calling on the public to take care and be gas safe. Gas Safe Register, the official list of registered gas engineers, is launching its first ever Gas Safety Week from 12th – 18th September, aiming to raise awareness of gas safety in the home. Paul Johnston, chief executive at Gas Safe Register said: “Every year, far too many people suffer from preven …
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Plumbase Trade Event Gives Warm Welcome in Telford - 03/08/2011
Plumbase in Telford welcomed dozens of local tradespeople for its recent open day. The branch in Hortonwood was acquired by Plumbase at the end of February and the event was held to introduce trade customers to the brand. A number of manufacturers had product displays on the day, with information on their latest ranges. Customers could also take advantage of special offers and enter a raffle to win a shower. “We have been trading in the area for 15 years and joining …
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Plumbase Managers Climb the Highest Peak for Macmillan - 29/07/2011
A Plumbase regional meeting had an exhilarating high point, when the 16 colleagues reached the peak of Ben Nevis to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The managers and regional staff of Plumbase North region, were attending a managers’ meeting, but when the official business was over, they donned their hiking boots to tackle the UK’s highest mountain. The meeting was held on a Friday in July and the climb took place on Saturday. Plumbase regional d …
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Plumbline West Highland Way Walk benefits children - 29/07/2011
A team of 15 Plumbline staff and suppliers has completed the 96-mile West Highland Way Walk to help a local school for children with special additional needs. The group spent a week hiking the challenging route from Glasgow to Fort William, with the aim of raising £20,000. This ambitious total will be donated to Rutherglen High School in South Lanarkshire to assist in the running of their minibus and to help fund residential activities for the 87 children who attend the sch …
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Plumbase Novices Sail To Victory In Polypipe Regatta - 18/07/2011
The Plumbase 2 boat, with a crew of novice sailors, has won this year’s Polypipe Regatta. They beat 65 other contenders, including some highly experienced sailing teams. Scott Benfield, manager of the Plumbase branch in Portsmouth, and eight customers made up the crew. Although Scott has sailed occasionally in the past, none of the other Plumbase team had any experience. They were given a briefing earlier in the day, then ventured straight out on the water. …
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Plumbase Managing Director Appointed - 01/06/2011
Grafton Merchanting GB has appointed Andy Gribble as Plumbase managing director from 1 June 2011. Andy has worked within the industry for over 25 years, holding senior management positions with several national plumbers merchants’ groups. He has played a key role at board level for a number of major national organisations in the industry and has a broad cross-section of experience including heating and plumbing, bathrooms, plastics, ironmongery, kitchens, heavyside and tim …
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Plumbase Spearheads New Markets with 12 Branch Aquisition - 13/04/2011
The Plumbase network has grown by 12 branches, following the acquisition of 11 PTS branches and one City Plumbing Supplies branch. The branches were acquired from Travis Perkins and have been rebranded as Plumbase, extending the network in key trading areas. The acquisition represents an important opportunity for further expansion and compliments the existing branch network for Plumbase bringing the total number of branches to 194. The new locations open up new trading are …
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Credit Control gives back to Customers - 16/03/2011
Plumbase and Plumbline customers are enjoying the generosity of Credit Management. Twice a year a ‘pay early’ draw is held for customers who settle their account on or before the due date, leaving no overdue invoices outstanding. In the recent Christmas draw, one lucky customer won £2000 of Love2Shop vouchers to spend as they wish. The draw is the brainchild of group credit manager, Christine Laird and runs across the Plumbase and Plumbline brands. Initially it …
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Reflections at Redruth Finalist in National Contest - 25/02/2011
The Reflections showroom in Redruth has been announced as a finalist in the kbbreview Industry Awards 2011. The annual awards are a national event, organised by kbbreview, the UK's leading magazine for the kitchen and bathroom industry. The Reflections showroom has reached the finals of the Showroom Awards for Bathrooms category. Reflections is the showroom brand of Plumbase. Located beside the Plumbase Redruth branch, on the Cardrew Industrial Estate, the spacious showroom has …
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Innovate Prize Winners Announced - 25/02/2011
Two Plumbase customers are celebrating after they heard they had won the first and second prizes in a national competition. Paul Daley, who trades Daley Plumbing and Heating Ltd in Leeds, has won the first prize of a £2000 holiday in the Plumbase competition. Peter Cocksedge, who runs a plumbing and heating business in Bury St Edmunds with his son Paul, has won a De-Walt 5-piece tool kit as the runner-up prize. During 2010 Plumbase ran a series of Innovate evenings where c …
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Plumbase Exhibits Green Credentials At Ecobuild - 25/02/2011
Plumbase will have a major presence at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition at Excel, London, from 1 – 3 March. The plumbing and heating merchant will be part of the Grafton Merchanting GB stand, exhibiting beside its sister builders merchants’ brands, Buildbase and Jackson Building Centres. The theme of the stand is ‘Total Solutions’ which reflects the full range of sustainable and renewable products on display and that Grafton Merchanting GB offer acro …
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Key New Appointments at Plumbase - 16/12/2010
Plumbase has made two key new appointments to drive the business forward. Alan Penny has joined as commercial manager and Mark Gibbon has taken up the position of national showroom business development manager. Alan has 20 years’ experience in the industry, working with national merchant businesses, most recently specialising in renewables and water conservation. As commercial manager he will shape and implement an exciting sales strategy to maximise profits and will also …
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Plumbase Opens in Oswestry - 06/12/2010
Plumbase Opens in Oswestry Plumbase has a new branch in Oswestry, its most westerly location to date. The branch on the Maes-y-Clawdd Industrial Estate will serve the local area and, being close to the Welsh border, will enable Plumbase to reach new customers in Wales. Earlier this year Plumbase acquired an established plumbing and heating merchant – Unvented Components Ltd – that had traded in Oswestry for 12 years. The former owner Bryan Davies is now branch …
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Plumbase Wins Prestigious Industry Award - 24/11/2010
Plumbase has won a prestigious new award at the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence 2010, held recently in London. Plumbase was announced as the winner of the Best Plumbing & Heating Merchant (environmental focus), in the first year that this award category has been held. The ceremony was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel and attended by around 450 guests representing the builders and plumbers merchants’ industry. Compere, Nick Knowles of BBC’s ‘ …
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Credit Control gives something back to customers - 03/09/2010
Credit control gives something back to customers Plumbase and Plumbline customers are enjoying the generosity of Credit Management. Twice a year a ‘pay early’ draw is held for customers who settle their account on or before the due date, leaving no overdue invoices outstanding. In the recent summer draw, four lucky customers each won £500 of M&S vouchers. The draw is the brainchild of group credit manager, Christine Laird and runs across the Plumba …
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Plumbase Invests 1.9 million in Iveco Daily Fleet - 26/07/2010
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Plumbase donates World Cup Football to Special Needs Unit - 12/07/2010
PLUMBASE DONATES ENGLAND FOOTBALL TABLE TO SPECIAL NEEDS UNIT As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant has donated a football table to Bursledon House, part of Southampton Central Hospital which provides support for children with special needs. Plumbase in Millbrook Road, Southampton, presented the table in the first week of the World Cup fixtures. Plumbase has donated the £300 football table to the General Paediatric & Chi …
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Hayes Plumbase donate a football table to local special school - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates football table to local special school As the World Cup reaches its closing stages, a local plumber’s merchant is donating a football table to Hedgewood School, a school for children with special needs in Weymouth Road, Hayes. Plumbase, located in the Clayton Business Centre, will be presenting the £300 table to headteacher, John Goddard, accompanied by Dylan, a pupil at the school whose father is Stuart Mayes, manager at Hayes Plumbase. The …
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Children's ward receives a World Cup football table - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates England football table to children’s ward As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant is donating a football table to the Padua Children’s Ward at William Harvey Hospital. Plumbase on Broadoak Trading Estate in Canterbury, will be presenting the £300 table as the World Cup group fixtures are played out in South Africa. The £300 football table will be set up in the children’s ward so that young pa …
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Plumbase donate football table in time for the World Cup day at Lansbury Bridge School - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates football table to Lansbury bridge school As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant has donated a football table to Lansbury Bridge School so that pupils can take part in their own football contests. Representatives from Plumbase branches at Gaskell Street in St Helens and Woodhouse Lane Industrial Estate in Wigan presented the £300 table to children at the school when they had a World Cup day. Pupils were …
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Plumbase donates World Cup football table to John Grant School - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates football table to John Grant school for football club As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant has donated a football table to John Grant School so that pupils can take part in a lunchtime football club. Great Yarmouth Plumbase in the Breydon Centre on the Harfreys Industrial Estate, presented the table in the week leading up to England’s first match. Plumbase donated the £300 football table so th …
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World Cup fever grips the country.... - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates England football table to Birmingham children’s hospital As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant has donated a football table to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Plumbase on the Plume Industrial Estate in Aston presented the table in the week leading up to England’s first match against the USA on 12 June. Plumbase has donated the £300 football table to benefit children at the hospital in Steel …
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Plumbase donates England football table to children's hospice - 09/07/2010
Plumbase donates England football table to children’s hospice south west As World Cup football fever is gripping the country, a local plumber’s merchant is donating a football table to Children’s Hospice South West. Plumbase on the Whiddon Valley Industrial Estate in Barnstaple, presented the table in the week before England’s first match against the USA. Plumbase donated the £300 football table to benefit children at the hospice sites. The table is deco …
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Defra Minister Visits National Plumbing & heating Business - 09/07/2010
DEFRA MINISTER VISITS NATIONAL PLUMBING & HEATING BUSINESS JIM PAICE MP SEES HOW CONSTITUENTS CAN SAVE MONEY Jim Paice MP visits local branch of successful national business with £255m turnover. Plumbase Ely is one of 5 “Go Green” showrooms in company’s branch network Low- and zero-carbon solutions demonstrate how constituents can get carbon out of homes Local man is lucky competition winner and receives heat pump from Jim Paice MP Builders Mer …
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Wayne Achieves Five Distinctions - 27/01/2010
Wayne Luckhurst, who works at the Folkestone branch, has achieved superb results in his Plumbase training. He has gained a distinction in all the five MOL modules. When Wayne joined the branch three years ago he had mostly retail experience but none in the plumbing and heating trade. The five training modules he has completed cover topics relevant to his work including customer service, health and safety, central heating, plumbers’ brassware and above ground soil. Hi …
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Plumbase chooses Bradford South for New Branch with Special Showroom - 30/09/2009
A leading plumbers merchant has chosen the south of Bradford to open a new, purpose-built branch which has created four local jobs. Plumbing and heating specialist Plumbase has opened its 190th branch on Tong Street which occupies the site of a former car showroom which had been demolished. The branch has a large Reflections showroom which is the first in the company to include kitchens alongside its bathroom displays. The showroom has 25 displays in all. There is also a spacious self …
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