Insights for the trades

Plumbing & Heating

Practical guides and advice for plumbing & heating.

What a CP12 landlord gas safety certificate is, who needs one, and how to price and deliver them as a Gas Safe engineer.

Emergency call-outs can be your most profitable work — or your biggest headache. Here is how to handle them properly.

What G3 certification is, why you legally need it to work on unvented cylinders, and how to get qualified as a UK plumber.

Want to work legally on gas in the UK? Here's exactly how Gas Safe registration works, what it costs and how to get on the register.

What to charge for a boiler service in 2026 — sensible rates, what to include and how to stop annual services eating your margin.

A practical guide to UK heating engineer training routes, qualifications, costs and how to get Gas Safe registered and earning.

How to price a power flush properly, sell it without the hard sell, and stop leaving money on the table.

What every number on your combustion analyser actually means — CO, CO2, O2, ratio and efficiency, decoded for gas engineers.

Automate your annual gas service reminders and turn one-off boiler jobs into reliable, repeat work every single year.

No-shows on boiler services quietly drain your diary and your income. Here is how to stop them.

How to price a boiler installation properly - cover your costs, protect your margin and quote with confidence.

A clear, fast plumbing quote wins more work than the cheapest price. Here is how to write one customers say yes to.

Price a bathroom the right way — labour, materials and margin — so you win the job and still make a proper profit.

Boiler work is steady but slowly shrinking. Heat pumps and the BUS grant are where the growth is — here is how to get in.