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Pimlico plumbers

  • Pimlico Plumbers founder flushed out of Britain over fear of Labour’s tax rules

    Business

    The founder of Pimlico Plumbers has turned his back to London as the 71-year-old entrepreneur becomes displeased with speculation surrounding the new Labour government's budget plans.

    Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins (Photo: Getty Images)
  • Pimlico Plumbers founder says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and calls for policy to be binned

    LONDON POLITICS

    Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and called for the scheme to be “abolished immediately”.

    Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins
  • London plumber crushes Pimlico Plumbers in Supreme Court and wins landmark case over holiday pay

    Landmark ruling

    A London plumber has won a key lawsuit in the Supreme Court over his workers’ rights as appeal judges ruled late yesterday afternoon he is entitled to back-dated holiday pay. Gary Smith, who had worked for Pimlico Plumbers between 2005 and 2011, went to court after a long-running dispute with the company over holiday pay. [...]

  • Exclusive: ‘Under Boris, the tail has been wagging the dog way too much’, says Charlie Mullins

    June 30, 2021

    Discussing new health secretary Sajid Javid with London’s best-known plumber, entrepreneur Charlie Mullins, it becomes instantly clear that the founder of Pimlico Plumbers is a big fan. “In 2020, Sajid Javid chose to quit as Chancellor and walk out of Number 11 rather than bow down to Dominic Cummings and the Prime Minister and sack [...]

  • Goldman Sachs orders US employees to declare their vaccination status

    June 10, 2021

    Goldman Sachs has sent a memo to staff ordering them to report their Covid-19 vaccination status, ahead of a return to the office. The bank gave its United States employees a deadline of noon on Thursday to declare whether or not they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. In a memo first reported in The New [...]

  • Pimlico Plumbers boss eyes high street ‘renaissance’ after record year

    April 26, 2021

    Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins has predicted a “renaissance” for the British high street after bumper lockdown trading put his company on track for a record year. The outspoken chief executive said that while the pandemic had sparked major challenges for businesses, the “death” of the traditional UK economy was being “greatly exaggerated”. “A year [...]

  • London’s most famous plumber Charlie Mullins: Bring on vaccine passport or pay 100 quid for a burger

    April 14, 2021

    During a recent press conference, the Prime Minister endorsed the idea of a vaccine passport as “a sensible one” before government documents later supported Boris Johnson’s assertion that they “could play a role in reducing social-distancing requirements”. But the announcement has created a fiery political debate, with Labour fiercely opposing the introduction of a vaccine [...]

  • Exclusive: Pimlico Plumbers plots ‘no jab, no job’ policy

    January 13, 2021

    Pimlico Plumbers has become the first company in the UK to announce a “no jab, no job” policy, after its chairman revealed plans to spend upwards of £1m rolling out mandatory vaccinations for its staff. Speaking to City A.M, founder Charlie Mullins said: “Once [the vaccine’s] out there and it becomes private, I’m happy to [...]

  • Pimlico Plumbers flush with cash despite pandemic pressure

    December 17, 2020

    Pimlico Plumbers has defied the potential impact of coronavirus on its books and increased its pre-tax profits in its latest financial year.  The central London-based company achieved turnover of £43.27m for the 12 months to 31 May 2020. This is compared to £44.84m reached during its previous financial year.  Pimlico Plumbers said the drop in [...]

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