plumbing

Plumbing company Wolseley is targeted in a £600m buyout war

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Plumbing company Wolseley is targeted in a £600m buyout war Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is said to be one of the bidders It employs former chief executive of Tesco Sir Terry Leahy as an adviser It is believed Wolseley could change hands for between £400m and £600m By Ben Harrington For The … Read more

Flights to US thrown into chaos as Heathrow COVID testing centre is struck down by ‘plumbing issue’

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All passengers from the UK flying anywhere in America will now need a negative Covid result to board any Virgin Atlantic flight – but may find it harder after one of the terminal’s testing labs was partially shut by a ‘plumbing issue’. In a further deepening of the crisis engulfing the country, the airline said … Read more

Three Chinese families on different floors all became infected after virus spread through plumbing 

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Scientists believe coronavirus can travel through plumbing – after three families living in a high rise building in China tested positive for the virus despite never coming into contact with each other and living 12 floors apart. Four members of a family-of-five living on the 15th floor of the apartment in Guangzhou, China, had recently returned … Read more

The Apprentice winner Joseph Valente’s plumbing firm has gone bust owing almost £2million

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The Apprentice winner Joseph Valente’s plumbing firm that he set up with Lord Sugar has gone bust owing almost £2million The plumber walked away victorious in 2015 when he won the popular TV show The Italian impressed Sugar with his plan of franchising his plumbing company Mr Valente given £250,000 to set up his firm … Read more