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”.
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. [...]
London legend Charlie Mullins sells his Pimlico Plumbers empire for nearly £100m London’s best-known plumber, Charlie Mullins, is selling the company he founded more than 40 years ago – Pimlico Plumbers – to U.S.-based Neighborly. Fnancial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but Mullins reportedly pockets close to £100m, according to various media reports. Founded in 1979, Mullins started the company by working from home with [...]
Mullins in private equity talks that could value Pimlico Plumbers at £100m June 3, 2021 Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins is in talks to sell off part of his company, in a move that could value the business at £100m. Mullins is in talks with private equity firms about a deal, and has hired Cavendish Corporate Finance to advise on the sale, Bloomberg first reported. It is understood a number [...]
Exclusive: ‘Pull the plug on test and trace and delete the app’, says Pimlico Plumbers chief Charlie Mullins July 16, 2021 This week, more than half a million people were pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app, the highest figures ever. A total of 520,194 notifications were sent out, informing the app’s users that they had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus. People must isolate for 10 days, leading [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘I relive pandemic rather than endure lasting Brexit damage,’ says Pimlico Plumbers founder January 2, 2021 With 2020 done and dusted, the coronavirus pandemic caused havoc and helped to put last year down in the history books for the wrong reasons, London’s most famous plumber, Pimlico Plumbers’ founder and CEO Charlie Mullins, told City A.M. “Having said that, I would relive this current crisis rather than endure the lasting damage that we [...]