Tuesday 17 May 2011

Centrica buys family plumbing firm for a whopping £30million | Mail Online

Centrica buys family plumbing firm for a whopping £30million | Mail Online

plumber who launched a heating business from his garden shed in 1963 has secured a comfortable retirement, tapping British Gas for £30m by selling two-thirds of the firm.

Phil Jones has run property maintenance and repair business PH Jones with his wife Brenda for almost 50 years, having set up as a sole trader in Malpas, Cheshire.

The couple, both in their 60s, are retiring and leaving sons Martin and Chris to continue running the remaining utility services division, which boasts a £15m turnover.

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