Trade Chat (Blog)

In honour of International Women’s Day, we are thrilled to feature a selection of exceptional women from across the business, who have kindly agreed to share their valuable career advice.

Come and join the West Drayton team in celebrating the branch’s first birthday with a week of discounts, promotions, prize draws, supplier visits and food!

As a plumbing and heating engineer, the winter months can bring additional challenges when it comes to staying warm while working. Here are some top tips to help you stay warm while working as a plumbing and heating engineer this winter.

As the winter months approach, it is essential for plumbers and heating engineers to prepare their work vans for the challenges that lie ahead. Here are some top tips to get your work van ready for the winter months.

Our new Sevenoaks branch opened its doors at 7am this Monday and the team have got lots of exciting things lined up for their opening month.

The Cheltenham team will be celebrating its first birthday by having a week of discounts, promotions, prize draws, ….. and of course free food!

This Monday our latest Williams Trade Counter threw open its doors in Sevenoaks for the first time. Here’s a little about the man that will be waiting to help you, our newest Branch Manager Harry Readman.

The Smethwick team will be celebrating its first birthday by having a week of discounts, promotions, prize draws, supplier visits….. and of course free food!

Here at Williams, we’ve been working hard on a strategy to help all our customers win their quotes for plumbing & heating work by offering competitive prices and excellent service.

WOW! Hasn’t a year gone by quickly? The Oxford team will be celebrating by having a week of discounts, promotions, prize draws, supplier visits….. and of course cake!

One of the UKs largest Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Williams Trade Supplies Ltd, hosted a constituency visit by Home Secretary Suella Braverman at their site in Fareham, Hampshire.

A new law in England and Wales will deploy technology to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen tools and equipment. The Home office are consulting on using the bill to make forensic marking of expensive power tools a universal requirement.

On the Tools have created and released a new report to explore the true state of mental ill health among UK tradespeople and the impact it has.

There are 3 top reasons to visit Williams’s stand including the chance to win £1,000 to spend at our Trade Counters!

Join us at the annual WIT conference on 4th July at the London Metropolitan University.

Our shiny new Gloucester Trade Counter opens on Tuesday 30 May!

Our shiny new Bedford Trade Counter opens on Monday 22 May!

With Mental Health Awareness Week upon us, our partner Powered Now will explore in this blog the unique challenges that tradespeople face when it comes to mental health, and offer some tips for how they can prioritise their well-being.

You may well have spotted the CE mark on products before but perhaps not given it much thought. In this article we’ll cover what the CE mark is, how it’s been affected by Brexit and what it means for you.

Meet the team getting ready to launch our new trade counter in Gloucester at the end of May!

Check out this guest blog from Band of Builders that talks about their new platform service and how you can access it.

The 17th Williams State of the Trade survey of 2022 finds that despite weathering the Covid crisis, the impact of the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues and an uncertain domestic economy was felt by tradespeople across the board. Read our State of the Trade Survey 2022.

This International Women’s Day we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate the wonderful women at Williams and their achievements.

Aaron McLeish, Author of The Quote Handbook, speaks about one of his most recommended books for plumbing and heating business owners.

Want to pass on your skills and inspire the next generation of industry talent, whilst getting support on the job? In this blog, we’ll share how to go about getting an apprentice and how it can benefit you and your business.

We’re kicking off 2023 by celebrating our placement within the Top 100 Best Companies to work for the fourth year running. Placing 68th overall, Williams is now recognised as one of the UK’s Top 75 Best Large Companies and one of Retail’s Top 10 Best Companies to work for.

Blue Monday is the perfect day to start the conversation about how you can look after your mental health, where to find support and how to break the stigma surrounding it.

We're opening a fourth Trade Counter in West London so you can shop between Slough, Bedfont, Harrow and our shiny new West Drayton Trade Counters!

Do you want to know what the Boiler Upgrade Programme means for your installation business? In this article, Ben Dyer, CEO of Powered Now, will cover everything you need to know and how to prepare for the new Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS).

National Tradesmen Day is celebrated on the third Friday of September every year. This year we wanted to use this day as an opportunity to celebrate our customers’ amazing work by inviting them to share their installation photos.