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Today I hired my first apprentice, Sam, 17, from the local college.

This morning we loaded the van at 7, sorted copper fittings, and talked through how to leave a customer’s kitchen cleaner than we found it. On the first call, he watched me trace a hidden leak under a sink, then had a go cutting and deburring pipe on his own.

I started out carrying someone else’s toolbox, so it feels good to pass that on properly, with patience and clear standards.

If you’ve trained someone before, what’s one habit worth teaching on day one?

Today I hired my first apprentice.

His name is Sam. He turned up early, asked where the tea bags were, and spent the morning learning why a slow drain is rarely “just a slow drain.”

I remember being the new person on site: carrying tools, watching closely, trying not to flood anything.

This feels like a big step for my little plumbing business. More than extra hands, it’s a chance to pass on the habits that matter: turn up, protect the customer’s home, explain the problem clearly, and do the job properly.

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