Drain Doctor Signs New Plumber For Lincoln

Sept. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Plumber, martial arts enthusiast and keen golfer John Pankhurst has joined the Drain Doctor network.

John has taken on the Lincoln franchise business of Drain Doctor Plumbing (www.draindoctor.co.uk) offering emergency plumbing and drain repairs in the city and the surrounding towns and villages including Grimsby, Mablethorpe, Scunthorpe and Retford.

John, who has worked as a plumber for the past 20 years, said that the time was right for him to take his own business to the next level.

“I have been a plumber all my working life. We recently re-located to Lincoln from Kent but most of my work was still in London so I was travelling a lot. I had been looking for an opportunity locally for some time so when this franchise became available it made sense to take it on,” John said.

On a recent visit to the PHEX plumbing and heating exhibition at Stamford Bridge stadium in London John was struck by how much more support he would get if he was part of a large national organisation, rather than working on his own as a small independent contractor.

He said: “Drain Doctor has a proven system that offers a largely recession-proof opportunity where I can still be an independent operator running my own business but with all the back-up that comes with being part of a large national organisation.

“We aim to give businesses and householders in Lincoln the ‘dazzling’ level of service in plumbing and drainage which Drain Doctor provides across the rest of the country.

“Our customers get fixed-price, no obligation quotes, a complete guarantee on all our work, and a full 24 hour per day seven day per week service with no call out charges – so people pay the same price for work at any time of day or night. What’s more, we turn up at the agreed time!”

John plans to begin trading by providing the plumbing service himself but then intends to expand by recruiting another technician before the end of his first year in business. His wife Julia, a teacher, will be helping him with administration and marketing.

In what spare time he has John plays golf off an 18 handicap and has joined his wife at a local Shotokan Karate club. He said: “I don’t think I’m going to have much time to lower my handicap at the moment, at least not until we get the franchise more established and a few more technicians on the road.”

Launched in the United Kingdom in 1993, Drain Doctor Plumbing quickly grew to become the country's largest emergency plumbing and drain repair service. It now provides a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service across the country with each franchise area such as Lincoln run as an independent business.

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