”  Train4TradeSkills News spoke to Ross after he won the Scottish heat of the Pitch 2011, you can read our interview with the plumbing entrepreneur here. Train4TradeSkills News speaks to Kibosh Inventor Ross Dickinson (train4tradeskills.wordpress.com). Train4TradeSkills News: Kibosh goes mainstream (train4tradeskills.wordpress.com). Scottish Plumber Ross Dickinson has won the grand final of The Pitch 2011 for his invention the Kibosh, which stops water leaking from burst pipes. Sponsored by BusinessZone.co.uk Related articles. MORE >>

Christina Zweig, of the renowned A/E/C management consulting firm, ZweigWhite , published an outstanding article on overlooked/undervalued skills within professional service firms. Mark Zweig, management expert and student of the industry for the past 31 years, believes this money is usually well spent, but there are still some major skills professionals in the industry need but aren’t learning: Basic business software. Writing skills. Architecture, engineering, planning and environmental firms often lament the amount of money spent on training. The business of business. MORE >>

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Electrical News electrician electrician courses t4ts train4tradeskills Arsenal F.C. train 4 trade skills train4tradeskills electrician TwitterArsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere got a bit of a shock this week when an electrician who supported arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur turned up at his house to do a job. Wilshere, 19, has shown a bit of animosity towards Spurs fans in the past, having allegedly spat at a taxi driver in March this year who was wearing a Tottenham hat at the time. Luckily, this time he let the electrician do his job and do the work he was hired to do. MORE >>

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