Bog-Standard Business by Charlie Mullins

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From apprentice plumber to Britain’s “Millionaire Plumber.” Charlie Mullins left school at fifteen with no qualifications and an impoverished London childhood behind him. Four decades later he had built Pimlico Plumbers into one of the most renowned businesses in Britain. Bog-Standard Business, published in 2015, is his frank memoir of how he took the plunge.

Mullins tells it in his own no-nonsense voice: the teenage apprenticeship, the one-man operation, the smart vans and sharper branding, the old-fashioned customer service that became a household name. Along the way come the battles — with competitors, regulators, and his own past. His voice jumps off the page — funny, blunt, and completely without self-pity.

Straight-talking and genuinely inspiring. Proof that you don’t need a degree to build an empire — just nerve and graft. No excuses, no jargon — just how one man built something real.

From apprentice plumber to Britain’s “Millionaire Plumber”

Charlie Mullins left school at fifteen with no qualifications and an impoverished London childhood behind him. Four decades later, he had built Pimlico Plumbers into one of the most renowned and respected businesses in the UK. Bog-Standard Business, published in 2015, is his frank and absorbing memoir of how he took the plunge.

Mullins tells the story in his own no-nonsense voice: starting out as a teenage apprentice, launching a one-man plumbing operation, and growing it into a household name known for smart vans, sharp branding, and old-fashioned customer service. Along the way he shares the hard-won lessons that made it happen — treating staff well, never cutting corners, and understanding that reputation is everything.

Funny, blunt, and packed with practical wisdom, this is a business memoir with none of the usual jargon: just one man’s meteoric rise from nothing, and the principles any entrepreneur can steal.

You’ll enjoy this if you

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• Love rags-to-riches business stories with real substance.
• Run or dream of running your own business.
• Want straight-talking advice from someone who actually did it.

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Proof that a simple trade, done brilliantly, can build an empire.