One of London’s leading suppliers of heating, plumbing and air movement materials is backing an all-female trade competition to mark International Women’s Day.

Eight female plumbing apprentices will attend Lewisham College on Tuesday to take part in the competition to celebrate the increasing number of women entering the industry.

TG Lynes has provided more than £1,000 worth of plumbing materials for the competition.

Bob Noseda, Interim Skills Advisor for ESG who is organising the competition as part of the group’s Buildsmart Skills initiative, said: “International Women’s Day has become a landmark day in the calendar and there is no better way to mark it than by holding an all-female trade competition.

“As well as a plumbing competition, we will also have an all-female electrical competition running on the same day and there will be some very talented apprentices in attendance from across the country.

“We hope to combine some educational elements as well as a Press Fit challenge and there will be plenty of prizes, including new tools, clothing and tool bags up for grabs for the winners.

“We are hugely grateful to TG Lynes for donating the materials and it’s great to have a major company involved in what is the first event of its kind.”

TG Lynes stocks industry leading brands and supplies thousands of products including valves, steel and copper tubes and fittings, press systems, composite and plastic plumbing, drainage solutions and support systems and tooling.

Laura Janaway, Marketing Manager of TG Lynes which has its headquarters in Enfield, said: “We were made aware of the competition by ESG and we had no hesitation in throwing our support behind it.”

“As a business, we are passionate about attracting, investing in and developing female talent in the industries in which we operate.

“On International Women’s Day, we are proud to be supporting this initiative to showcase the growing number of female tradespeople entering trades such as plumbing.”