Plumbers Are People Too

WBZ's Jordan Rich says this gentlemen provides free or discounted services to those in need.

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the Upside with Jordan adose of good news. Because it's a
big world out there. Trying tofind a plumber to fix a problem in
a pinch is not easy. Butplumbers are people too, and this is
the story of one such gentleman inEngland with a very big heart, James
Anderson, who was tired of hearingabout customers getting swindled by shady plumbers over
charging them for repairs and equipment.So James Anderson did something about it.

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He created Disabled and Elderly Plumbing andHeating Emergency Repair. The acronym is defer
d ephr. And what does hedo. He provides free or discounted services
to folks in need, helping nowmore than nineteen thousand people across the UK,
and he's paying for these jobs withprofits he gets from his more financially
secure clients. Plumber James contends,quote, whatever someone in a vulnerable situation

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needs, if they can't find helpelsewhere, they'll turn to us for a
solution. We can't just sit backfor some people. It's a matter of
life and death. Well done tothe plumber who's fixing leaks and making sure
things flow a lot better for people, and that's the upside with Jordan wz
Boston's news radio