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His years spent getting elbow deep in the plumbing trade paid off when he was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.
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Charlie Mullins spends hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on cars and holidays, including jetting off to Dubai and Marbella several times a year.
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The 68-year-old divorcee has 250 company vans on the road, all branded with his plumbing-themed number plates.
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Charlie Mullins started a plumbing apprenticeship at 15 and is now worth about £70 million (Dh350 million).
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Charlie Mullins in his Morris Minor van outside Buckingham Palace in the UK.
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The eccentric businessman, known for his bleach blonde hair and blinding white smile, has crossed the pond to Dubai to turn a pipe dream into reality.
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He was awarded an OBE in the New Year's honours list in 2014.
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He is staying in a Dh4,000-a-night, ocean-facing suite in one of Dubai’s most exclusive hotels.
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The plumbing boss at the Pimlico Plumbing headquarters in central London.
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Standing proud in front of his Bentley fitted with a personal number plate.
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British millionaire plumber, Charlie Mullins, is starting a new business venture in Dubai. Photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
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His years spent getting elbow deep in the plumbing trade paid off when he was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.
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Charlie Mullins spends hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on cars and holidays, including jetting off to Dubai and Marbella several times a year.
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The 68-year-old divorcee has 250 company vans on the road, all branded with his plumbing-themed number plates.
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Charlie Mullins started a plumbing apprenticeship at 15 and is now worth about £70 million (Dh350 million).
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Charlie Mullins in his Morris Minor van outside Buckingham Palace in the UK.
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The eccentric businessman, known for his bleach blonde hair and blinding white smile, has crossed the pond to Dubai to turn a pipe dream into reality.
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He was awarded an OBE in the New Year's honours list in 2014.
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He is staying in a Dh4,000-a-night, ocean-facing suite in one of Dubai’s most exclusive hotels.
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The plumbing boss at the Pimlico Plumbing headquarters in central London.
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Standing proud in front of his Bentley fitted with a personal number plate.
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British millionaire plumber, Charlie Mullins, is starting a new business venture in Dubai. Photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
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His years spent getting elbow deep in the plumbing trade paid off when he was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.
UK's prince of plumbing Charlie Mullins slashes asking price of Essex mansion
Pimlico Plumbers founder looks for quick sale after finalising divorce from second wife
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