Ep151 How a Plumbing Bros Franchisee Built a Multi-Territory Plumbing Business | William Cocks

EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 25 MIN

Ep151 How a Plumbing Bros Franchisee Built a Multi-Territory Plumbing Business | William Cocks

from Franchise Everything · host Glenn Walford

William Cocks didn’t just move countries — he rebuilt his entire career.   After running a plumbing business in South Africa, William moved to Australia, requalified from scratch, and rebuilt his future inside the Plumbing Bros franchise system.   Today, he owns the Central Coast and Newcastle territories and is scaling a serious maintenance-focused plumbing business across real estate, government, prisons, and commercial contracts.   This conversation breaks down what it really takes to grow a trade business beyond “one-man band” mode: building systems, winning contracts, hiring the right people, and playing the long game with relationships, referrals, and consistency.    William shares the real lessons from moving countries, rebuilding credentials, choosing franchising over going solo, and why business skills often matter more than trade skills.   0:00 Introduction 0:24 What does Plumbing Bros do 2:47 From South Africa to Australia: Why William chose Plumbing  6:04 Getting licensed in Australia (Journeyman → Licensed Plumber) 8:00 Why Plumbing Bros stood out: systems, support & quoting help 10:32 The “Collegiate” advantage of franchising 12:54 Biggest challenge: hiring, staff, and people management 14:10 How William wins work: cold calling, drop-ins, magnets & networking 16:37 Why magnets & flyers work (essential service + top-of-mind) 21:18 Adding Newcastle territory: why it made sense 22:32 Future growth plans and next expansion steps 25:18 Wrap up   Franchise Recruitment Marketing - Appear on our Podcasts HERE   Listen or Watch on;   Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/5a6w256c Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/38me5rtr Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/yc3x4c3a YouTube: https://youtu.be/BNRxVebTWb4  

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