The “only all-day event for tradeswomen in the UK” will take place on 4 July 2024 at London Metropolitan University’s Great Hall.
The conference is in its seventh year after the success of the first conference in September 2017. The event is organised by Stopcocks Group, Women Installers Together, and Register of Tradeswomen CIC founder, Hattie Hasan MBE and her team.
It is estimated only 1% of UK installers are female and the event was created to encourage and motivate more women in the bathroom industry.
Speaking of the 2024 event, Hasan said: “This year’s WIT, the seventh, promises to be the best yet. Tradeswomen frequently travel from as far as Scotland, although this year, an Australian woman plumber has already booked. This certainly shows it’s global as well as national appeal and how word spreads through this small community.
“Most of the public thinks the perceived treatment and scarcity of tradeswomen make the construction industry unattractive, hampering its diversity and inclusivity – issues taken very seriously by many people now entering the workforce and contributing to the skills shortage.
“WIT, the only daylong event in UK for all tradeswomen and female trainees, is clearly very necessary if the serious issues holding back the industry culture are to be fully addressed, and an effective solution found to drag the industry into the 21st Century with the full and dynamic workforce it needs.”
The conference is supported by manufacturers, employers, and service providers within the sector: Monument Tools, Vaillant UK, Mira, Kensa, Grudfos, Swale, Impey, Mark Vitow, Crowcon, Octopus, Energy and LCL Awards.
Tickets for WIT are free for all tradeswomen and female trades trainees with a small charge for everyone else. They can be found here.