Trade Roots — From Trade Apprenticeship to Senior Management in Construction - Including 1 year access to The Trade Roots Discord

The career guide nobody hands you on site.

If you're a qualified tradesperson — electrician, plumber, pipefitter, mechanical or HVAC engineer — and you're wondering how to get from the tools to technical management, this is the roadmap. Written by Phil Purslow, who made exactly that journey from a City & Guilds mechanical apprenticeship to running major MEP delivery programmes at senior main contractor level.

Across 17 chapters, Trade Roots walks you through every stage of the path: building on your trade foundation, stepping into supervision and management, understanding the commercial and design side of the industry, and building a career with real direction. No theory for the sake of it — practical, honest guidance from someone who has done it.

Personal progress notes after every chapter let you map your own development as you read.

This purchase includes the full PDF book plus 12 months' access to the Trade Roots Discord community — a growing network of trade professionals at every stage of the same journey. Your Discord invite is included with your download.

Your trade qualification isn't a starting point you leave behind. It's the foundation of everything you build from.