Salt of the earth hard working folk who come in to our homes, fix our problems like leaky sinks or trippy electrics you all do a marvellous job so we have dug out some retro pictures from the noughties with a few from the late 1990s to celebrate you.
See who you can recognise in these pictures.
Want more Sheffield retro? Sheffield from the air
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1. MP visit
John Battle MP, tried his hand at bricklaying at the new construction centre at Sheffield College, Castle centre, in 1998 with students, left,Stephen Phillips (20) and right, Darren Barnsdale (28). Photo: Roger Nadal
2. Guild of Bricklayers
Pictured at the Construction Centre at Barnsley College, Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, where the Guild of Bricklayers Yorkshire Region brickwork competition took place seen centre is Dale Rhodes from Sheffield in action 1999 Photo: Waistell
3. Starting young
11 years old Mark Dyson, St John's Primary School Penistone, tried bricklaying back in 1999 at Barnsley College open day Photo: Barry Richardson
4. Plasterer in the making
11 years old Leanne Houghhland, St John's Primary School Penistone pupil, tried plastering at the College open day Photo: Barry Richardson