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 Doncaster retro? Doncaster from the air
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1. Award winner
Richard Wilde, left, was the Doncaster Branch of Master Plumbers Federation apprentice of the Year in 1998 Photo: Roy Ingram
2. Student of the Year
Aaron Haycock, 19, of Wheatley Hills, a third year apprentice gas fitter with St Leger Homes of Doncaster in 2008 and won Student of the Year. He received his award at Leeds Town Hall from Leeds United goalkeeper Casper Ankergren. Photo: submitted
3. Electrician and his apprentice
Pictured with one of the new St Leger Homes of Doncaster vans in 2008 are (from the left) Assistant Director at St Leger Homes, Paul Lightfoot; electrician Darryl Brown and Lisa Burfield apprentice electrician. Photo: staff
4. Doncaster Council Craft Apprentices
Doncaster Council Craft Apprentices celebrated their achievements at a recent awards ceremony. Pictured in 2010 were Lewis Fitzpatrick, 2nd year apprentice of year (gas fitter), Jessica Pell -Taylor, 3rd year apprentice of year (electrician), Adam Coultard, 4th year apprentice of year (electrician), Liam Dyer, Doncaster Council Public Buildings Maintenance overall apprentice of year (electrician) and Luke Camplin, 1st year apprentice of year (gas fitter). Not pictured - Grant Webster, overall Transport Services apprentice of year (Motor Vehicle Technician). Photo: staff