A TRADE often associated with “Mary Poppins” and Edwardian London is proving remarkably resilient. A pandemic and costly ...

If you’re looking for some useful lessons in business and in life, you could learn a few things from my chimney sweeper. First, let me tell you a bit about our chimney issue and how we winded up ...

What started as *** job to help him through college has now become *** lucrative business. Mike Kofod is *** modern day chimney sweeper. KFO claims he's cleaning more chimneys because people are ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Schornsteinfeger (chimney sweeper) Thomas Scharwatz isn't sure if it has been 28 or 29 years that he has been a part of the New Year's reception in Kaiserslautern, but ...

For hundreds of years, chimney sweeps have provided a necessary and important service to society. In 1981, Jeff Schmittinger started working in the field and today he operates Wisconsin Chimney ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Thomas Lovell has been in business for 43 years as a chimney sweep. His black top hat with protruding feather makes him look straight out of Central Casting. And he’s got some ...

Wayne Walker talks about being a chimney sweep in Middle Georgia. Q: A chimney sweep isn’t a career that pops into mind in the south. Is there really a call for it? A: There are more fireplaces in ...

Property owners can now work with contractors on a negotiated price Some sweeps fear they will be forced to close or consolidate Sweeps often worked for the same homeowners for years BERLIN – Walking ...

Ables, who grew up in Brady, owns and runs Ables Top Hat Chimney Sweeps. He has been sweeping chimneys in Central Texas for almost thirty years. When I was 28, my wife and I moved into a house in ...