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Move Over Handy Andy: Dave Tops Britain’s DIY Leaderboard As Research Reveals The Jobs Best Left To The Experts

The title of this post is the same as that of this news item from Centrica.

These five bullet points act as sub-headings.

New research from British Gas reveals Dave, Steve and John top Britain’s DIY names leaderboard, while Emma emerges as the handiest female name

From fixing door handles to repairing boilers, new research reveals which household jobs Brits are happy to tackle and which they’d rather leave to the experts

British Gas encourages Brits to know their DIY limits with a giant tea-dispensing toolbox as part of its ‘Don’t Do It Yourself’ campaign

These two paragraphs add some of detail.

Forget Handy Andy, it’s more likely to be Handy Dave coming to the rescue, according to new research from British Gas. The study of 2,001 adults found Dave (13%) tops Britain’s DIY names leaderboard, followed by Steve, John and David (all 12%), while Emma (4%) emerged as the handiest female name. Further down, Paul (5%) and Nigel (4%) were among the names identified as least handy around the home.

And it seems British Gas has a few Handy Daves of its own, with 40 engineers sharing the nation’s handiest name. Of course, being handy isn’t just about knowing your way around a toolbox, but knowing when to put the tools down and call in an expert. While Brits are happy to roll up their sleeves for everyday tasks such as painting a wall (68%), hanging a picture (66%) and fixing a loose door handle (50%), they’re far more likely to leave specialist jobs such as repairing a boiler (73%), electrical wiring (68%) and central heating repairs (66%) to the professionals.

It’s only a bit of fun data analysis, but if they analyse the jobs they do with this care, it must be to the benefit of customers.

November 9, 2026 - Posted by | Computing, Energy | , ,

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