Updates from Master Plumbers and the wider industry.
Plumbing apprentice Caleb Ihaia has learned the hard way that mental health needs to be talked about and better understood—and he’s on a mission to sh...
Aaron Jamieson’s small plumbing business was struggling to keep on top of the amount of work coming in.
“I had too much work and not enough time to d...
The Minister of Education announced proposed reforms to our sector yesterday and released a consultation document outlining specifics.
Three very sig...
Entries are now open for the 2019 New Zealand Plumbing Awards.
Awards in 10 categories recognise excellence in business performance, training and app...
From a reluctant school student to a gold medal-winning plumbing apprentice, Lauren Phillips has an extremely bright future ahead.
Lauren Phillips kn...
We've made some changes to our website to incorporate all the great homeowner information that was previously at www.dontriskit.co.nz
Anyone going to...
The Government is reviewing the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006.
We have now developed our final submission on issues for consideration...
View the first of our new regular video updates from Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace.
Master Plumbers are calling for the Government to undertake an urgent comprehensive review of plumbing products sold in New Zealand following the “lea...
To mark World Plumbing Day in 2018, Master Plumbers ran a Facebook competition offering the chance to win the services of a Master Plumber for a day.
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Master Plumbers welcomes the release of the Government's Construction Skills Action Plan, which sets out six initial priority areas to address skills ...
LPG compliance in non-workplacesChanges were introduced to compliance requirements for more than100kg of LPG at non-workplaces on 1 December 2017. The...
With a shortage of quality plumbers in the Auckland region, Masterlink are on the hunt for apprentices.
Masterlink, an apprenticeship programme run b...
Gas Training Consultants Ltd has provided gas registration exam refresher tuition on request in Wellington and elsewhere for the past 10 years—and cur...
The Government is reviewing the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006.
The preliminary report is expected to go to the Minister by December, ...
One of the common themes The Skills Organisation hear from industry is that not enough teaching is done during block courses and too much time is spen...
Master Plumbers is disappointed the Government’s budget has failed to acknowledge the contribution employers who take on apprentices make.
Master Plu...
The PGDB recently consulted on whether to retain two classes of registration—Tradesman and Certifying.
It says the number and quality of submissions ...
Master Plumbers wants portable gas heaters banned from all residential properties in New Zealand, because of the serious risks they pose to your healt...
A partnership between Skills and Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) is bringing a local flavour to Hawke’s Bay trade apprenticeships.
The move, wh...
Before deciding plumbing was the career for him, Kelly Adam completed a commerce degree, majoring in accounting.
Now, having completed his four-year ...
Hutt Gas and Plumbing took out the prestigious Master Plumber of the Year Award at the 2018 New Zealand Plumbing Awards, held at Claudelands in Hamilt...
The Government is reviewing the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006. Master Plumbers has developed a draft submission of amendments to the Act, which is available for download below.
Download Powerpoint presentations from: Speaker Presentation Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace Advocacy work Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace PGD Act review PGDB CEO Martin Sawyers PGDB update The Skills Organisation Skills update Infometrics Nationwide economic review...
The Skills Organisation has released the summary report of Stage One findings from its Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying (PGD) Benchmarking Evaluation project.
A new WorkSafe guide for plumbers who work for themselves or have other people (including apprentices) working for them. Read it HERE
Standards Australia has announced that a new edition of AS/NZS 3000:2018 (the ‘wiring rules’) is expected to be published in March.
The country’s leading trades organisation has refuted any suggestion that subcontractors contributed to the challenges facing Fletcher Construction.
A recently released draft amendment to the caravan installation code seeks to standardise compliance plate requirements across New Zealand and Australia.
On 1 December the rules for managing hazardous substances in the workplace moved from the HSNO Act to the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA).
The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is a unique number used to identify a business.
Reports of failed components in continuous flow water heaters led the LPG Association some years ago to investigate what contaminant had caused the failure.
The 2019 NZ Plumbing Awards will be announced on 31 May
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