News and events for members in Waikato.
The PGDB has launched a new consumer campaign to spread the message about using only qualified tradespeople—the Pros. Check out the TV commercial below and request your own campaign material,...
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Master Plumbers is working alongside the Specialist Trade Contractors Federation (STCF) to lobby the government on the issue of non-compliant plumbing products entering New Zealand, and the lack of enforcement...
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Check out the new good practice guidance from WorkSafe on managing health and safety risks associated with excavation work. Read it HERE
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As a PCBU, you have legal requirements to protect the health of your workers by identifying hazards and managing the associated risks. Within the construction industry, harm might result from your...
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WorkSafe have released an Approved Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos. Previous asbestos guidance in New Zealand focused only on asbestos removal. Asbestos is the single biggest cause...
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AHI Roofing has released an Industry Alert with regard to certain pressed metal roof tiles made before the early 1980s that contain asbestos. These tiles need to be approached with...
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WorkSafe has just released good practice guidelines on the safe design, use and maintenance of scaffolding. They set out WorkSafe's expectations on how to comply with health and safety legislation....
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There are now more apprentices and industry trainees than university students, says the head of the Industry Training Federation in this Business Day article. Read it HERE
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Congratulations to Plumbing & Gas Works in Hamilton—2017 Master Plumber of the Year! General Manager Mike Foote was at the 2017 New Zealand Plumbing Awards with his wife Nicola to collect...
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"It's fantastic to win and we hope this helps attract more young people to think about taking up apprenticeships in the industry," says Mike Foote of Plumbing & Gas Works...
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Having a health and safety conversation with your workmates, your boss or your workers is the first action to take to help ensure everyone goes home healthy and safe, says...
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Toilets should NEVER be treated as a rubbish bin. That's the message of a new video, produced by The Food and Grocery Council (FGC) and Water New Zealand. Entitled Avoid a flood...
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Congratulations to all the 2017 New Zealand Plumbing Awards winners
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Need an apprentice? Go to Masterlink. 100% owned by Master Plumbers, Masterlink recruits the best—and manages them too
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The award-winning NZ Plumber magazine has been keeping our industry informed for nearly 70 years—and it's proudly brought to you by Master Plumbers
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