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Ask for the card!

Ask for the card!

The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) is warning homeowners not to undertake sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying work and not to use unlicensed tradespeople. A new digital public awareness campaign has been implemented by PGDB to help ensure...

Showered with festive cheer!

Showered with festive cheer!

Leaky Plumbing? The festive season has been and gone for another year... if you've had family and mates over it's likely your plumbing has been under a wee bit of pressure (as our latest radio advertising suggests), or maybe you've returned from holidaying and "that"...

Serious illegal gasfitting

Serious illegal gasfitting

The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) has issued a press release highlighting another conviction for illegal gasfitting work. By law, all gas installations must be performed by personnel authorised by PGDB. In this particular case, the illegal...

Santa’s only human too!

Santa’s only human too!

Those long drives to your holiday destination can be fraught with peril... "are we there yet?", "I feel sick", "I need to go to the...". But these journeys are only brief compared to the one made by a bearded bloke in a red suit. Our latest radio advert tells of when...

‘Tis the season – be prepared…

‘Tis the season – be prepared…

Chronic gas, dodgy bathing habits? Our latest radio jingle advises us all to be prepared for the potential onslaught of visitors over the festive season - installing extra plumbing facilities just may be the answer to a joyous Christmas. Click below to listen...