Backflow prevention is crucial for protecting water supplies and maintaining a water system. However, before you learn what backflow prevention is, what is backflow in the first place? And what causes it? We explore these questions below, breaking down backflow...
governance
award-winning apprenticeship programme
Our Senior Leadership Team is guided by the company values of ‘honesty, reliability and professionalism’. We seek to provide an outstanding level of technical excellence and customer experience for our clients at every turn. To achieve this, we need a team with the...
Level 3 – more work can be done
I am sure that you are as pleased as we are that, at last, we are moving to Alert Level 3. This means that the team at Auckland Plumbers Group can carry out ‘All Services Safely’ as from Wednesday 22nd September 2021. We will be working within strict Covid...
Apprenticeships vs Budget
Master Plumbers is disappointed the Government’s budget has failed to acknowledge the contribution employers who take on apprentices make. Master Plumbers commitment to apprentices is through their Masterlink programme, a mentoring apprenticeship scheme that places...
Buyer beware
Buyer beware! As Stuff reports, weak plumbing industry regulations have led to a spike in consumers complaining about shoddy products. Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ Inc has had an 'influx' of calls from Christchurch residents, in particular, worried...
Installing a water filter yourself can be costly
In an article in the NZ Herald Online edition, experts warn that fitting a water filter can be illegal and carry a much bigger overall cost than a cheap DIY water filter. The Havelock North water contamination crisis has raised concerns in communities that our tap...
Plumbing sham costs everyone 🙁
Dodgy plumbing work lands unprecedented fines and reparation for Shams Construction Works. The New Zealand Herald reports that company director, Shamsher Ali, was sentenced at the Auckland District Court in April after he was found guilty of carrying out sanitary...
Legends!
This year The Skills Organisation (Skills) decided to recognise outstanding employers, who have consistently contributed to industry trades training in New Zealand over the years, through the awarding of a 'Skills Legends' certificate. This initiative recognises...
Training for survival
At Auckland Plumbers Group we actively promote the personal development and industry up-skilling of our employees. Most importantly, we want our staff to be safe and prepared for any mishap. One way we are doing this is by making sure that our staff are up-to-date...
Site Safe
Auckland Plumbers Group is utilising the services of Site Safe to train and protect our staff and customers. The health and safety of everyone associated with Auckland Plumbers Group is something that is really important to us. Site Safe assists businesses to improve...