Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ Inc has launched an extensive advertising campaign in April 2018 with the tagline 'Good call.' Building on the successful 2015 'Don’t Risk It' campaign, the new approach has a more positive focus. Auckland Plumbers Group...
As reported by Stuff , a faulty loo has forced a plane full of plumbers to turn around. Isn't that somewhat ironic? Flying from the Norwegian capital Oslo to the German city of Munich, the plane was forced to turn around after its toilets had packed up... and the...
As TV3's Story reported on 4th May 2016, there is a significant shortage of qualified plumbers in the Auckland region, not to mention the entire country. The report goes on to say that in the next two years there will be a 58% shortfall in the number of registered...
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...
As reported in Stuff, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has acknowledged it has concerns about plumbing fittings supplied directly by small scale importers without documentation to support code compliance. Consumers are urged to buy from reputable...
From personal hygiene through to cleaning products, you may have noticed an array of "flushable" wipes appearing on the supermarket shelves. While these products are undeniably convenient, they cost the country a lot more than the 12-15c a sheet that the public pay....
TV3 reports of a Timaru real estate company being handed a $55,000.00 fine for failing to check the safety of gas appliances and fittings before renting out a property. The agency and a home maintenance franchisee pleaded guilty to breaches of the Gas Act and...
Stuff.co.nz reports that a Nelson man has been fined $4,000 for installing an LPG powered fridge, in a motorhome, without a licence. The owner of the motorhome noticed a bad smell coming from the refrigerator and this had made her feel ill and light-headed, so she...
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...
In a press release, the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board reports that a 29 October 2014 judgment has seen another Auckland man convicted and fined $4,050, plus court costs and solicitor’s fees for carrying out illegal work. This brings the number of...