hi guys came across this infor at:- " Enacting the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006 " Google and read it.

 Status quo
6. The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006 (the Act) covers some 11,500 licensed plumbers, gasfitters and Drainlayers and impacts on 3,507 businesses within New Zealand. Eighty-eight percent of these businesses are sole traders or companies employing between one and five people. The average income within the industry is $45,130 p.a. ($990 less than the national average income).

 It will be even less after the next licence increase, cheers



Linkback: https://www.plumbers.nz/licensing-and-up-skilling/45/plumbers-rates/918/

hi guys, yes interesting. i don`t think that there are 11,500 licenced guys at this time(could be wrong Wal should know)but if i am right it is probably due to the $900.00 less than the national average wage plus all the increased fees/levy`s/costs etc, only took 6 months for someone to comment on this post, well done Rodz1,cheers

hi guys/`Pathfinder`so what point are you making? the post was about plumbers rates not company charge out rates, what are your plumbers/gasfitters/drainlayers hourly rates?,cheers

It's very interesting reading about others rates. Our small town (around 2000) has 6 plumbers and the rates are from $45 - $65. Absolutley no-one would pay any more. It's also interesting to watch how long it takes 2 different men to do the same job. The cheapest per hour is not always the cheapest in the long run Have watched 2 men take 6 days to do a job that I took 1.5 to do. It was noted by the builders too!! I just can't imagine how some guys make any money if they are quoting a job and take soooooo long to do it.