I see the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board are riding into town - and have invited plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers to attend a meeting with a Board member and the CEO to discuss industry issues.  I hope all the practitioners in this geographic area make the most of this opportunity and ask the Board about the audits as a term and condition of licensing, why plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are paying almost 10 times what their electrical counterparts are  for licensing, why sparkies can go to two year licensing and we can't, why fees are so high, why the Board continues to get it so wrong when it comes to interpreting the legislation....

Don't complain if you don't take the time to turn up and discuss opportunities.


INVITATION : INDUSTRY BRIEFING



All plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers in the area
are invited to attend


Board Member Bill Irvine and Chief Executive Max Pedersen of the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board are meeting with Taupo area plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers at 4.30pm on Wednesday 5th March 2014 at the Taupo Cosmopolitan Club (Ruapehu Room), 5 Taniwha Street, Taupo.

All plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers in the area are welcome to attend. There will be a briefing about current issues from the Board representatives and the opportunity for questions about any Board related business.

Our mailing address is:
comms@pgdb.co.nz






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Hi Robbo

Yes I agree Wal would be a great person to attend

hi guys/Jax, perhaps they have worked out that there is no one there to ask embarrassing questions, or they maybe 'Trout Fishermen`cheers

I would say it is more a case of being seen to do the right thing rather than doing the right thing.

Bill Irvine is from Taupo so perhaps they are doing meetings in the areas where the Board member may have some support? 

Perhaps one of the questions could be how Bills lack of recent experience in Drainlaying qualifies him as "one of the boys"  2) Is it fair that someone who hasn't done any practical work for more than 20 years, but has paid licence fees, gets to be of Certified status, when in reality he would have no idea at all of how to lay a drain, plumb a house etc.  There are many of these old timers around who are qualified only because they paid their fees. Who will audit them and who will be brave enough to say their licenses are cancelled.

Yeah that would be a great meeting to be a fly on the wall at, wonder if they shout beers for the guys, it being at the cosie, n all.

Don't tell me no one went to this? 

don't live there either. hope someone can report.