The company I used to work for had an account direct with Waterware for the last couple of years and they'd even do better discount if you paid you invoices within 28 days.
It's the way to go if we can start to get the prices down so you can actually make some margin on your gear.

Im only just starting out on my own but this already bothers me greatly. Clipping the ticket to do nothing except pass on the gear with a markup. Im finding it particuarly frustrating in the world of gas appliance servicing but its a general problem across the board. I hope more companies follow suit but who knows....what really angers me is people walking into places like bunnings, Mitre10, and the merch I use asking the counter staff how to do this or that or how do i do a pipe join etc. Of course they get all the required fittings off the shelf the customer would need to do the job, quite often they buy glue and threadtape as well etc. They pay and then bugger off for some good old kiwi diy..... so my question is, the next time I see mr singh for example leaving a mitre10 with a bosch hi flow, a trolley of plumbing parts and pushfit pipe what is the point of a license?? No one in the public cares what youve done in the past (quals) its about if you can get the job done confidently or not and of course the price! Never been asked for license except by inspectors in 13 years...

If the board are so concerned about cowboys what are the public DIY then? Probably 80% of the diy I see is people doing their own stuff oblivious to the board and the 06 act. So my question is, what are they going to do about it??

Its like selling firearms and ammunition to anyone who wants it but then telling the people who buy, we can sell you the stuff but you have to have a license to use it.....like that would happen.They would use anyway.

So the board are officially a waste of time, the diy marketing of these stores gets bigger and bolder everyweek, every year. To save money as most people are on tight budgets diy is strongly encouraged. Where does this leave us? Fixing up more f$$k ups?   Donating to an organisation sorry i mean charity we cannot claim on? hmmm 

Talking of mitre 10 and d.I.y, I see in todays long weekend mailer a little orange box. Said box is called 'hot water temperature tips' Yes, you know whats coming, turn your THERMOSTAT down to 55c. Legioneers anyone? email going to them, if unsatisfactory response then to the board. Not that they care.

Wow!! you are thinking great. If this can be possible then lots of problem related to plumbing will get solve in just couple of seconds. NO,one will need any mediator also as they sometimes for their own profit cheat their customers.