About UsNew Zealand Plumbers, Drainlayers & Gasfitters Association was the first Plumbing Association to be incorporated in New Zealand. The year of incorporation was always thought to be 1894 but recent research into the archives has found that the Association may have been established some eight years prior. The following is an extract from the website http://www.nzetc.org/ "New Zealand Plumbers' Association": This body was established in 1886. Mr. E. Lonergan is president; Mr. A. G. Blakey, vice-president; Mr. C. Peace, secretary; and Mr. B. Schenk, treasurer. There is also an emergency committe consisting of Messers D. Doul, C. A. P. Annett, and F. Hitchcock. The objectives of the society are to improve matters affecting the trade in general, to obtain first-class workmanship, and to discuss topics referring to any branches of the trade. The association also arranges matters between members and employees, and the members have agitated for the formation of a technical school. During the typhoid fever scare a few years ago, the association approached to City Council, with a view to establishing a sanitary system. The objectives of the inaugural "New Zealand Plumbers' Association" was to improve the trade and protect the health of our nation are still as relevant today as they were all those years ago and are at the very heart of our Association. "We are a united force of individuals and businesses within the trades"Our objectives:
"If you believe your business is valuable, feel confident we can bring it additional accountability"Reasons why we should belong to the New Zealand Plumbers, Drainlayers & Gasfitters Association:
2021 Executive Committee President - Glen Burr Vice President - Grant Mason Executives - Dan Baker, Brian Phillips, Garry Cruikshank Secretary - Katrina Ellwood Contact the Executive via email secretary@nzpdg.org.nz or phone 09 579 3369
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