The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board are currently running a campaign to ensure those embarking on building or home renovation projects don’t pay the costly repercussions of using the wrong people.

The main message of the new ‘sort the pros from the cons’ campaign shows consumers how to choose the right people when building or renovating.    

It highlights the importance of qualified tradespeople, and the need to eliminate risk by asking to sight a New Zealand Practising Licence before any work begins.

When building or renovating, somewhere along the line sanitary plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying will need to be done.  And, there are good reasons why you must use a qualified plumber, gasfitter or drainlayer in most circumstances.   

Why? Because high safety risks exist in the industry it is illegal to do a lot of this work unless you hold a NZ Practising Licence issued by The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.

The campaign emphasises that anyone can have tools or a van, but that doesn’t mean they a have the skills and experience required to do the job properly.

It reminds consumers that New Zealand homes have a complex network of pipes and fittings that mix high pressures, high temperatures, gas, electricity and many other high-risk hazards which are dangerous and could potentially put their health and safety and insurance under threat if handled incorrectly. 

See the full campaign at www.pgdb.co.nz