26th of March 2021
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Plumbing World Scholarship 2021 - Ollie Tabak
Ollie was just 19 when he started working at Clyne and Bennie as a Masterlink plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying apprentice in 2019.
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26th of March 2021Read morePlumbing World Scholarship 2021 - Matt Bird
Matt is in the first year of his Masterlink plumbing and drainlaying apprenticeship, hosted by Hunter Plumbing and Drainage - a company carrying out residential and commercial projects throughout Marlborough.
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26th of March 2021Read morePlumbing World Scholarship 2021 - Vinny Roth
Vinny is in the final year of his Masterlink plumbing and gasfitting apprenticeship. He originally came to EG Glennie and Co as a casual labourer, but his hard work and reliability led them to offer him an apprenticeship.
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30th of June 2020Read moreA watertight career
New technologies and processes mean plumbing is no longer all about getting your hands dirty. It is highly skilled, varied, profitable and rewarding.
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19th of May 2020Read morePlumbing World Scholarship - Alan Wharton
Queenstown-based Alan Wharton, aged 34, is in the fourth and final year of his plumbing and gasfitting apprenticeship, hosted by Flints Plumbing and Drainage.
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19th of May 2020Read morePlumbing World Scholarship - Darren Mills
Christchurch-based plumbing apprentice Darren Mills has won a Plumbing World Scholarship at the national New Zealand Plumbing awards, held online on Tuesday 19 May.
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25th of March 2020Read moreCOVID-19: Keeping on track for the next 4 weeks
We’re navigating uncharted waters as our country prepares to tackle COVID-19, so it’s normal to feel anxious right now. But it’s also important to remember we’re all in the same boat. We’re in this together. You are not alone
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18th of December 2019Read moreNext Generation - Taste for the trades
By working at his local Mico branch in Albany, Breyton Lenee has gained good knowledge of plumbing products and their uses—giving him a head start for entering a plumbing apprenticeship.
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21st of November 2019Read moreReal Lives - MVP (Most Valuable Plumber)
Masterlink plumbing apprentice Valentino Eyer may only be 21 years old, but he’s already become a name to be reckoned with—and not just on his Kaitaia home turf.
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30th of October 2019Read moreReal Lives - Drain man
Large drainage projects are all in a day’s work for Masterlink apprentice Shea Reynolds. For the past year, he's been working on a major project at the men’s and women’s prisons in Christchurch and the nearby, lower-security Rolleston Prison.
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12th of September 2019Read moreReal Lives - Confident communicator
Ben McCulloch says his plumbing apprenticeship has taught him many things, including how to deal with people. “I used to be quite shy and quiet, but it has made me more confident in myself and my skills.”
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24th of August 2019Read moreReal Lives - Career switch success
The thing Raukawa Paama likes most about plumbing is that she’s finally getting to build stuff.
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7th of June 2019Read morePlumbing World Scholarships awarded to five Masterlink apprentices
At the 2019 New Zealand Plumbing Awards held on the Gold Coast, five recipients received scholarships, with one overall winner. Each recipient received a trophy and a certificate, plus a $1,000 voucher from Plumbing World. The overall Supreme Scholarship winner also won a trip to the 2019 New Zealand Plumbing Conference in Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, from 29-31 May.
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2nd of April 2019Read moreYoung Plumber of the Year 2019 kicks off!
The annual Young Plumber of the Year (YPOTY) competition, in association with Plumbing World, showcases the best and brightest young plumbers in our industry.
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20th of March 2019Read moreReal Lives - A prized perfectionist
Patrick Smith’s plumbing career began with a chance conversation and is now earning him accolades.
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8th of March 2019Read moreVIDEO: Celebrating Masterlink's female apprentices
Ranging in age from 19 to 31 and located on the North and South Islands, these apprentices all share a love of plumbing and a desire to encourage more women to pick up a spanner.
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6th of August 2018Read moreNew online, at-home learning component for PGD apprentices
The Skills Organisation has incorporated more learning into block courses by introducing an online, at-home component. Apprentices will need to have access to a computer and the internet to complete their theory assessments.
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