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Reece (ASX:REH) Reaches New 1-Year High at $11.95
Slater Sentinel 20th January 2020 Reece (ASX:REH) Reaches New 1-Year High at $11.95 Reece Ltd (ASX:REH)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as A$11.95 ($8.48) and last traded at A$11.80 ($8.37), with a volume of 121082 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at... Read More »
Unauthorised trade work continues to cause trouble to homeowners
Insurance Business NZ 18th January 2020 Unauthorised trade work continues to cause trouble to homeowners It seems unauthorised trade work remains a huge problem for homeowners, as proven by the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB)’s latest reminder. The regulator has warned property owners to not fall into the trap of... Read More »
Property owners are being warned today not to fall into the trap of using unlicensed people to conduct plumbing or gasfitting work on renovation projects.
SCOOP Independent News 15 January 2020 Press Release: Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board Property owners are being warned today not to fall into the trap of using unlicensed people to conduct plumbing or gasfitting work on renovation projects. Always ask to sight a NZ Practising Licence before any work begins. Yesterday in the... Read More »
Reece (ASX:REH) Hits New 12-Month High at $11.58
Reece Ltd (ASX:REH)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as A$11.58 ($8.21) and last traded at A$11.45 ($8.12), with a volume of 154308 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at A$11.51 ($8.16). The firm’s 50-day moving average price is A$10.89 and its two-hundred day moving average... Read More »
No regrets for Walkerburn entrepreneur Ross
No regrets for Walkerburn entrepreneur Ross Fe News UK 08 January 2020 Image 3 If anybody knows the benefits of studying @BordersCollege it’s Ross Dickinson. The 43-year-old completed his plumbing training back in 2004, and he has gone on to set up his own company, Kibosh Ltd, which produces an innovative pipe repair product... Read More »
Wellington sewage leak: pipe likely to be decommissioned
RNZ 27 December 2019 Wellington sewage leak: pipe likely to be decommissioned It's likely a collapsed section of pipe that stalled Wellington's sewerage system for two days will not be fixed. The section of pipe, located 20 metres below the ground near Dixon and Willis streets, caved in last week, resulting in thousands of... Read More »
Regulator repeats warning on unauthorised trade work
Insurance Business NZ 13th December 2020 Regulator repeats warning on unauthorised trade work The Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) has reminded property owners to not use unlicensed people to conduct plumbing work on renovation projects as it could get them in trouble with their insurer. Stuart Mill, who operated a business that... Read More »
Beware unauthorised trade work
Scoop Independent News Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Beware unauthorised trade work Press Release: Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board Property owners are being warned today not to fall into the trap of using unlicensed people to conduct plumbing work on renovation projects. Always ask to sight a NZ Practising Licence before... Read More »
Building company ordered to pay $151k after falling worker paralysed from chest down
Building company ordered to pay $151k after falling worker paralysed from chest down 25th November 2019 – NZ Herald WorkSafe says working at heights can have "devastating consequences". Photo / file A Northland building business has ordered to pay $151,000 after a worker was injured in what WorkSafe called "devastating... Read More »
Councils face big costs for farms' tiny water supply 'schemes'
Councils face big costs for farms' tiny water supply 'schemes' 15th November 2019 – STUFF An over-reaction to the Havelock North water contamination outbreak stands to cost councils. OPINION: News out of Wellington of the formation of a dedicated water watchdog that will set standards and have monitoring and enforcement... Read More »