WAY TO GO! Earlier this year, on International Women’s Day, Master Plumbers ran a Facebook prize draw in conjunction with Rheem to recognise all the amazing women working in the plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry. We thought we’d share some of the entries in NZ Plumber.
Jade Corry
Natalia Ioane
Van Dam Plumbing 2020, Putaruru Hubby Stephen and I bought the business 1 April last year. Our 8-week old bub was the most incredible little office helper—a dream in fact. Slept through all the workshop noise and charmed everyone who came in. Gee, he’s been at daycare about three months now and is too busy and into everything to be here any more! Mr 3 also loves to come and help mum and dad too when he’s not at daycare— sweeping and washing vans are his fav jobs. I have thrown myself into this new admin/management role and I think I’ve done a pretty awesome job at keeping on top of everything while raising our young boys. I have had a lot on my plate—the rebrand, technology upgrades, apprenticeship sign ups, health and safety, advertising, social events, learning the accounting and job management system, PA to hubby etc etc... Maybe one day I can even help with the plumbing too. I’m in this for the long haul!
Hawkins Plumbing, Tawa I work for Hawkins Plumbing. I’m currently 20 years old, the newest apprentice and only female on the team. I chose to do an apprenticeship because I wanted a challenge. I yearned to step out of my comfort zone in an environment where there isn’t really a lot of women. This is a job I absolutely enjoy and the rewards I get from meeting new people, forming relationships with customers that acknowledge me for doing a trade and learning something new every day has been so, so awesome. With all jobs from blocked drains to new hot water cylinders, I throw myself in the deep end and get the job done. We women, we can do anything.
Jade Corry and husband Stephen Mulholland.
PRIZE DRAW WINNERS The three prize winners, drawn at random, each received a gift hamper plus a morning tea shout for the workplace, worth up to $500. They are: Janie Aldridge Auckland Plumbers Group Karishma Singh Straight Flush Plumbing Jade Corry Van Dam Plumbing. Until he started at daycare, baby Rex was a great little office helper!
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Natalia says working in plumbing has grown her confidence and character.
