Queenslanders working in the building and construction sector will soon have greater protection from the devastating impact of company collapses.

The Federal Court will next month convene a hearing for an ACCC prosecution of employment advice provider Employsure for allegedly misleading small business operators into believing it was the Fair Work Ombudsman or the Fair Work Commission or that they were connected to them.

MPAQ would like to congratulate Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Labor Government on winning the Queensland state election. MPAQ’s focus will now be on collaborating with key government stakeholders for the delivery of the election priorities for the plumbing industry.

Multi-award winning couple, Andy and Angela Smith, are Australia’s leading authority on the transformation of trade businesses.

Maxigas, a Logan City based company have taken out the Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland Domestic Gas Installation of the Year award at the 2017 Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards, held on Friday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.

Keeping your books up-to-date has become even more important now for tradies and anyone working in the construction industry, who is required by law to hold a QBCC licence to operate their business.

Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ) are incredibly excited to be working with simPRO, a leading Australian provider of field service management software following the renewal of a partnership that commenced in 2008.

When you hear the word innovation, what comes to mind? For many people, they think of large technology companies, manufacturing changes, industry leaders and global trend setters. Although the innovations that you see in the industries mentioned definitely make an impact on a global scale, the reality is that you too can innovate in your business every single day.

Karl Paton from ACOR Consultants QLD has won the AHSCA QLD Hydraulic Consultant of the Year award at the 2018 Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards, held on Friday 20 July at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.

Bruce Wallace, a plumbing industry stalwart and devoted Life Member of Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ), was inducted into the Associations Hall of Fame at the 14th Annual Associations Forum National Conference in Canberra on Monday 15 July.

The Ministerial Construction Council met in Brisbane on 30 January 2019 to further industry consultation on building and construction industry reforms.

Elaine Read from Readiplumb Services Pty Ltd in Brisbane has been awarded the Andrea Vogler Women in Business Award at the 2017 Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards, held on Friday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.