Joseph Milner

I switched back to a commercial plumbing company working in Australia.

I gained plenty of knowledge working as a residential plumber for bo ro, we did new build homes from tube stage including water and gas, to sani stage then to final stage. We also did whole house re runs, we also did hwu swap outs, bathroom and kitchen renovations.

I worked as a TA for a electrical company on high rise office blocks in the city, I gained great knowledge of how Australian constructions sites work and flow.

I chose to go self employed and chose to go down the sub-contractor route. I worked for legacy pipework on high rise apartment blocks. i learnt plenty on the domestic side of things inside the apartments whilst using my existing commercial knowledge for the mains and plant rooms to feed the buildings. I left legacy to come to Australia

Started at 17 as an apprentice then working my way up to site supervisor running commercial projects with a small team under me on construction sites. Worked on various jobs such as new build schools, refurbs on hospitals and high rise apartment blocks. I have experience in copper pipe work, press and solder, low carbon steel threaded pipework, plastic pvc waste pipe, electro fusion waste pipe and various plastic pipework systems. my job included having to follow and interpret plans and job specification sheets while working with other tradesman and the site manager to make sure everything ran smoothly.

During my level 1 plumbing course i was only required to go in two days a week so for the remaining three i worked as a labourer for all weather roofing. This taught me how to work on a construction site and to work and communicate with other people and trades.