Smith Brothers Plumbing wins prestigious Minister’s Award for Excellence

The Minister's Award for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices recognises employers who demonstrate commitment, innovation and outstanding achievement in the training of Australian apprentices. Smith Brothers Group received the award from the Hon. Julia Gillard MP, the Federal Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, at a ceremony held in Parliament House Canberra on 4 September.

Chris Smith, general manager, Smith Brothers Group, said: “The most guaranteed growth of our business is through building a solid foundation of qualified, skilled tradesmen.

Our policy is to ‘build from the bottom up’ starting with apprentices.

Smith Brothers Group is one of Australia’s largest plumbing and pipeline contracting and service businesses.

Smith Brothers Group includes Smith Brothers Plumbing Construction and Service divisions,
Pipeline Technology Services, The Hot Water Doctor and The Plumbing Doctor (Canberra region).

With more than 200 employees, Smith Brothers Group provides a total service for plumbing and pipeline assets with major and minor construction contracts; emergency and maintenance plumbing services; 24/7 hot water service; sewer and stormwater pipeline asset repairs and maintenance.

For more information, please visit www.smithbrothersplumbing.com.au


We are committed to investing in the future and have continuously employed apprentices for more than 20 years, mentoring young people to become skilled, confident, responsible members of the workforce and the community.

Many of our apprentices win awards during their apprenticeships and we encourage them to extend their qualifications and promote lifelong learning. All those running the company as divisional managers, project managers, site supervisors and foremen, completed an apprenticeship & continue to impart their knowledge and expertise.

That is what the apprenticeship tradition is all about. Our people are the success of our business & we work hard to keep our best people.”

Julia Gillard, Kathryn Smith (SBP Business Improvements
Manager), Scott Hollis (SBP apprentice).