Blackwell Plumbing and Gas is a plumbing, gas fitting and drainlaying company serving homes and businesses throughout the greater Wellington region, including Wellington and Upper Hutt. The business began operations in 2016 and is led by Josh Blackwell, a certified Plumber and Gas Fitter with over 20 years of industry experience, alongside his wife and fellow director Amy Blackwell, who focuses on operations, systems and client relationships.
Since starting out, Blackwell Plumbing and Gas has built a reputation delivering high-quality commercial plumbing projects through reliable systems, clear communication and expert workmanship, and has since expanded into large-spec housing and residential services including renovations and maintenance. The company works closely with builders, architects and property developers across the Wellington and Upper Hutt area, and offers 24-hour call outs.
Blackwell Plumbing and Gas describes itself as proudly local, supporting the community through initiatives such as hosting a Gateway programme student from St Patrick's College Silverstream, sponsoring the Upper Hutt Rams Rugby Club, and sponsoring St Patrick's College Silverstream's Rugby 1st XV.
Blackwell Plumbing and Gas provides plumbing, gas fitting and drainlaying services to homes and businesses across the greater Wellington region, including Wellington and Upper Hutt. Since starting operations in 2016, the company has grown from commercial plumbing work into a broader offering that spans large-spec housing, residential renovations and ongoing maintenance.
The company is led by Josh Blackwell, a certified Plumber and Gas Fitter with more than 20 years of industry experience, and his wife Amy, who serves as co-director with a focus on operations, systems and client relationships. Together, the pair say they've built a company known for professionalism, consistency and a high standard of work across every job — Josh bringing the trade expertise, Amy ensuring projects are well managed from start to finish. Outside the business, Josh and Amy are raising four sons and are actively involved in the local community, a commitment the company says carries through into every project and client relationship. Victoria Stowers is also part of the team pictured on the company's people page.
Blackwell Plumbing and Gas structures its work around three core trades. Its plumbers handle new builds, renovations and repairs with an emphasis on speedy turnarounds. Its gas fitters cover high-quality gas installations and repairs, including work with Infinity and Gas Hot water systems, alongside heating and appliance installations, safety inspections and emergency repairs. Its drain layers focus on intelligent drainage design using durable materials, covering all drainage installations, maintenance and repairs.
On top of these core trades, the company works across a range of project types: commercial jobs, ongoing maintenance, high-density housing developments, small civil works, drainage, and renovations. A 24-hour call out service is also front and centre of the business — the website carries a standing weather warning banner directing customers to contact the team for 24-hour call outs during severe weather events.
Blackwell Plumbing and Gas positions itself as a close working partner for builders, architects and property developers throughout the Wellington and Upper Hutt area, rather than purely a residential call-out service. That's reflected in its project portfolio, which includes a new build covering bathrooms and kitchen plumbing, residential plumbing works at Hollard Grove, a refurbishment and dog wash installation for Animates, a bathroom renovation project, a high-density housing project in Whitby, work at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito in Otaki, and a commercial kitchen fit-out for St Pierres at Coastlands. The spread of projects — from schools to commercial kitchens to high-density residential developments — points to a business comfortable moving between small residential jobs and larger commercial and civil works.
Beyond the tools, Blackwell Plumbing and Gas puts a visible emphasis on community involvement. The company is hosting its first Gateway programme student, Hunter, from St Patrick's College Silverstream — a scheme that gives college students hands-on, workplace-based learning while they complete their NCEA studies, with Hunter joining the team once a week. Blackwell is also a proud sponsor of the Upper Hutt Rams Rugby Club, supporting grassroots sport and local talent development, and sponsors St Patrick's College Silverstream's Rugby 1st XV, backing school sport in the area.
The company frames its mission around delivering reliable, high-quality plumbing solutions customers can count on, whether that's an emergency repair or a large commercial project — describing this consistency across job size and type as 'the Blackwell standard.' Its stated values — purpose, quality, community and growth — run through both its client-facing work and its investment in apprentices and newer techniques and technology. For anyone in the greater Wellington region needing a plumber, gas fitter or drain layer, from a burst pipe emergency to a full commercial fit-out, Blackwell Plumbing and Gas presents itself as a locally rooted, family-led team built to handle jobs of any size.