E. G. Glennie & Co has been part of Wellington life since 1928, working from 274A Taranaki Street in Mt Cook as the city's local plumbing, gasfitting, drainlaying and solar heating specialists. Nearly a century on, the team offers the same promise: trusted workmanship backed by decades of experience, membership of the Master Plumbers Association of NZ and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
The company covers five related trades under one roof. Plumbing work ranges from blocked toilets, leaky taps and hot water cylinder replacements through to complete kitchen and bathroom renovations, new installations, additions and alterations, pre-earthquake checks, water conservation audits and rainwater collection tanks. The drainlaying side clears and repairs blocked pipes, cleans drains, works on multi-storey drainage systems and renews existing ones.
Gasfitting covers natural gas and LPG, with heating and cooking installations and repairs, alterations, and leak detection and repairs — and the team is happy to visit a property and advise on the most suitable, cost-effective options. Solar water heating is designed, installed, serviced and maintained for both commercial and domestic clients, with completely personalised solutions. Rounding it out is roofing: long run metal roofing, repairs and replacements, spouting, downpipes, flashings and gutters.
E. G. Glennie is a service agent for Braemar central heating systems, Big Dipper grease converters and SolarPeak solar water heating systems. Commercial clients include Kiwirail and BP Oil Ltd — work that demands high health and safety compliance, met through ISNetworld accreditation for high-risk tasks and Site Safe membership, with all staff holding Site Safe accreditation. Free, no-obligation quotes are available by phone or online form, with services extending across Wellington's suburbs from Miramar and Island Bay to Karori, Thorndon and Brooklyn.
Few Wellington companies can point to a track record as long as E. G. Glennie & Co. From its base at 274A Taranaki Street in Mt Cook, the firm has been looking after the capital's plumbing, gas, drainage and solar heating since 1928 — the best part of a century of serving homes and businesses across the city. That longevity matters in the trades. It means the plumbers who arrive at your door carry decades of accumulated experience, back their work with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and belong to the Master Plumbers Association of NZ.
What makes the company genuinely handy to have in your contacts list is breadth. Plumbing, gasfitting, drainlaying, solar water heating and roofing are all handled by the one team, so a renovation, a re-roof and a hot water upgrade don't need to be parceled out to three different contractors.
The plumbing side covers the full sweep of domestic and commercial work: blocked toilets, leaky taps, broken hot water cylinders, plumbing repairs and maintenance, new installations, and additions and alterations. Kitchen and bathroom renovations are handled as complete fit-outs, and hot water cylinder replacements and repairs are a regular call-out. The less-publicised services are worth knowing about too — pre-earthquake checks, water conservation audits and rainwater collection tanks are all on the list. If a job isn't listed, the advice is simple: ring up, describe what you need, and a plumber will be arranged to visit.
Drainlaying is the other below-ground half of the business. The team clears blocked pipes, carries out drain cleaning, repairs damaged drainage, renews existing systems and works on multi-storey drainage systems — the kind of work that keeps apartment buildings and commercial sites functioning.
Gasfitting is a core part of the offering. Working with both natural gas and LPG, the team installs gas heating and gas cooking appliances, repairs them, carries out alterations, and handles gas leak detection and repairs. The company makes a practical point in favour of gas: running costs can be considerably cheaper than electricity, and the gasfitters are happy to visit a property, assess the space and recommend what will work best, with a free no-obligation quote to follow.
Solar water heating rounds out the energy side. Systems are designed and installed for commercial and domestic clients alike, with servicing and maintenance available and solutions described as completely personalised. E. G. Glennie is also a service agent for SolarPeak solar water heating systems, Braemar central heating systems and Big Dipper grease converters — useful to know if you own one of these and need it installed, serviced or maintained.
Above the ceiling line, the roofing service covers long run metal roofing, roofing repairs, replacement roofing, spouting and downpipes, and the fabrication of flashings and gutters. For Wellington homes weathering northerly rain and southerly fronts, having one trusted firm able to move between a leaking pipe and a failing spouting run is a genuine convenience.
Commercial work is a significant part of the business, with clients including Kiwirail and BP Oil Ltd — companies that demand a high level of health and safety compliance. BP outsources its contractor compliance to ISNetworld, an organisation E. G. Glennie belongs to and holds accreditation from to perform high-risk tasks. The company is also a member of Site Safe, with all staff holding Site Safe accreditation, and it continually reviews and upgrades its health and safety policies and procedures.
For homeowners, those credentials translate into a simple assurance: the job will be done well and safely, whether it's a small repair or a major installation.
Quotes are free and without obligation — you can phone 04 381 2303 or complete the enquiry form on the website, and the team will be in touch to arrange a suitable time to visit. The office operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, from 274A Taranaki Street in Mt Cook.
Service extends across Wellington's suburbs: Miramar, Island Bay, Te Aro, Mount Cook, Newtown, Kilbirnie, Karori, Wadestown, Khandallah, Thorndon, Hataitai, Seatoun, Brooklyn and Berhampore are all within the working patch, and the quote form accommodates jobs further afield, including Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Kapiti.
Nearly a hundred years in, E. G. Glennie & Co remains what it set out to be: Wellington's local plumbing, gasfitting, drainlaying and solar heating specialists — the number to keep on hand for the day the cylinder gives out, the drain blocks or the spouting starts to drip.