The Team

Meet Our Team Of Plumbers

PlumberMan is Tauranga locally owned and operated by Kevin and Raewyn Johnson. Meet them and the rest of the team.

Kevin & Raewyn Johnson

Raewyn and Kevin. It’s time we retired and it’s not far off !! We still start at 7am and don’t get home until after 6pm but we both enjoy what we do. I’m still managing the bigger jobs and quoting the plans as they come through, Raewyn is still in full control of the financial side of the company. The both of us have worked together within this business every day for the last 44 years, slowing up is difficult  but with the great family support we have it is starting to happen we consider ourselves very lucky.

Chris Johnson

Chris is our son, the one in the middle, he has been at Plumberman since leaving school 1999. He is a certifying Plumber and Drainlayer and works predominantly in the drainage side of our business.

He is a Shareholder in Plumberman and also spends a good part of the week office bound.

Tracey Hamilton

Tracey is our daughter and also a shareholder of Plumberman. She works in the office and deals with the day to day events, she answers most of the phone calls and is heavily involved in the management and scheduling of our maintenance team of tradesmen. We regularly have at least 6 vans on urgent responsive maintenance organizing continuity of work for these guys is demanding.

She also manages our social media position.

Nick Johnson

Nick is our youngest son, (with Kobie in the back – couldn’t keep him out of the photo) he is a certified plumber and drainlayer and a shareholder of the company. He commenced his apprenticeship here in 2003.

Nick oversees the drainage teams and is a strong hands on member of those teams himself. Obviously a great team member.

Keith Mackay

Keith is a qualified plumber and drainlayer, he has worked alongside me / office bound for the best part of 25 years, Keith joined Plumberman in 1991 he manages the incoming workload and works with our maintenance customers for their quoting and invoicing needs.

A very valued member of the team. 33 years at Plumberman.

Steve Mitchell

Steve is one of our great long standing staff members starting back in the 1990’s. Over the years he has trained up many of our apprentices in both plumbing and drainage and works in all areas of our operation.

Steve mostly works in the drainlaying division, a well respected team member.

Craig Davie

Craig adds his special skill to our team, he has been at Plumberman since 1993, that’s 30 plus years. He is an extremely important member of our unit. He manages our bigger industrial clients and has built up a great rapport with each of them.

A very honest and thoughtful member of the team, we really appreciate the input we receive from Craig on all subjects.

Ben Cooper

A lot will remember Tony who spent 30 years here, this is his son, we are wrapt to have Ben on the team, he is now a qualified plumber and drainlayer and is of course a very valued staff member. He began his apprenticeship here back in 2014.

Ben mostly works in the new housing division but can comfortably work in maintenance or drainage. We appreciate Ben’s input and the effort he always makes.

Jason Harvey

Jason is another long standing staff member who has been with us since 1994, again 30 plus years. Jason has worked in all areas of the business  and we couldn’t do without him. He has, in the last 15 years or so mainly specialized in Maintenance plumbing and he certainly excels, his ability to converse with customers and solve their problems is impressive.

We appreciate everything Jason does for us.

Mike Ham

Mike joined the team in 2013 as well. We consider ourselves very lucky to have Mike, he works hard and is extremely knowledgeable. He has been in the industry for many years. 

Mike is one of our very experienced maintenance plumbers and is a whizz at solving tricky plumbing issues.

Alan Kilham

Alan joined the team in 2013, he manages and carries out the plumbing work for one of our main building companies. He is also a very very capable maintenance plumber.

A great team player who enjoys the social side of Plumberman as well.

Kobie Borell

Kobie is a key member of our drainlaying team. He completed his apprenticeship in 2024 with outstanding results. He joined the team in 2022 and brought with him a great knowledge of civil drainage work. Since then his knowledge has extended to include all aspects of domestic drainage as well. A very respected team member.

Watch out for this one if you meet him on site, he is a bit of a character!

Blair Stephens

Blair did his apprenticeship here in 2008 he is a qualified plumber and is a very important part of the team. We have known Blair all his life and are very appreciative of his ongoing support and commitment to Plumberman.

He is an excellent Plumber and competently works very well in all areas of our industry.

Trey Mitchell

A very valued member of staff, Trey is the nephew of our long-standing staff member Steve. He came to us in 2019 as a shy 16 year old and has since progressed into a confident skilled tradesman working mostly in the new housing sector of the company.

Trey is now a qualified plumber and drainlayer and is a very competent member of staff.

James Austin

James is another one of our plumbing and drain laying apprentices who has been with Plumberman since the beginning of 2021. In this time he has developed great skills in drainlaying and is now moving to learn more in the plumbing sector of the company.

He is a very honest and considerate member of staff and is a pleasure to have around.

Blake Forlong

Blake is completing his plumbing and drainlaying apprenticeships and joined Plumberman in May 2023. He is currently learning his trade through a wide variety of work within the company and is proving to be a great asset. He is a nice young guy and we enjoy him around.

Perhaps a haircut wouldn’t hurt !!