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Shane Trevitt, 22, a plumber from Wirral, has been awarded the gold medal in plumbing and heating at the World’s largest skills competition; WorldSkills London 2011. Shane’s outstanding performance in the plumbing and heating category crowns him the best in the world.

Shane was part of Team UK who competed against 1000 competitors from 52 countries/regions, watched by over 200,000 visitors over the four days of tough competition. Training for the UK Plumbing and Heating team was sponsored by APHC.

Shane, employed by NG Bailey said: “It is an amazing feeling to be crowned the best in the world at plumbing and heating. Standing on the podium receiving my medal in front of a packed venue at The 02 Arena is an experience I will never forget. This is what I’ve been training for all this time, and I am just so pleased I’ve been able to make my family, friends, training manager and all those who have supported me along the way, so proud. Just as importantly, I hope my success will inspire others to think about their career options and that I’ve managed to show everyone that there are options for them. I’d definitely say that a career in plumbing is very rewarding!”

Well done to Shane on his fantastic achievement from all at the JIB-PMES.

Information has already been issued to Joint Industry Board (JIB) participant employers and operatives regarding the proposed introduction of a new Building Engineering Services Agreement, currently being facilitated by the Heating & Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA), on behalf of a breakaway group of seven mechanical and electrical contractors.

The contractors in the breakaway group are Bailey Building Services, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, T. Clarke, Crown House Technologies, Gratte Brothers, SES and SPIE Matthew Hall. MJN Colston although originally part of the “eight” has since decided to drop out of the group. These contractors are seeking to implement a new BESNA agreement in preference to the existing JIB national agreements for plumbing and electrical.

The two Plumbing Joint Industry Boards the JIBPMES & the SNIJIB for the Plumbing Industry believe that the proposed BESNA agreement compares unfavourably from the point of view of employers, employees and the industry as a whole with respect to the terms and conditions and procedures currently on offer within the existing JIB national collective agreements. The two plumbing JIBs believe that there is no pressing need to move away from the existing national agreements which continue to provide industry wide terms and conditions of employment for operatives and apprentices negotiated between employers and UNITE the union. Individual plumbing operatives need to consider carefully whether moving to the BESNA Agreement is in their best interests and in so doing compare the differences between the existing plumbing agreements and what is on offer under the new BESNA agreement.

UNITE the Union, a joint signatory to the existing national plumbing agreements, has made it clear to each of the contractors involved in BESNA that UNITE has no intention of accepting this new BESNA agreement. The two Plumbing Joint Industry Boards for England & Wales and Scotland & Northern Ireland wish to retain these contractors within the existing national JIB agreements and are endeavouring along with the two JIBs for the electrical industry to engage with them to urge them to reconsider the unilateral introduction of the BESNA agreement.

We will continue to update employer and employee participants through our new websites. We are fully committed to providing you with all the help we can give you as an employer or employee participant of the JIB-PMES or SNIJIB.

If you have any comments or queries please contact:

FOR ENGLAND & WALES:
Tel: 01480476925 between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday or email info@jib-pmes.org.uk

FOR SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND:
Tel: 01315560600 between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday or email info@snijib.org

Currently our turnround time is 14 working days from receipt of a valid application.
We also have a Fasttrack service for urgent cards available at an additional cost.

We always aim to issue cards as rapidly as possible. Delays are usually caused by incomplete applications, or applications for the wrong card.

Please use this website to check the requirements for your card, and make sure that you send the necessary photographs, certificates, and fee with you application.

We are always happy to help. If you are unsure about any aspect of your application please either email us at info@jib-pmes.org.uk or telephone our Helpdesk: 08001971060

If you are qualified to work with gas, please go to the Plumbing Related Occupations (Gas) card page for details »

Aluminium TIG Welding & Fabrication
Analytical Service Engineer
Appliance Installation Fitter
Automatic Irrigation System Installer
Bath & Sanitary Ware Installer
Bathroom Fitter/Installer
Biomass Boiler Technician
Biomass Engineer
Calibration of Equipment
Catering Equipment Installer
CCTV Drainage Operative
CCTV Drainage Supplier
CCTV Drainage Surveyor
Chemical Cleaning Specialist
Chemist
Chimney & Flue Installer
Chlorination & Disinfection Equipment Installer
Cleaning, Flushing & Chlorination Operative
Commissioning & Service of Pumps
Commissioning Engineer
Commissioning Steam Boilers
Commissioning/Servicing & Installation of Water Systems
Compressed Air & Lubrication System Installation
Compressed Air Engineer & Pipe Fitter
Compressed Air Pipework & Service Eng
Compressed Air Plant/Distribution/Inert Gasses
Condensate Drainage Installer
Core Drilling Plant Operator
Dental Equipment Service & Installation Engineer
Dental X-Ray Installer
Domestic Appliance Engineer
Domestic Appliance Installer
Domestic/Commercial Installer
Dormer/Canopy Installer
Drain Care & Repair Engineer
Drain Jetting Operative
Drainage Engineer
Drainage High Pressure Water Operative
Drainage Installer
Drainage Maintenance & Surveying Operative
Drainage Maintenance Operative
Drainage Systems Replacement/Rehabilitation
Dust & Fume Extraction Engineer
Engineering Contractor
Engineering Installation & Maintenance Engineer
Engineering/Electrical Contractor
Expansion Joint Installer
Fabrication & Installation – Engineering – Remedials
Fabrication Welder/Fitter
Fabricator Fitter
Fabricator-Fitter-Welder-Engineering
Fascia/Water Systems Installer
Field Service Enigineer
Field Service Pump Engineer
Filter System Installer
Filteration Engineer
Fire Engineer
Fire Prevention Technician
Fire Pump Engineer
Fire Sprinkler Fitter
Fitting & Installation of Agitators & Static Miters
Flue Fitter
Flue Fitter/Installer
Flue/Unvented System Installer
Fountain and Water Feature Installer
Fountain System Installer
Fuel Tank Installer
Fuel Tank, Pipework & Fuel Pump Installer
Geothermal Energy Pile Installation Engineer
GRE Thermoplastic Pipe & Drain
Heat & Frost Prevention System Installer
Heat Pump & Renewable Energy Systems Installer
Heating & Ventilation Eng/Welder
Heating Installation Engineer
High Pressure Water Jet Operative
Hydraulic & Pneumatic Engineer
Hydrographical Surveyor
Industrial and Medical Services Engineer
Install Underfloor Heating Systems
Installation & Maintenance Engineer
Installation & Maintenance Engineer (Mixing Equipment)
Installation & Repair of Pipewall Valves & Pumps
Installation Engineer
Installation of Lubrication & Compressed Air Pipework
Installation of Mechanical, Pneumatic & Hydraulic Machinery
Installation, Maintenance & Commissioning of Water Softeners
Installation, Maintenance of Irrigation Systems
Installation/Commissioning Engineer
Installation/Commissioning of Humidifiers
Installation/Maintenance of Mixing Equipment
Installer of Fascia, Soffit & Rainwater Goods
Jenbacher Service Engineer
Laundry Equipment Engineer
Laundry Equipment Installer
Lead Cover Flashings
Lead Roofing Installer
Leadworker (and other sheet weathering) Installer
Mech Fitter Petro/Chemical Industry
Mechanical Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Equipment Installer
Mechanical Fabrication Fitter
Mechanical Fitter
Mechanical Fitter – Process Pipework, Pumps
Mechanical Fitter Agitators & Static Mixers
Mechanical Fitter/Chemical Industry
Mechanical Fitter/Commissioning Engineer
Mechanical Fitter/Engineer
Mechanical Installer/Fitter
Medical Equipment Installer
Medical Gas
Medical Gas Pipeline Installer
Medical Gas Services Installer/Engineer
Medical Gas Servs Installer
Membrane Microfiltration Process Engineer
Membrane Water Treatment Plant Commissioning
Membrane Water Treatment Plant Design Engineer
Membrane Water Treatment Plant Mechanical Engineer
Membrane Water Treatment Plant Project Engineer
Membrane Water Treatment Plant Software Engineer
Metalwork, Fabrication & Fitter
Metering System Commissioning Engineer
Multi Fuel Cooker Installer
Oil Burner Installer/Servicer
Oil Technician – Boiler Servicing/Installation
Permavoid Stormwater Management Installer
Petrochemical Mechanical Fitter
Petroleum Engineer/Pipework Installer
Photovoltaic System Installer (PV)
Pipe Preparation Machine Tools Operator
Pipeline & Chlorination Technician
Pipeline Installer
Pipeline Intervention/Hot Tapping Technician
Pipeline Renovator
Pipeline/Drainage/Sewer Systems Operative
Portable Sanitaryware Cleaner
Pneumatic Tube Installer
Pre-Commission Cleaning of Loop Mech Systems
Prefabricated Chimney & Flue Installer
Process & Control Eng Water Treatment Operative
Process Engineer
Process Plant & Equipment Installer/Comm.Eng.
Process Systems Manager
Process, Design Engineer of Water/Waste Water Projects
Public Utilities Installer
Pump & Motor Specialists
Pump & Pipework Installation
Pump Engineer
Pump Engineering Operational Manager
Pump Engineers Mate
Pump Equipment Installer
Pump Installation
Pump Installation & Repair-Pump Service Engineer
Pump Installer/Engineer
Pump Manufacturer Installer
Pump Service Engineer
Pump Service Engineer Technical Manager
Pump Systems & Pipework
Pump Systems Engineer
Pump/Hydraulic Fitter
Pump/Solar Heating/unvented System Installer
Pump/Sprinkler System Installer
Pump/Water Irrigation/Laundry Equipment Installer
Pumping Station Technician
Pumps Contracts Engineer
Purified Water Engineer
Rain Water Goods Installer
Rain Water Harvesting System Installer
Rain Water Pipe Installer
Rainwater System Installer
Renewable Energy Installer
Roofing
Roofing & Fabrication
RPZ Valve Engineer
Sanitary/Kitchenware Installation
Sanitaryware Installer / Repairer
Sanitaryware/Pump Installation
Sauna/Steam Room & Spa Installer
Senior Pump Engineer
Service Engineer
Sewage & Water Treatment Equipment Installer
Sewage Treatment Mechanical Installer
Sewage/Water Treatment Operative
Sewer & Drainage Maintenance Installer
Shower Door Installer
Shower Service Engineer
Shower System Repair & Maintenance
Solar Heating & Solar Photovoltaic Installer
Solar Heating Installer
Solar Heating Installer/Lead Worker
Solar Heating/Unvented System Installer
Solar Panel Installer
Specialist Fitter Expansion Joints
Specialist Water Treatment Operative
Specialist Vacuum Sewage System Installer
Sprinkler Engineer
Sprinkler Fitter
Sprinkler System Installer
Steam Equipment Engineer
Steel Fabricator/Erector
Sterilizer & Laundry Equipment Engineer
Sterilizing/Laundry Equipment Installer
Sustainable Energy Lead Design Engineer
Swimming Pool Engineer
Swimming Pool Engineer – Water Filtration/Treatment
Swimming Pool Engineer-Water Treatment
Swimming Pool Engineer/Technician
Swimming Pool Installer
Swimming Pool Maintenance & Installation Engineer
Syphonic Drainage System Installer
Syphonic Roof Drainage
Technical Support Engineer
Thermo Plastic Drainage System
Trace Heating Installation
Train Cleaning Equipment Installer
Trainee Domestic Gas Installer
Trainee Estimator
Trainee Fascia/Water Systems Installer
Trainee Laundry Engineer
Trouble Shoot & Commissioning of Water Booster Sets
Underfloor Heating Installer
Underground Pipeline Installer
Underground Pipework Engineer
Unvented System Installer
Vacuum Sewerage Fitter
Valve Actuator Commissioning & Repair Operative
Valve Pump Installers
Valve Repair & Modification
Washroom System Service & Rectification
Waste & Drainage Installer
Waste Heat Recovery Steam Boiler
Waste Management Operative
Waste Products Service Engineer
Waste Treatment Equipment Installer
Waste Water Commissioning Engineer
Waste Water Industry Engineer
Waste Water Management Systems Installation
Waste Water Senior Mechanical Engineer
Waste Water Treatment & Plastic Welding
Waste Water Treatment Engineer
Waste Water Treatment Commissioning Engineer
Waste Water Treatment Operative
Water & Sewage Industry Engineer
Water & Sewage Pump Installer
Water & Waste Water Projects
Water Control Equipment Installer
Water Cooling & Heating Systems Installer
Water Detection Systems Technician
Water Equip Software Commissioning Engineer
Water Equipment Installer
Water Fabricator Fitter
Water Feature and Irrigation Engineer
Water Feature Installer
Water Filtration Engineer
Water Filtration/Treatment Engineer
Water Flow Control & Regulation Technician
Water Flow Control Engineer
Water Heat Recovery Steam Boiler
Water Hygiene & Maintenance Technician
Water Hygiene Engineer
Water Hygiene Insp., Testing, Disinfecting & Risk Assessment
Water Hygiene Service Operative
Water Hygiene Technician
Water Industry Design Engineer
Water Industry Engineer
Water Industry Fitter
Water Industry Maintenance & Installer
Water Industry Project Engineer
Water Irrigation System Installation
Water Leak Detection Systems Installer
Water Leakage Testing Technician
Water Mains for Commissioning
Water Meter Installer
Water Meter Installer & General Plumbing Engineer
Water Meter Systems Commissioning Engineer
Water Process Equipment Engineer
Water Pump Installer/Fabricator Fitter
Water Purification Equipment Installer
Water Purifying Systems Installer
Water Resources Planner
Water Storage Tank Erector
Water Storage Tank Installer
Water System Engineer
Water Systems Installer
Water Tank Installer
Water Treatment
Water Treatment & Hygiene Engineer
Water Treatment Commissioning Engineer
Water Treatment Design
Water Treatment Engineer
Water Treatment Engineer (Chemical Cleaning & Chlorination)
Water Treatment Equipment Installer
Water Treatment Equipment Installer/Commissioning Engineer
Water Treatment Field Process Engineer
Water Treatment Installer / Engineer
Water Treatment Operative
Water Treatment Plant Installer
Water Treatment Plant Installer/Service Engineer
Water Treatment Service Engineer
Water Treatment Systems
Water Treatment Systems Assessor
Water Treatment Systems/Legionella Assessor
Water Treatment/Chlorination Operative
Water/Waste Water Treatment Operative
Waterborne Waste Service Engineer

Loss of Tools

A loss of tools grant is available up to a maximum of £300. This is available to all operatives working for a JIB-PMES participant employer and holding a current UK-PHMES/CSCS Registration Grade Card.

To claim for a grant for lost tools, the employer should submit a ‘Loss of Tools’ Claim Form. The form includes a list of recognised tools that may be covered by the grant, and should be completed to indicate the tools lost.

In order to be eligible for a tool loss grant the employer must be purchasing either Holiday Credits or Holiday Stamps for the operative concerned, and their account with the JIB-PMES must be up to date. If stamps are purchased for the operative a photocopy of the stamp card should be submitted with the claim. The operative must hold a current UK-PHMES/CSCS Registration Grade Card.

This grant is normally payable direct to the operative. If compensation has already been paid by the employer, please include a note requesting payment direct to the employer.

Download loss of tools form here

Sickness Benefit

Sickness benefit is payable for up to 28 weeks.

To claim sickness benefit for an operative the employer should submit a fully completed ‘Sickness Benefit’ Claim Form together with a sickness certificate.

We can accept:

• Self Certification – first seven days only
• Doctor's certificate
• Hospital certificate

Payments are normally made fortnightly in advance, provided that we have sickness certificates to cover the payment period.

Sickness benefit is payable from the fourth day of illness, up to a maximum of 196 days. If the illness lasts for more than 28 days the benefit for the first three days is paid in arrears.

In order to be eligible for sickness benefit the employer must be purchasing either Holiday Credits or Holiday Stamps for the operative concerned, and their account with the JIB-PMES must be up to date. If stamps are purchased for the operative a photocopy of the stamp card should be submitted with the claim.

Download sickness benefit application form here

The JIB-PMES Holiday Stamp Scheme

The JIB-PMES operates an Inland Revenue approved holiday stamp scheme for the Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services industry. This allows holiday pay to be provided free of employers' and employees' National Insurance contributions.

The situation is the same for those employers operating the industry pension scheme. There is a further saving of 7.5%, as pension contributions are also not chargeable on holiday pay.

The scheme can result in significant savings to the employer of:

• Up to 12.8% holiday pay for National Insurance.
• 7.5% for Pension Scheme contributions.

Employees also benefit as they can receive up to 8.4% extra NET holiday pay.

The scheme is designed to deliver and fund the holiday pay entitlement required under the JIB-PMES National Working Rule Agreement, and also to comply with the requirements of the 1998 Working Time Regulations. The scheme is available to all employees in the industry, both hourly paid and salaried, site and office staff (some site & office staff will be out of scope for the NI concessions).

The scheme in operation is a 30 day Holiday Credit Scheme which covers the 8 Public Holiday days (Bank Holidays).

Members of the Holiday Stamp scheme automatically access a range of free benefits including sickness benefit, accidental total disability benefit, insolvency protection scheme, loss of tool grant.

The JIB-PMES Holiday Credit Scheme

The JIB-PMES operates a centrally managed, Inland Revenue approved holiday credit scheme for the Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services industry which allows holiday pay to be provided free of employers' and employees' National Insurance contributions.

The situation is the same for those employers operating the industry pension scheme. There is a further saving of 7.5%, as pension contributions are also not chargeable on holiday pay.

Adoption of the scheme can result in significant savings to the employer of:

• Up to 12.8% holiday pay for National Insurance.
• 7.5% for Pension Scheme contributions.

Employees also benefit as they can receive up to 8.4% extra NET holiday pay.

The scheme is designed to deliver and fund the holiday pay entitlement required under the JIB-PMES National Working Rule Agreement, and also to comply with the requirements of the 1998 Working Time Regulations. The scheme is available to all employees in the industry, both hourly paid and salaried, site and office staff (some site & office staff will be out of scope for the NI concessions).

The scheme in operation is a 30 day Holiday Credit Scheme which covers the 8 Public Holiday days (Bank Holidays).

By joining the holiday credit scheme, employers also automatically access a range of free benefits including sickness benefit, accidental total disability benefit, insolvency protection scheme, loss of tool grant.

Joining the scheme

The Holiday Credit Scheme is available to JIB-PMES participant companies. If you are interested in registering as a JIB-PMES participant company you can view and download an enrolment form here

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