Scot Pearce

Elected 2024

Scot Pearce established Water to Waste Plumbing & Drainage in Henderson, Auckland in 2008, more recently setting up a new branch in Kumeu in 2024. The company is a full service plumbing and drainage provider, working mainly in the domestic market.

Scot began his career in 1995 as a Plumbing World employee, going on become Warehouse Manager at the Henderson Branch before switching lanes to work as a plumber at Sumich Plumbing & Drainage and then Jeffries Plumbing until setting up Water to Waste.

The business has been a member of Master Plumbers since 2021, with Scot becoming part of the Master Plumbers Auckland/Northland Branch executive committee the following year.

In 2020, he was selected for the NZPM Co-operative Future Governance Programme, receiving valuable mentorship and guidance from late NZPM Chair John DeBernardo. 

Scot’s governance experience then extended to becoming a CBS Cooperative Board member from 2021-2023, and he continues to be an advisor to the Board.

Scot now brings his strategic and industry experience to the Master Plumbers Board. “For me, it’s always been about giving back to those I feel deserve my time and effort,” he says. “As a family, we were given a hand up on multiple occasions by friends, family, neighbours and community groups, and I have never forgotten this.

“I’m in a position now where I feel I have the mental capacity and the background to be a significant contributor to the industry that I have made my life since those first days at Plumbing World sweeping the floor and unpacking boxes.”

Scot says he brings a “boots on the ground” outlook to the Board with a strong work ethic and “good old family values”.

He also enjoys business coaching and mentoring roles, and being a member of a professional networking organisation, where he has held many different leadership positions including new member mentor.

Scot would like to see more member businesses taking advantage of coaching and mentorship for a fresh perspective, along with greater engagement and involvement with all that Master Plumbers and Masterlink have to offer.

He believes the biggest challenge facing our industry is adapting to the fast-paced change in digital and mechanical technologies, with rapid growth in AI, 3D printing, robotics and drones.

“In today’s fast-paced world, it’s essential to be adaptive and open to new ideas,” he says.