TILYARDS | Plumbing | Gas | Civil | Drainage

What TILYARDS | Plumbing | Gas | Civil | Drainage does

Tilyards is a family-owned trade services company headquartered in Pukekohe, Franklin, New Zealand, providing an integrated one-stop-shop across plumbing, gasfitting, civil/earthmoving, and drainlaying services. Founded by Kim Tilyard in 1989 and now operated by the second generation (Josh and Samantha Tilyard), the company serves three primary customer segments: residential homeowners (maintenance, repairs, renovations, and new builds), commercial properties (hotels, gyms, restaurants, cafes, schools, daycares, business centres) under a dedicated commercial team, and developers/builders requiring coordinated multi-trade project delivery across Auckland, North Waikato, and Whangārei.

Name

TILYARDS | Plumbing | Gas | Civil | Drainage

Legal name

Tilyards

Website

https://tilyards.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tilyards is a family-owned New Zealand trade services company (founded 1989) providing plumbing, gasfitting, civil/earthmoving, and drainlaying to residential homeowners, commercial properties, and developers across Auckland, North Waikato, and Whangārei.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pukekohe

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Plumbing Services: One-time service fees for residential and commercial plumbing work including maintenance, repairs, new builds, and renovations. Free quotations provided; pricing based on job scope and requirements.
2. Gasfitting Services: One-time service fees for gas installations, maintenance, and servicing. Certified and registered technicians provide these services with dedicated site managers for project work.
3. Civil and Drainage Services: Project-based revenue for earthmoving, civil works, and drainage installation. Services include pumps and sumps, new build drains, blockages, jet cleaning, driveways, and tank supply and installation.
4. Commercial Services: Dedicated commercial team providing maintenance, replacements, upgrades, fit outs, and new installs for hotels, gyms, restaurants, cafes, schools, daycares, and business centres. Full-service commercial offering with project management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tilyards is a family-run trade services company providing integrated plumbing, gasfitting, civil/earthmoving, and drainlaying services across South Auckland, North Waikato, and Whangārei in New Zealand. The company operates as a one-stop shop for residential homeowners, commercial properties, developers, and builders, ranging from minor repairs (leaky taps, blocked drains) to full new builds, renovations, commercial fit-outs, and civil drainage projects. A dedicated maintenance team offers same-day site visits for urgent work, and dedicated site managers oversee larger projects.

Product overview

Tilyards is a traditional trade services company offering an integrated one-stop-shop for plumbing, gasfitting, civil/drainage, and drainlaying services. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a modular software platform, with specialized divisions for each trade area. Services range from minor repairs (dripping taps, blocked toilets) to major projects including new builds, renovations, and commercial civil works. The company has dedicated teams for plumbing, gasfitting, civil/drainage, and maintenance, with site managers assigned to project work. No software products, APIs, or AI capabilities are offered — this is a conventional trades services business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plumbing Services Full-service plumbing division covering new builds, renovations, maintenance, and repairs including dripping taps, blocked drains, leaking pipes, hot water cylinder installation and repairs, roof work, spouting, water filters, waste disposal units, and drain jetting services for residential and commercial customers.
• Gasfitting Services Certified gasfitting division providing new gas installations, maintenance, appliance servicing, gas and hot water heating systems, and installation of gas hobs, cookers, fires, and central heating units for residential and commercial customers.
• Civil & Earthmoving Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day site visits for urgent maintenance requests
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Laser Plumbing: Largest plumbing and gasfitting franchise network in New Zealand, providing residential and commercial plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying services across multiple regions. Directly comparable as a multi-trade plumbing/gas/drainage services provider in the same NZ market.
• Plumbing Plus: New Zealand plumbing merchant and services network with showrooms and trade offerings across multiple regions. Comparable in combining plumbing supply and trade services for residential and commercial NZ customers.
• Active Plumbing: NZ-based plumbing and gasfitting company operating in Auckland and surrounding regions, offering residential and commercial services. Comparable as a mid-sized NZ trades operator with a similar plumbing/gas/drainage service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Fulton Hogan: Large NZ-owned civil infrastructure contractor delivering earthworks, drainage, and utility services across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable on the civil/drainage side of Tilyards' offering, though substantially larger and more diversified.
• Downer Group: Major Australasian infrastructure and civil services contractor with significant NZ operations spanning drainage, utilities, and earthworks. Comparable on Tilyards' civil/drainage work but operates at vastly larger scale across many verticals.
• Methven: Established NZ-founded manufacturer of showers, tapware, and bathroom fittings sold through plumbing merchants. Adjacent to Tilyards through the NZ plumbing ecosystem, though operating upstream as a product manufacturer rather than as a trade services provider.

Others

• Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ: New Zealand industry association representing plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying professionals. Tilyards' team of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers would be part of this association's membership base, making it an ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tilyards
• Instagraminstagram.com/tilyards
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tilyard-plumbing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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