Parry has 40 years experience in the building industry with over 21 years of that experience being in project management.

Canberra born & bred, Parry began his 1^st trade qualification in the Australian army as an apprentice plumber.

In 1985 he represented Australia in plumbing at the International Vocational Skill Olympics in Osaka Japan.

Whilst competing in Japan he met Meike Laubvogel ( Germany’s Competitor ) and Meike & Parry have been together ever since.

From 1987 – 1991 Parry was the Australian national plumbing competition designer and head judge and Australia’s International judging representative.

Parry and Meike worked together as a bathroom renovation team from 1988 thru to 1999. Parry then spent 5 years working as a custom home building site supervisor and residential building manager for 2 of Canberra’s leading building companies. During this time he was encouraged by many of his clients and associates to start his own company with its own unique culture, which he did in 2005.

Parry has a passion for mentoring and developing highly skilled and motivated young tradespeople. He enjoys the opportunity to lead a team of like minded, respectful and quality focussed people. Both Eugene and Thomas are testimony to this, and Parry is extremely proud to have them as business partners, friends and trusted ongoing developers of the Pichelmann team culture.

Parry,s leisure time is focussed on his family. Meike and Parry have raised their two children into young adults and they are immensely proud to have both of them as not only their children, but also their best friends. Camping, fishing and a vast array of outdoor activities seem to continuously fill their weekends together.

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Building
• B Class builders licence, Carpenter
• Advanced Plumber
• Advanced Drainer
• Advanced Gas fitter
• Liquid petroleum Gas fitter
• Roof Plumber

Steve has 18 years’ industry experience.

Lifelong rural Canberra local, Steve’s unique skill set comes from growing up on a farm where innovation and problem solving are part of your DNA.He is a proud 3^rd generation carpenter.

Steve has been a valued part of the Pichelmann team now for four years.

Married with 2 beautiful girls who absorb his weekends, given a moment of free time he can be found restoring vintage cars or relaxing in the bush cooking up a storm.

Qualifications:

• Qualified Carpenter
• Certificate 4 Building and Construction.
• Project & Site management (Ten years)

Late last year the Pichelmann team welcomed Ben Leeson on board as a foreman for Pichelmann Maintenance & Minor works.

The rapid success and growth of the PM&MW venture put us in the position to find someone with Ben’s expertise and experience to work with Steve and the rest of the crew to continue to deliver the level of service synonymous with Pichelmann on an ever-growing range of projects, in a market that we greatly underestimated. Ben, a Queanbeyan local, grew up in the Canberra region and did his carpentry trade for a local high end builder, before venturing out on his own as Leeson Carpentry Service.

Here he gained valuable experience in running a business, dealing with customers and being solely responsible for delivering quality outcomes. This also gave him a good foundation in smaller projects such as kitchen and bathroom renovations, outdoor spaces, water leak remediation work and he worked along side some of our favourite suppliers such Thors Hammer. Welcome to the Team Ben!