Clive van Niekerk

Builder and PIRB Auditor. Cape Town, since 2008.

Hi, I'm Clive. I started out in Johannesburg, then moved to Cape Town and got into construction. The early work was building and renovating homes, including a fair number damaged by fire or water. The same gap kept showing up across the southern suburbs: poor workmanship, trades that didn't talk to each other, installations that simply weren't being done properly. That's where this business started.

What began as cabinetry and plumbing now covers the full package, premium kitchens, plumbing, gas, solar geysers, heat pumps and electrical coordination, across Cape Town, the Peninsula and the West Coast. The standard hasn't moved. Proper workmanship. Proper compliance. Proper accountability.

No business is built by one person. The plumbers, installers, carpenters and supervisors who run the day-to-day have been part of the firm for years. Every job they put a hand to is a job they put their name to.

I still run PIRB plumbing audits and compliance inspections, which keeps our own work aligned with the level expected for certification, insurance and sign-off. Most jobs, I'm on site. The ones I'm not, I inspect myself before completion. From Hout Bay to Hermanus, up the West Coast to Saldanha, the work is built on answering the phone, showing up when we say we will, and standing behind what we leave behind, as a team.

  • PIRB

    Plumbing Industry Registration Board

    The legal register for plumbers in South Africa. Certificates of Compliance must be issued by a PIRB-registered plumber.

  • IOPSA

    Institute of Plumbing South Africa

    The voluntary professional body for plumbers. Membership signals professional standing alongside the legal PIRB registration.

  • SAQCC Gas

    South African Qualification & Certification Committee for Gas

    Required for legal LP gas installations and gas CoCs.

  • Owner-led

    Clive is on site or signs off the same day.

  • 48-hour quotes

    Quotes inside 48 hours. Emergency callouts inside the day.

  • Five trades, one accountability

    One company answerable for plumbing, electrical, gas, cabinetry, and the renovations that tie them together.

  • We finish what we start

    Snags closed before invoice. CoCs delivered on completion, not chased.

Workmanship warranty

Twelve months on labour. If it leaves the site, it stays right. Materials carry the manufacturer's warranty as supplied. PIRB-issued plumbing CoCs are valid for the period set by the Board. Electrical CoCs are issued by our registered installation electrician on completion.

- Clive van Niekerk

Owner, Trend Interior Home Builders

PIRB Registered Plumbing Industry Registration Board
IOPSA Member Institute of Plumbing South Africa
SAQCC Gas South African Qualification & Certification Committee for Gas

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Office hours Mon to Fri 08:00 to 17:00, Sat 08:00 to 13:00. 24/7 emergency callouts on the mobile.