Effects of lead reduction
28 May 2009 Proposition 65 is a piece of legislation enacted in California in March 2000 that requires manufacturers to supply warnings of lead readings in their products.

India introduces plumber training program
14 May 2009 The lack of plumbing infrastructure and a trained, certified workforce has long plagued the citizens of India, for whom 7.5% of deaths each year can be directly attributed to water and sanitation issues.

WPC meets in Frankfurt
14 May 2009 Representatives from nine countries attended a meeting in March of the World Plumbing Council, held in association with the ISH trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany.

WPC strategic plan
14 May 2009 At its meeting in South Korea, in the latter part of 2008, the WPC’s Executive Board arrived at a three-year strategic plan for the organisation, designed not only to build on the achievements of the previous Board, but to increase WPC influence worldwide.

WPC to launch world plumbing day
14 May 2009 At its March meeting in Frankfurt the World Plumbing Council agreed to establish a World Plumbing Day as a means of raising awareness of the important role played by the global plumbing industry.

Dane awarded 2008 WPC Lecturers’ Scholarship
04 May 2009 Benny Wielandt of Copenhagen, Denmark has been awarded the World Plumbing Council Scholarship for 2008.

Former Vice Chairman honoured
04 May 2009 Michael von Bock und Polach, a Vice-Chairman of the WPC from 1999-2002, is due to retire from his position as Director-General of the German contractor organisation ZVSHK in July 2009 after 32 years’ of service to the organisation.

World Plumbing Council looks to the future
04 May 2009 WPC’s Executive Board arrived at a 3-year strategic plan for the organisation, designed not only to build on the achievements of the previous Board, but to increase WPC influence worldwide.

World Plumbing Conference 2011
04 May 2009 Planning is under way for the 9th World Plumbing Conference which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland from 7-11 September 2011.

WPC co-supports Dry Drains Forum at ISH
04 May 2009 The Dry Drains Forum at the 2009 ISH trade fair in Frankfurt was co-supported by the World Plumbing Council, ISH and www.worldplumbinginfo.com while the sponsors were Caroma and WPC member IAPMO.

Is swine flu a sanitary problem?
04 May 2009 Before we look at what the World Health Organisation have to say about the current Swine Flu pandemic, take a look at the special feature attached below from eOfficial magazine which reports on how plumbers should be the first line of defence, ahead of doctors, in the fight against health problems caused by poor sanitation.

Green tap technology
15 Apr 2009 John Green has spent years refining tap technology with his family-run New Zealand business Greens Tapware. The company is in the process of developing a new range of products with a particular focus on health and safety.

ISH: Fifty years on
25 Mar 2009 It’s the grand dame of plumbing exhibitions and despite tough global economic times, the 2009 ISH (International Sanitation & Heating/Air-Conditioning) Exhibition held in Frankfurt, Germany in March put on a strong showing.