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Plumbing community comes together Plumbing community comes together
06 Feb 2013
World Plumbing Day in 2013 is destined to be bigger and better than ever, as the World Plumbing Industry comes together to celebrate and recognise the value of this day. The World Plumbing Council’s mission statement says it all – “To promote the role of plumbing in improving public health and safeguarding the environment, by uniting the World Plumbing Industry for the benefit of All.
A life changing opportunity awaits A life changing opportunity awaits
25 May 2012
For Australian volunteer and Adelaide plumber, Richard Peterson, a gap in practical and technical trade skills in Namibia and a life-long goal of improving water and sanitation knowledge in developing nations, led him to volunteer as a vocational education training adviser – general construction.
Flexible pipe rehabilitation
25 Mar 2012
South African sewer-cleaning company Jetvac repairs Cape Town sewers using a reliable, no-dig solution.
World Plumbing Day: The best yet
25 Mar 2012
As March 11 every year, everywhere becomes a significant day supporting plumbing and plumbers around the world, there can be little doubt that the 2012 celebrations of World Plumbing Day proved another great success.
World Plumbing Day Twitter Challenge
07 Feb 2012
It is just over a month to World Plumbing Day, March 11, every year, everywhere, and the World Plumbing Council want all their members and and staff on board supporting this day around the World.
World Plumbing Day 2012 World Plumbing Day 2012
31 Jan 2012
The world's children have been invited to submit posters to represent World Plumbing Day 2012.
Toilets at the Gates
02 Aug 2011
Bill Gates has set his attention to revolutionising the humble toilet in a bid to tackle disease epidemics.
World Plumbing Day 2011 a global success World Plumbing Day 2011 a global success
09 May 2011
Created in 2010 by the World Plumbing Council (WPC), the second World Plumbing Day on 11 March 2011 has been hailed as a success writes Robert D Burgon, Chairman, World Plumbing Council.
World Plumbing Day 2010 World Plumbing Day 2010
23 Feb 2010
The first ever World Plumbing Day is to be celebrated on 11 March, 2010. worldplumbinginfo.com interviewed World Plumbing Council chairman, Robert Burgon to find out what it’s all about.
Dane awarded 2008 WPC Lecturers’ Scholarship Dane awarded 2008 WPC Lecturers’ Scholarship
04 May 2009
Benny Wielandt of Copenhagen, Denmark has been awarded the World Plumbing Council Scholarship for 2008.
WPC to support dry drains forum WPC to support dry drains forum
16 Feb 2009
The World Plumbing Council has agreed to co-brand a seminar focusing on the issues of drain line performance which are being experienced in many parts of the world.
Water and sanitation paper presented Water and sanitation paper presented
16 Feb 2009
WPC Chairman Robert Burgon presented a paper “Water and Sanitation - Don’t Forget the Plumbing” at an international workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland earlier this year.
World Plumbing Conference '08 World Plumbing Conference '08
16 Feb 2009
The 2008 World Plumbing Conference was held in Calgary, Canada at the end of September, 2008.
Plumbing careers in the design sector Plumbing careers in the design sector
15 Feb 2009
Plumbing engineers and designers are drawn to this sector from a range of backgrounds, but is the labor force ready to match industry growth.
Bucket toilet system Bucket toilet system
15 Feb 2009
The South African ANC Government has reneged on its commitment to eradicate the bucket toilet system in formal settlements by the end of 2007.