Drainline poisoning
01 Feb 2012 A drainline in Lahore has been found to be contaminating vegetable crops with heavy metal pollutants.

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.

National plumbing regulators forum 2011
09 May 2011 The National Plumbing Regulators Forum (NPRF) held its first conference in two and a half years at the Melbourne Convention Centre, bringing industry leaders and experts together to present and discuss topics that directly affect the plumbing industry. Jonathan Jackson reports on three days of plumbing relevance.

World Plumbing Council meets in Sydney
28 Mar 2010 The World Plumbing Council came to Australia in March to not only discuss the importance of World Plumbing Day, but to discuss global plumbing initiatives in the face of changing social attitudes.

Plumbing’s response to the Haiti crisis
02 Feb 2010 On 12 January 2010, the small island nation of Haiti was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0. The tragedy brought to attention the poverty, lack of water and basic sanitation and desolation in which the people of this once popular nation reside.

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.

India trials new train toilet
03 Mar 2009 A new toilet system developed in India has the potential to reduce fresh water use and improve national sanitation levels.

Toilet revolution in Beijing neighbourhood
16 Feb 2009 Beijing’s fascinating Hutong neighborhoods may be historic, but the plumbing is being thoroughly modernized as the Chinese city races towards the Olympics.

Health Aspects of Plumbing published in Chinese
16 Feb 2009 A Chinese language version of 'Health Aspects of Plumbing' (HAP) was recently published making this important document now accessible to those responsible for plumbing and health issues in the country with the largest population in the world.

Executive Board visits Korean rainwater harvesting project
16 Feb 2009 Members of the WPC Executive Board, meeting in Seoul, South Korea on 28-29 October 2008, took the opportunity to visit a rainwater harvesting project in the Star City residential and commercial complex.

World Plumbing Conference '08
16 Feb 2009 The 2008 World Plumbing Conference was held in Calgary, Canada at the end of September, 2008.

Past WPC chairman honoured
16 Feb 2009 Bob Kreutzer, former chairman of the World Plumbing Council was presented with the Council’s Distinguished Service Award at the World Plumbing Conference in Calgary.

WPC Past Chairman joins IAPMO
16 Feb 2009 Past Chairman of WPC (2002-2005), Stuart Henry, has joined the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) as Managing Director of IAPMO R&T Oceania based in Melbourne, Australia.