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.

Don’t miss out on a seat at the NPRF conference
23 Feb 2011 I often hold conversations with suppliers and importers who whine about dealing with State regulators and the fact that they find things out after the event!

Vale – Prof. John Swaffield, a great Scot
23 Feb 2011 In February 2011, the plumbing industry lost a man who, for the past 30 years, has been considered by many to be the industry’s great visionary.

CIB Symposium Sydney 2010
29 Nov 2010 CIB Working Commission W062 on Water Supply and Drainage for Buildings, held its 36th Annual Symposium in Sydney, Australia on November 8-10, 2010.

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.

World Plumbing Day shines
28 Mar 2010 With the theme Plumbing-Vital to Global Health, plumbing organisations throughout the world undertook a range of activities – under the guise of World Plumbing Day – with the aim of raising awareness of the important role played by today’s plumbing industry.

Thailand gets WPC treatment
11 Feb 2010 Danish Plumbing teacher Benny Wielandt, who won the 2008 WPC Lecturers’/Trainers’ Scholarship, has now submitted the report of his Scholarship visit to Thailand which he made in August 2009.

Australian National Plumbing Forum 2010
02 Feb 2010 Readers of worldplumbinginfo.com are invited to an afternoon of brief informative presentations and lively discussion with plumbing industry colleagues.

Where is world plumbing headed?
30 Sep 2009 Where is the world's knowledge of plumbing systems, drainage and technical matters? Wherever the knowledge may be, it is time for people to bring it altogether so it may be shared, discussed and debated in the hope that solutions to water management problems are quickly found.

Plumbing technology moves forward
22 Sep 2009 Convened in conjunction with the World Plumbing Council (WPC), the 2010 International Emerging Technology Symposium will bring a range of expertise together to discuss matters of plumbing, health and water efficiency.

Plumbing Dictionary
27 Aug 2009 The American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) recently released the updated and revised version of the Plumbing Dictionary 6th Edition.

Architectural roles in water efficiency
30 Jul 2009 Geberit has announced its new CEU course, “Designing Water Conservation into Buildings: Water Efficiency Enhancing Sustainable Development,” which is designed to assist architects in their green design efforts and remain current on the latest sustainable building issues.

Plumbing blind
28 Jul 2009 UK student, Robert Ainsley-Raffel is aiming to be the country’s first blind plumber.