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The Government is campaigning against ‘cowboy building’ in a number of ways. One way is to include in the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 some useful concessions for an ‘Approved Contractor (Plumber)’, who will be competent in complying with the Regulations. The Approved Plumber has been given a very useful concession in that he/she may start work without notification or prior consent on certain types of work, provided he/she issues the customer (and for some types of work, the Water Supplier) with a certificate of compliance of the work when it is completed. This can save up to ten days of waiting for the Water Supplier’s consent and eliminates the need for notification paperwork .
There is no membership fee for a plumber who wants to join WIAPS but there is a charge for taking the assessment of regulations knowledge through WIAPS. Water Suppliers often get asked by their customers to recommend a plumber. On request, they will provide their customers with details of Approved Plumbers. The details are also freely available to the public on the WIAPS website. Paul joins WRc-NSF from Welsh Water where he apprenticed as a plumber before going on to hold a variety of positions. Since 1991 he has also been involved with a charity refurbishing plumbing systems in orphanages in Romania. Phil will not be leaving WRc-NSF completely but will continue to provide Regulations training and Assessments. 26th September 2005
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Paul Philips has been appointed as WIAPS Manager to replace Phil Chalk who retires at the end of the year.
WIAPS is funded by most of the Water Suppliers to administer an approved plumbers scheme for them. In order to become a WIAPS member, a plumber has to show he has been suitably trained as a plumber, that he has adequate knowledge of the Regulations by passing an assessment and that he has £2,000,000 public liability insurance cover. Last Updated: 30 December 2009 | Page Loaded: | Copyright © WRc-NSF Ltd 2010 |