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Objective: To encourage and facilitate the exchange of information, ideas and technology between Plumbing Industry Organisations and individuals worldwide.
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Affiliate Member Organisations

Name of Association IAPMO - Europe
Address Rue de la Presse4, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
Phone +32 2227 1174
Fax +32 2218 3141
Website www.iapmo.org
e-mail tonygordon@iapmo.org
CEO / Contact Mr Tony Gordon
Principal Elected Officers Refer to IAPMO World Headquaters information at www.iapmo.org
Brief Description Refer to IAPMO World Headquaters information at www.iapmo.org


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association Danish Mechanical and Electrical Contractors Association
Address Paul Bergsøesvej 6, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark
Phone +45 4343-6000
Fax +45 4343-2103
Website www.tekniq.dk
e-mail info@tekniq.dk
CEO / Contact Flemming Preisler - Director
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description 3000 mechanical and electrical installers. Employers - and trade organisation.


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association APHC Ltd. (Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors)
Address Ensign House, Ensign Business Centre, Westwood Way, Coventry. CV4 8JA. UK
Phone 024 7647 0626
Fax 024 7647 0942
Website www.aphc.co.uk
e-mail info@aphc.co.uk
CEO / Contact Clive Dickin
Principal Elected Officers Bob Price - Chairman
Graham Lord - Vice Chair & National President
Glen Evans - Senior Vice President
Keith Rudin - Junior Vice President
Brief Description The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors is the Leading Employers Trade Association for the Plumbing and Heating Industry in England and Wales. APHC membership gives an indication to customers that the contractor is reputable, reliable and works to an enhanced standard. APHC has over 1,200 members ranging from sole traders to large enterprises.
Name of Association British Plumbing Employers Council (Training) Limited
Address 2 Mallard Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8GX.
Phone +44 (0)845 644 6558
Fax +44 (0)845 121 1931
Website www.bpec.org.uk
e-mail info@bpec.org.uk
CEO / Contact Paul Johnson
Principal Elected Officers Jack Wishart - Chairman
Brief Description BPEC is the Government recognised National Training Organisation for the UK plumbing industry. It sets the competence - based standards for National and Scottish vocational qualifications, identifies training needs and ensures those needs are met through high quality training provision.
Name of Association Bathroom Manufacturers Association
Address Federation House, Station Road, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RT
Phone 01782 747123
Fax 01782 747161
Website www.bathroom-association.org
e-mail info@bathroom-association.org.uk
CEO / Contact Yvonne Orgill - Chief Executive
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) prime objective is to provide an independent forum for bathroom manufacturers trading in the UK to properly discuss and debate matters of mutual interest. The BMA acts as an information highway between Industry, government and the consumer on issues that affect the bathroom business.
Name of Association The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) - United Kingdom
Address 64 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 6NB, UK
Phone +44 17 08 47 27 91
Fax +44 17 08 44 89 87
Website www.ciphe.org.uk
e-mail info@ciphe.org.uk
CEO / Contact Blane Judd
Principal Elected Officers Colin Stainer (President)
Ben Bradshaw (Vice President)
Brief Description Founded in 1906, a voluntary professional body registered as an educational charity promoting high plumbing and heating engineering standards in the public interest. CIPHE has over 12,000 individual members working as plumbers, engineers and lecturers with over 900 resident outside the UK. 250 product manufacturers and distributors support the Institute as Industrial Associates.
Name of Association Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales
Address Lovell House, Sandpiper Court, Phoenix Business Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 8EP
Phone 01480-476925
Fax 01480-403081
Website www.jib-pmes.org.uk
e-mail info@jib-pmes.org.uk
CEO / Contact Paul Lippett
Principal Elected Officers Mr Geoff Whitlow - Chairman
Brief Description The joint industry board provides benefit schemes (holiday pay, sickness benefit, tool insurance and the like) for employers and operatives in the plumbing industry throughout England and Wales.It sets rates of pay and allowances for its participant employers and their employees It also supplies registration cards, affiliated to the wider CSCS scheme, to operatives in the plumbing and mechanical pipe fitting trades.


Affiliate Member Organisations

Name of Association The Imperial Bathroom Company Ltd
Address Imperial House, Brickyard Road, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 8XT, United Kingdom.
Phone +44 (0)1922 743074
Fax +44 (0) 1922 743180
Website www.imperial-bathrooms.co.uk
e-mail sales@imperial-bathrooms.co.uk
CEO / Contact Antonio Garrido - Managing Director
Principal Elected Officers James Stevenson - Export & Technical Director
Brief Description Manufacturers and supplier of high quality bathroom products; sanitaryware, baths, furniture, brassware and associated products and accessories.

Our products are hand made and we believe that every piece is a timeless item of style, quality and design that represents the best in British craftsmanship.
Name of Association The Plumbing Academy Ltd
Address Fircroft Business Centre, Fircroft Way, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6ET
Phone 01732 866500
Fax 01732 869916
Website www.plumbingacademy.co.uk
e-mail info@plumbingacademy.co.uk
CEO / Contact Steven Edwards
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description The Plumbing Academy is a private training provider that offers industry recommended City & Guilds qualifications to individuals wanting to enter the plumbing trade or those within the trade wanting to enhance or renew their qualifications.
Name of Association Studor Limited
Address Studor House, 13 Sheridan Terrace, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 5AE
Phone +44 845 601 32 92
Fax +44 845 601 32 93
Website www.studor.net
e-mail info@studor.net
CEO / Contact Franz Arnold - CEO Studor Group
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description Specialist manufacturer/distributor of the STUDOR products: Air Admittance Valves; P.A.P.A. (Positive Air Pressure Attenuator); Maxi-Filtra.
International operation: factories on three continents; UK-based international sales offices; Australian (Sydney) and Asian (Hong Kong) sales offices.
Works closely with international bodies to implement relevant standards worldwide. Ongoing education of the plumbing industry.


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Name of Association Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Address Ludwig Erhard Anlage 1, D - 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone +49 69 7575-0
Fax +49 69 7575-6433
Website www.messefrankfurt.com
e-mail info@messefrankfurt.com
CEO / Contact Ms Ulla Reinehr - Director Brand Development Technical Fairs Worldwide
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description The Messe Frankfurt corporate group: a global player in the trade fair sector.
  • organises more than 100 trade fairs worldwide,
    including many worldwide leading events

  • has the third largest fairground in the world

  • is linked through an extensive international network of subsidiaries, branch offices and foreign representatives

Messe Frankfurt: success through concentration on core competencies
  • Textiles fairs
    Heimtextil, Interstoff, Techtextil

  • Consumer goods fairs
    Ambiente, Paperworld, Beautyworld, Christmasworld

  • Technical fairs
    ISH, Light+Building, Automechanika, IFFA, Texcare


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association Zentralverband Sanitär Heizung Klima (ZVSHK)
Address Rathausallee 6, 53757 St. Augustin, Germany
Phone +49 22 41 92 99-0
Fax +49 22 41 21 351
Website www.wasserwaermeluft.de
e-mail info@zentralverband-shk.de
CEO / Contact Michael von Bock und Polach
Principal Elected Officers Bruno Schliefke - President
Werner Obermeier - Vice President
Karl-Fritz Gertjejanssen - Member of the Board
Manfred Pelzer - Member of the Board
Karl Schlüter - Member of the Board
Erwin Weller - Member of the Board
Brief Description ZVSHK is the German abbreviation for Zentralverband Sanitar Heizung Klima (Central Association for Sanitation, Heating and Air-conditioning). The ZVSHK is a modern services centre and strategic thought factory representing about 33,000 members companies of four modern trades having a turnover of about 70 billion DM (German marks). The trades include installers of gas/water supply and central heating, plumbers, coppersmiths and installers of tiled stoves. The ZVSHK is organised in 17 state associations and 429 guilds.


Affiliate Member Organisations

Name of Association ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG
Address Am Ahlmannkai, 24782 Büdelsdorf, Germany
Phone 0049 4331 / 354 - 0
Fax 0049 4331 / 354 - 130
Website www.aco.com
e-mail info@aco-online.de
CEO / Contact Mr Lukas Kaisler - CEO of ACO Industries in CZ
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description Our name is internationally synonymous for surface and internal drainage systems as well as water treatment. Our material competence deals with the handling of polymerconcrete, plastics, cast iron, stainless steel and reinforced concrete

26 production plants in 12 countrys, 70 distribution companys in 28 countrys. Partner of building industry in Europe, Asia, America and Australia.

Over 3400 staff members.
Name of Association Gentner Publishing International
Address PO Box 10 17 42, 70015 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone +49 711 63672812
Fax +49 711 6367247
Website www.sbz-online.de
e-mail reisch@gentnerverlag.de
CEO / Contact Mr Erwin Fidelis Reisch
Principal Elected Officers Mr Dirk Schlattmann - Chief Editor
Mr Dietmar Buettner - Sales Director
Mr Hans Oppermann - Finance Director
Brief Description Publishers of more than 70 trade magazines and organisers of 8 trade shows at Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, South Africa, Turkey, PR China (i.e. SBZ Sanitär, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik; Polski Instaltor; Cesky Instalater; Magyar Installateur; Hrvatski Installateur; Montash + Technologija; Tesisat; Plumbing Africa; etc)
Name of Association Strobel-Verlag
Address P.O. Box 5654, 59806 Arnsberg, Germany
Phone +49-171-6403809
(+49-02931-8900-0)
Fax +49-2931-8900-14
Website www.ikz.de
e-mail c.strobel@strobel-verlag.de
CEO / Contact Christopher Strobel
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description STROBEL VERLAG has been publishing leading magazines of high reputation as information and advertising media since 1872. The magazines are IKZ-HAUSTECHNIK, ikz prexis, Flüssiggas, der küchenplaner and the first consumer magazine MEIN NEUES BAD. Mostly in the field of Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning.

With international publishing partnerships STROBEL VERLAG can offer its customers an advertising platform to open up new markets, primarily in Eastern Europe and ASIA.
Name of Association Viega GmbH & Co. KG
Address Ennester Weg 9, D-57439 Attendorn, Germany
Phone +49 2722 61-0
Fax +49 2722 61-1415
Website www.viega.de
e-mail info@viega.de
CEO / Contact Werner Schulte - Head of Technical Marketing
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description Viega, founded in 1899, today with over 2.500 employees is one of the world wide leading system suppliers for products used in plumbing and heating technology. With approx. 14.000 products along with piping systems Viega also offers wall carrier, flushing and drainage systems.


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association Polska Korporacja Techniki Sanitarnej, Grzewczej, Gazowej i Klimatyzacji (The Polish Association of Sanitary, Heating, Gas and Air-Conditioning Technologies)
Address UL. Sniadeckich 10, PL-00-656 Warszawa, Poland
Phone +22 654-73-20, 654-73-21, 654-73-22
Fax +22 654-73-23
Website  
e-mail  
CEO / Contact Tomasz Malowany (Managing Director)
Principal Elected Officers Wojciech Jaster - President
Marek Skowronski - Vice President
Brief Description 12 Branches countrywide. Association gathers together performers, design specialists, producers and sellers.


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF)
Address 2 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LB, Scotland
Phone +44 13 12 25 22 55
Fax +44 13 12 26 76 38
Website www.snipef.org
e-mail info@snipef.org
CEO / Contact Robert Burgon
Principal Elected Officers George Whyte (President)
Alistair Mowat (Vice President)
Tom Galloway (Junior Vice President)
George Thomson (Immediate Past President)
Brief Description SNIPEF is the national trade association for plumbing and heating firms in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Its membership of almost 1000 firms ranges from single person businesses to large construction companies. SNIPEF provides a wide range of services including loans for vehicles and property and a unique Guarantee of Work Scheme.


Full Member Organisations

Name of Association Swiss and Liechtenstein Association of Technical Building Contractors (suissetec)
Address Auf der Mauer 11, Postfach, CH-8023 Zürich, Switzerland
Phone +41 43 244 7300
Fax +41 43 244 7379
Website www.suissetec.ch
e-mail info@suissetec.ch
CEO / Contact Hans-Peter Kaufmann, CEO
Principal Elected Officers Peter Schilliger - President
Brief Description suissetec is the Swiss national association of plumbing and heating installation companies. It counts about 3300 members in 38 regional sections. The main goals are to represent the members companies vis-à-vis the authorities, the trade unions and the public in general, to provide training on all levels and to promote the common interest of the branch.


Affiliate Member Organisations

Name of Association Geberit lnternational Sales AG
Address Neue Jonastrasse 59, CH-8640 Rapperswil, Switzerland
Phone +41 55 221 62 00
Fax +41 55 221 67 50
Website www.international.geberit.com
e-mail sales@geberit.com
CEO / Contact Rene Maechler - Head of lnternational Engineering & Marketing Services
Principal Elected Officers  
Brief Description The Geberit Group is the European market leader in sanitary technology with global presence.

Headquarter based in Switzerland, 5400 employees, Sales companies in 40 countries.

2.5 Billion CHF turn over.

Geberit lnternational Sales AG is responsible for sales of Geberit products for emerging markets.




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