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SCOTTISH SCHOOL PUPILS DESIGN WORLD PLUMBING DAY POSTERS
 Eight-year old school pupils at a school in East Lothian, Scotland, recently designed posters highlighting the first ever World Plumbing Day which will take place on 11 March 2010.
The invitation to design posters was made when WPC Chairman Robert Burgon spoke to the pupils in December 2009 about the health aspects of plumbing. He had been invited to the school to support the work which was being done there on the health issues of water. During his presentation he mentioned World Plumbing Day and asked the 90 pupils to come up with a poster which could promote the Day. Robert Burgon chose 5 “winning” posters out of all those submitted and the successful pupils were presented with certificates, books and posters. He commented: “it was really encouraging to see the results of this exercise and many of the pupils had clearly listened carefully to the short presentation which I made. There was an interesting range of images used ranging from the most famous plumber in the world (Super Mario) to quite strong messages about the health dangers of dirty water. I think that these children all really understand the important link between water, sanitation, health and the plumbing industry." SCHOLARSHIP WINNER PRESENTS HIS REPORT
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. WHO AND WPC KEY ISSUES PAPER
The World Plumbing Council (WPC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have agreed on the text of a Key Issues paper on “Regulating for Health Aspects of Plumbing”. WORLD PLUMBING DAY WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Following its decision to celebrate the first ever World Plumbing Day on 11 March 2010, the World Plumbing Council has launched a special website for the Day. (www.worldplumbingday.org) DANISH PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS UNION JOINS WPC
The World Plumbing Council is pleased to welcome the Danish Plumbers and Pipefitters Union (Blik- og Rørarbejderforbundet) as a new Full Member. The new member had been introduced to WPC by the recent WPC Scholarship recipient, Benny Wielandt of Denmark. WPC MEETS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Around 30 representatives of World Plumbing Council member organisations gathered in Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa for a WPC meeting on 21-23 October 2009. EXECUTIVE BOARD PUBLISHES PROGRESS REPORT
At the meeting of the World Plumbing Council in Centurion, South Africa on 22-23 October 2009, members received a progress report from the Executive Board which was elected for the 2008-2011 period at the World Plumbing Conference in Calgary in September 2009. CELEBRATE PLUMBING ON WORLD PLUMBING DAY!
At its annual meeting in Centurion, South Africa (22-23 October 2009), the World Plumbing Council confirmed details of the first ever World Plumbing Day which will be celebrated on 11 March 2010. With the theme “Plumbing-Vital to Global Health”, plumbing organisations throughout the world will be invited to undertake a range of activities with the aim of raising awareness of the important role played by today’s plumbing industry. |
