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The Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (IPHE) is the UK's professional and technical body for all plumbing and heating professionals.

It originated in 1906 as The Institute of Plumbers and since 1957 has been known as The Institute of Plumbing (IoP). IPHE came into being on 4 June 2004 when IoP corporate members agreed that the new title better reflects their scope of work and firmly identifies plumbing and heating as an engineering discipline.

The Institute is a registered educational charity with the prime objective of improving the science, practice and principles of plumbing and heating engineering in the public interest. Its individual members support this aim and agree to a 5-point Code of Professional Standards.

The Institute is supported by some 260 of the leading manufacturers and service providers in the UK plumbing and heating industry, collectively known as Industrial Associates. Many of these also participate in the Institute's Professional Development programme that keeps members up to date with technological advances in the industry.

IPHE works closely with the government and its agencies, industry and educational bodies in pursuit of its aims. On the international scene, it is secretariat to the World Plumbing Council.

It is a highly respected authority on all plumbing and heating matters and is one of the world's largest professional and technical bodies serving building services engineering.

http://www.iphe.org.uk/