WaterSafe is urging homeowners and businesses to question their plumber on which solder they use in plumbing, following results from its latest survey. The research by the UK register of approved plumbers reveals that despite a decades-old ban, a staggering 50% of plumbers say they still sometimes use illegal lead solder when jointing pipework supplying hot or drinking water. Furthermore, 94% of
Drinking water quality in Wales continues to be rated among the best in the world however on the rare occasions problems do occur, this is often due to poor plumbing inside buildings.
Drinking water in England continues to be among the best in the world, however on the rare occasions problems do occur, this is often due to poor plumbing inside homes and buildings.
WaterSafe caught up with APHC’s new CEO and WaterSafe Board member, Sarah Fry, to talk priorities, raising standards and awareness and embracing technology.
[England, August 2025] – As official drought conditions deepen across England, WaterSafe is highlighting simple, everyday actions households and businesses can take to save water and protect precious supplies. With a hosepipe ban in effect in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, parts of Berkshire and Wiltshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Kent and parts of East Sussex, Yorkshire, parts of