WaterSafe is a free online directory and national accreditation body for competent and qualified plumbers, water supply pipe installers and other water services specialists in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
More than a third of water quality failures in homes and businesses last year were caused by problems with internal plumbing, according to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator’s annual report.
Drinking water supplies in Wales are overwhelmingly high quality, with 99.97 per cent of water supplied to homes and businesses passing crucial water quality tests, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s annual report.
WaterSafe, the national register of approved plumbers and water contractors, is celebrating 10 years of protecting the UK’s drinking water quality.
At WaterSafe, our purpose is to promote qualified, approved contractors to help water companies protect drinking water quality and provide reassurance to customers about the competence of their chosen contractor. Here, WaterSafe Chair Ceri Jones reflects on the success of the last 10 years of the scheme.
Andy Baxter was recently announced as the new President of the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC); one of the six member schemes which make up WaterSafe