September 2003
Technical Seminar: Building Regulations - Part L and System Corrosion
Following on from last years highly acclaimed technical seminar on Corrosion and Building Regulations - Part L, the Institute of Plumbing intend to present the updated version of the seminar at two further venues this year.Co-ordinated by the Institutes Technical Services Board - Domestic Heating Group, the seminars are divided into two parts, are aimed at the Installer/Designer and are open to both IoP members and non-members alike. The morning presentations are dedicated to system corrosion, while the afternoon presentations are on Part L of the Building Regulations.
The events are sponsored by many of the leading Industry manufacturers, with each sponsor having an exhibition stand available for your perusal at each break in proceedings.
The venues and dates are as follows: -
27th September 2003 at the Holiday Inn Maidenhead.
25th October 2003 at the Holiday Inn between Leeds and Brighouse.
This event only costs £35. Buffet lunch provided.
For more information please contact Emma Tolley on 01708 463112 or email emmat@plumbers.org.uk
Special event for women
It is now just over a year since the Institute's Women in Plumbing Group (WPG) was formed and since that time the group has been extremely successful in raising awareness of the need for more women in the industry. For instance, there is a great demand for female plumbers by the elderly and vulnerable in our society, but out of an estimated 125,000 plumbers in UK less than 1% are female.However, it is not just female plumbers that the group represents, it is also there for female lecturers, trainees, designers, consultants, women in managerial positions within the industry, women working within manufacturing and women who act as administrators within plumbing companies, whether they are full time-employees or "doing the books" for their husbands/partners.
On 23rd October, the WPG will be holding its first special event at the Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD at 12pm. The Theme of the afternoon will be: "The importance of the role of women at work."
The event will begin with a buffet, followed by an afternoon of quality speakers and will finish with refreshments - admission is free. It is expected to end around 4.30pm. This will be an ideal opportunity for people to network from all areas of the industry.
There will be five speakers in all: Baroness Anita Gale, a supporter of the WPG; Claire Curtis-Thomas MP for Crosby, a chartered engineer; Ursula Russell MBE, Chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Learning Skills Council; Carmen Knowler, winner of the New Zealand Winston Churchill Fellowship Award and Danny Gale, who is involved with training.
The event will be sponsored by the following companies, who will be profiling women employees who have excelled in their job: Mira Showers, Grundfos Pumps, Plumbing Trade Supplies, Fernox and Worcester Bosch.
If you would like a booking form for this event please contact Carol Cannavan at carolc@plumbers.org.uk or ring 01708 463114
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September 2003