Founded in 1906, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is the professional body for the UK plumbing and heating industry.

Membership is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds such as consultants, specifiers, designers, public health engineers, lecturers, trainers, trainees and practitioners.

The CIPHE has a membership of around 8,000 including around 200 manufacturers and distributors, which support its work as Industrial Associates. Whilst the majority of members live in the UK, some 750 are resident in Hong Kong and a further 300 are resident in over 30 other countries.

Suitably qualified CIPHE members also enrolled as Registered Plumbers, are recognised by the Secretary of State, DEFRA, as "Approved Contractor Persons" under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 in England and Wales and the Water Byelaws (Scotland) 2000.

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Five reasons to join CIPHE

1.     The CIPHE is the only body that offers individual professional recognition
         for your plumbing and heating qualifications and experience giving you
         recognised letters after your name.

2.     The CIPHE holds the Register of Plumbers (RP) and the
         Register of Heating Professionals (RHP)  both of which are only
         accessible by qualified and experienced professionals like you.

3.     The CIPHE is the body that promotes individual professionalism 
         in the fight against the amateur cowboys.

4.     The CIPHE influences Government, Industry and the public drawing from the  
         technical expertise of the sector's Plumbing and Heating professionals like you.

5.     The CIPHE supports professional members through association with the best
         technical expertise in the industry.

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