The Water Cooler Company spend a large amount of time and resources ensuring that our engineers are properly trained and that installations of our plumbed water coolers adheres to governmental regulations. In February 2009 our engineers became offically registered as part of the Water Industry Approved Plumber Scheme – WIAPS. Our membership of the Thames Water Approved Plumber Scheme is a by-product of membership in the wide WIAPS scheme – as all utility companies in the UK are permitted to have the equivalent of their own branded schemes.
“WIAPS is funded by most of the Water Suppliers to administer an approved plumbers scheme for them. In order to become a WIAPS member, a plumber has to show he has been suitably trained as a plumber, that he has adequate knowledge of the Regulations by passing an assessment and that he has sufficient public liability insurance cover.
There is no membership fee for a plumber who wants to join WIAPS but there is a charge for taking the assessment of regulations knowledge through WIAPS. Water Suppliers often get asked by their customers to recommend a plumber. On request, they will provide their customers with details of Approved Plumbers. The details are also freely available to the public on this website.”
The benefit of having a water cooler company with engineers qualified to the level of the WIAPS scheme is that when they are installing plumbed water coolers they do not need to have the permission of the local water authority. If you are using engineers who are not qualified within the WIAPS scheme or installing the water cooler yourself, then you are legally obliged to notify the local water authority and get their permission for the proposed plumbed water cooler installation.
If you would like to have a plumbed water cooler in London or across the the wider UK by qualified engineers please either use our contact form, call us on 0845 500 4455 or email [email protected]. Alternatively you may find that a bottled water cooler is an easier option for your office environment.
