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| Abbreviation | CIPHE |
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| Predecessor | National Association of Master Plumbers |
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| Formation | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Saxon House,Chelmsford |
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| Coordinates | 51°44′33″N0°28′52″E / 51.7424963°N 0.4809952°E /51.7424963; 0.4809952 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Membership |  6,617 (2022) |
Chief Executive Officer | Kevin Wellman |
Chairman | Paul Massey |
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| Budget | (2022) |
| Revenue | £1.05m (2022) |
| Expenses | £1.05m (2022) |
| Endowment | £94.79k (2022) |
| Staff | 11 (2022) |
| Website | www |
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TheChartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is the professional body for theplumbing and heating industry in theUnited Kingdom. It was founded as theInstitute of Plumbers in 1906. It received a royal charter in 2008. It has more than 7,500 members.
The original Institute of Plumbers was established in 1906 to develop both industrial and technical aspects of the plumbing trade, but the industrial and commercial aspects were taken over by what is today known as theAssociation of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) in 1925. The Institute then concentrated on education, training and technical matters, becoming theInstitute of Plumbing in 1957.
The Institute merged with the Registered Plumbers Association in January 1970, taking on management of the Register of Plumbers (created in 1886) on behalf of theWorshipful Company of Plumbers. In 1979, the Institute became a registered educational charity to protect the health and safety of the public through a strong qualified membership reinforced by their competency and technical expertise, and to create technical excellence so the public will receive the benefit of a protected environment and enhanced sustainability with improved safety and health.[1]
In 2004, it became theInstitute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering. Four years later, it was granted aroyal charter, becoming theChartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering in July 2008.[2]
In November 2019, the Institute of Domestic Heating and Environmental Engineering was amalgamated into the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering membership, creating a single professional body representing the UK plumbing and heating industry.[3]
As at 31 December 2022, its membership comprises more than 7,500 individuals, including consultants, specifiers, designers, public health engineers, lecturers, trainers, trainees and practitioners.[4]
As a professional engineering institute, members of the CIPHE are entitled to apply to register via theEngineering Council as Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Chartered Engineer (CEng).[5]
The CIPHE is a member of theConstruction Industry Council, theEngineering Council andBuild UK. Through its CEO, the CIPHE is represented on theWorld Plumbing Council and the WaterSafe Approved Installers Scheme.
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