World Plumbing Day
Next: March 11, 2027
Thank the people behind the taps.
The story
Where it comes from
World Plumbing Day was created by the World Plumbing Council at its annual meeting in Centurion, South Africa, in October 2009, and was first held on 11 March 2010. The Council, formally set up at a London conference in 1990, brings together plumbing bodies from around the world. It wanted one day a year when people would pause to think about how much their health depends on good plumbing: clean water coming in, and waste water carried safely away.
How it's celebrated
Plumbing associations, training colleges and water authorities hold seminars, competitions, open days and poster contests, and remind people to save water and fix leaks. For everyone else it is a day to thank the person who comes out when a pipe bursts, and to notice the clean water and safe drains that are so easy to take for granted.
Did you know
- The first World Plumbing Day was launched at a press conference in Beijing, at the ISH China trade fair.
- In 2013 plumbers in Perth, Western Australia, marked the day by setting a Guinness World Record for the longest human towel chain.
- The Singapore Plumbing Society and the Hong Kong Plumbing and Sanitary Ware Trade Association are among the Council's members.
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