This application is to become a member of the Water Industry Approved Plumbers’ Scheme. Membership is open to qualified Reduced Pressure Zone Valve Testers and the businesses that employ them, hereafter generically referred to as ‘Approved Plumbing Business’

Scope of RPZ Valve Tester Members of the RPZ Valve Tester sector are only approved for operations and tasks associated with the commissioning and compliance testing of RPZ valves. The purpose is to verify conformity with the AIM and the Regulations through reporting observations, test results and failures when they occur. Individual approved RPZ Valve Testers are NOT Approved Contractors as defined in the Regulations.

An annual fee will be introduced from 1st April 2024 for any business that has sector members. Sector members include: external services installers, sometimes called Water Supply Pipe Installers or groundworkers, Catering installers, Point of use installers and RPZ valve testers. The fee will be the same for all businesses, regardless of the number of approved individuals.