{"id":32,"date":"2026-06-25T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:53:15","slug":"founding-and-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"Founding and History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4258b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f4258b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d208820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d208820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; font-size: 14pt;\">Water Wheel was formed in 2003 by a group of ex-CARE International engineers. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; font-size: 14pt;\">Water Wheel specialises in design and construction and rehabilitation work in the general construction, water and sewage sectors. We also supply white and grey cement and ready mix concrete from our own modern batch plants.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; font-size: 14pt;\">Our team is made up of experienced managerial staff, engineers and technicians from a variety of disciplines including: architectural, civil, electrical, mechanical, concrete and quality control who have worked together since 1998.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f41a1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41f41a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0765509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0765509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-109\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99fc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d99fc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-108\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f403037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f403037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ab143 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19ab143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5455fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5455fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; font-size: 14pt;\">While working for CARE our staff members had direct responsibility for the design, construction\/rehabilitation of hospitals and primary health care centers, the construction and rehabilitation of water and sewerage installations, the replacement of potable water networks and the construction of sewage piping systems and grey water evacuation channels. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; font-size: 14pt;\">Since 1998, Water Wheel has completed 147 projects in the Water and General Construction Sectors in 12 Governorates as detailed below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21de902 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21de902\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ffe71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5ffe71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chart.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-106\" alt=\"Chart 1: Projects Completed Distribution over Iraqi Governorates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chart.jpg 543w, https:\/\/waterwheeliraq.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chart-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chart 1: Projects Completed Distribution over Iraqi Governorates<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a593586 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a593586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7870dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7870dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: playfair-display; 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