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IOPSA Industry Awards
This accolade was awarded to individuals who have served IOPSA and the plumbing industry over and above the call of duty:
• Tokkie Fraser – Free State
• Rob Millar – Eastern Cape
• Marius van Wyk – Southern Cape
• Lee Goldie – Drips
• Bob Sylvester – KwaZulu-Natal Industry Award.
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1. From left: Bob Sylvester( KLC Plumbing), Lea Smith( president of IOPSA), and Gary Macnamara( executive director of IOPSA).
2. From left: Lee Goldie( Drips Plumbing), Lea Smith( president of IOPSA), and Gary Macnamara( executive director of IOPSA). 3. From left: Marius van Wyk( IOPSA Southern Cape), Lea Smith( president of IOPSA), and Gary Macnamara( executive director of IOPSA).
4. From left: Rob Miller( IOPSA Eastern Cape), Lea Smith( president of IOPSA), and Gary Macnamara( executive director of IOPSA).
5. From left: Tokkie Fraser( Gert Fraser Loodgieters), Lea Smith( president of IOPSA), and Gary Macnamara( executive director of IOPSA).
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‘ Vinnige Fanie’
The programme director for the evening was retired cricketer, Fanie de Villiers, or‘ Vinnige Fanie’ as he is better known— one of South Africa’ s fastest bowlers. He conducted an auction of four rugby balls signed by Graeme Pollock— one of South Africa’ s top batsmen— and raised a fair amount that will go to a deserving cause.
In his talk, he stressed the importance of not getting stuck in a rut, but rather to‘ change the process’: look at other ways of doing the same thing, but not in the same way; look beyond the problem to solve the problem.“ Life,” he said,“ is not complicated. We are inclined to make it complicated with all this modern technology and gadgets,” thereby suggesting that we take time out to get back to traditional family life and a less rushed life. PA
Retired cricketer, Fanie de Villiers. www. plumbingafrica. co. za April 2017 Volume 23 I Number 2