Plumbing Africa July 2017 | Page 3

Fitting thought 1 Plumbing Africa Moving with the times, quality, and compliance Industries are changing at a fast pace these days — keeping up is the challenge. Being new to the plumbing industry, I have learnt a great deal over the past few months, but I am by no means anywhere near being an expert. However, what I am seeing is that some things are applicable for all involved in the built environment and across all of our industries. Technology, methods, manufacturing processes, and regulations are just not slowing down. Before long, we are literally going to be able to control everything through our mobile device, while the authorities are pushing for efficient and sustainable solutions and we keep hearing about the fast-tracking of transformation and B-BBEE compliance. There is also a zealous emphasis on maintaining quality standards in the industry. Needless to say, among our busy schedules (and that is applicable to everyone from large corporates to small businesses) we have a lot that we need to be aware of constantly. Keeping up to speed with everything may be really difficult for some, but staying on the front foot is essential, not only for maintaining a competitive advantage, but also for the investment made into staff through training. This is needed for development and to ensure compliance with the various standards and best practices for which business owners are ultimately responsible. It has been said that you cannot judge someone for poor workmanship when this is all they know or have been taught. ISSN 1812 - 1705 Audit Bureau of Circulations January - March 2017 Controlled free distribution         3114 CONTENT MANAGER Benjamin Brits • [email protected] writer Dineo Phoshoko • [email protected] CONTRIBUTOR Tristan Wiggill subeditor Elaine Enslin OPERATIONS MANAGER Marike Groot • [email protected] DESIGN/LAYOUT Glyniss Bone • [email protected] NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES Director: Dale Macnamara • [email protected] (Cape Town) Johann Lourens • [email protected] Internal sales: Zeldalee du Toit • [email protected] Process coordinator: Estelle Thurtle •[email protected] www.plumbingafrica.co.za Keeping up to date with what is happening in your world should become part of your business routine (even if only once a month) to ensure you do not have to deal with any unnecessary comebacks or issues arising from non-compliance. Falling behind with any new regulations puts your business at risk and you also land up playing catch-up and then putting out fires. This wastes another one of our very precious resources, which is time — not to mention costs. In this issue of Plumbing Africa, we continue looking at the NWRS 2 document, specifically the case studies on water reuse, legionella, and UV treatment of water. We also feature pumps in their different forms. Our project is on the relining of the pipes in the Castle of Good Hope and we profile Wynand Deysel, an energetic plumber from Centurion. Mark de Wet, IOPSA’s national technical manager, kicks off his monthly column focused on the technical aspects of the industry. In upcoming issues, we will run a series of technical features, starting with hot and cold water supplies and standards. If you would like to be involved, either let Plumbing Africa cover your commercial or industrial projects, or involve yourself with editorial contributions — please get in touch at [email protected]. Enjoy the read in-between your quality and compliant projects! 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