INCORPORATING
CONTENTS
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Cover : © Plumbing Africa | Rory Macnamara
PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATIONS 6 The four Ps of Plumbing 9 Earn CPD points
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 10 Mpumalanga does Plumbing proud
BUSINESS AND TRAINING 15 Regulations and Standards 17 The curtain continues to drop
PRACTICES
FEATURES 19 Taps and Mixers Matrix
PROJECT 26 The Capital Mbombela
DESIGN 13 Dear Plumbers .
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 33 What is the difference
ISSN 1812 - 1705
Participation :
The training requirements to work in the industry
July 2022 | Vol 28 No 5
For Plumbers and WET Services Engineers
Official journal of the Institute of Plumbing SA
F I R E - G A S – M E C H A N I C A L – P L U M B I N G
Practices :
Standards and accountability in day-to-day work in the industry
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Products :
Features and quality of the materials , fittings and appliances used in plumbing work
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Protection :
Measures to minimise risks and provide redress when failures occur
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REGULARS
1 Fitting Thought 1 POPI Act 3 Save the Date 34 Tell us why you became a plumbing contractor 36 SA Women in Plumbing apprentices 37 Web / Brand Listings
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
# SURPLUS WATER 2025 564
91 Sites monitored
15 Number of Companies involved
Savings to date ( in millions of litres )
SAVE THE DATE
2022 / 23 CALENDAR
IOPSA regional events – check with regions or www . iopsa . org .
July 14 – KZN Installers Training – Plumblink Howick
July 27-30 – Plumbing Indaba – Royal Elephant Hotel , Centurion
August 25 – PLUMBING TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS – North West Province ( Rustenburg )
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
September 7 – Cape Construction – Grand West , Cape Town
September 16-20 – ASPE Convention and Expo – Indianapolis , IN
September 27 – Big 5 Construction – Nigeria
October 6 – PLUMBING TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS – Pretoria
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
October 5-6 – PHEX Manchester – Old Trafford
November 16-17 – PHEX Chelsea – Stamford Bridge Stadium - Chelsea
2023
March 13-17 ISH - Frankfurt
AUGUST 25
PLUMBING TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS – North West Province ( Rustenburg )
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