Contents
N O VEMBER 2017 Volume 23
I
N umber 9
38
page
News
5
LIXIL and GDWT-SA acquisition deal concluded to form LIXIL Africa
International news
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61
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11 Grohe’s investment in new Germany plant
11 Major freshwater source under threat in Zambia
Events and exhibitions
15 IFAT Africa’s 2017 success
17 An evening of plumbing industry success
African energy
21
The importance of PER
Environment and energy
23
Wastewater: flows, management, and as resource
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Health and sanitation
It’s not complicated
It’s technical
F rom trench to tap
Monthly journal
Drainage, Sanitation,
Sanitaryware, Brassware and Pipe Work
28 Antimicrobial (Part 1)
29 Legionella control with chlorine treatment
34 Rainwater harvesting guide – background, scope and purpose
Project
38
Nedbank’s green future
Personality profile
44
Rugby player turned plumber: Pieter van Rooyen
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Business and training
45 Dear Mr Plumber: Price fixing: companies confess and get fined
47 Mike’s message: Learning from other people’s mistakes
49 Specialist equipment: rent or own?
November 2017 Volume 23 I Number 9