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FITTING THOUGHT 1 Building a successful business, year after year Many of us would read a headline like this and pass it by because of one of two scenarios: you believe your business is successful already, or you believe success is something that will happen after a period of time if you just put in the hard work. The unfortunate reality of either scenario is that both answers are incorrect. Building success takes constant work, planning, strategy, and revision. I recently attended an event where a guest speaker posed the question to the audience: “How do you build a business that lasts for 50 or 100 years?” Many answered that you need staff, a product, planning, and lots of research — all of which are correct and have their place, but the main thing that we regularly forget, is the manner in which we need to adapt our businesses to drastic changes in the markets. Nowadays, the saying ‘adapt or die’ is already seen as old hat, but who has really adapted? The changes in technology, industry, and the world happen so often that we constantly need to be seeking out better and more efficient ways to run our businesses, from apps and technology to regular training programmes. Upskilling ourselves is no longer a ‘nice to have’, but rather an essential element of business as we adjust to the changes around us. As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the interconnectivity of everything in our lives, how far ahead of the game are you? Have you adapted your life and your business? ISSN 1812 - 1705 Audit Bureau of Circulations Apr - Jun 2018 Controlled free distribution         3575 CONTENT MANAGER & MANAGING EDITOR Benjamin Brits • [email protected] SENIOR WRITER Warren Robertson • [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Chris Kyle, Marco Vieira, Ian Jansen van Rensburg SUBEDITOR Elaine Enslin OPERATIONS MANAGER Chantelle van Deventer • [email protected] DESIGN/LAYOUT Selina Morulane • [email protected] NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES Director: Dale Macnamara • [email protected] External sales: Marcus Pearson• [email protected] Process coordinator: Estelle Thurtle •[email protected] www.plumbingafrica.co.za Do you even know what the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about and how it will affect the industry and your business? What should you change in your business to capitalise on the emerging opportunities? These are the type of things to which you should apply your mind and that you need to know to determine your position on the progress curve. In this edition of Plumbing Africa, we continue with the Water Research Commission’s grey water and rainwater series on pages 46 and 44, respectively. Our project in this issue is the Antarctic base, which proves another fascinating case study on page 60. We look at piping technologies (page 23) and we get to know Charlene Joubert in the personality profile on page 66. We also take this opportunity to wish Burgess and Partners Plumbing Services well as they celebrate their 40th anniversary in the plumbing sector, which is a great achievement — read more on page 50. Don’t forget to enter the blockword competition on page 68 — it’s free and fun. Your comments and thoughts are well received, as we always strive to produce a quality publication that you will enjoy reading. So, if you have any feedback, please get in touch at [email protected] Happy plumbing! 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