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SAPPMA quality workshop
By SAPPMA
In the October issue of Plumbing Africa, SAPPMA’s (Southern
African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Association) well-attended
presentation on 17 July at its premises in Midrand, on the subject
‘Understanding the elements of a pressure pipe system’, was
profiled, and a more detailed overview promised.
As a follow-on to the successful first Quality
Training Session hosted by the Southern African
Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA)
earlier this year, the plastic pipes standards body
hosted a second presentation and training session
at the Plastics SA head office.
SAPPMA’s technical manager,
Ian Venter.
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Due to a growing need to understand pressure piping
systems and the fundamentals with regards to raw
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material, piping, fittings, systems and conformity
assessment, a presentation was put together covering two
predominant materials – one being Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
pressure pipe and the other one being Polyethylene (PE)
pressure pipe.
SAPPMA’s technical manager, Ian Venter, states that while
it was well-known that series quality standards exist both
locally and internationally, it was not common knowledge
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November 2019 Volume 25 I Number 9