12 EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Rustenburg ’ s Plumbing Expo
By
Rory Macnamara
The second of the Plumbing Travelling Exhibitions ( PTE ) has been held and Rustenburg really stepped out to welcome us .
Notwithstanding the fact that half our street posters were stolen , being used for insulation I guess in the townships , this did not deter plumbers , business owners , operation managers and the mines from attending .
We had a higher than before pre-registration for Rustenburg and as is the nature of the plumbing business , emergencies take preference but those who registered and could not make it you will still receive information from the exhibitors as we include you in the list .
The exhibition started earlier due to visitors keen to get to the event and this further indicates the flexibility of this concept . The visitors were allowed in , and Rustenburg Expo had begun .
IOPSA workshops began in earnest as well with attendance being a constant flow as the topics moved from Compliance presented by SA Watermark , Geyser Faults and Drainage Faults and ending with the Cost of Doing Business . Steve van Zyl , technical manager of IOPSA , remarked at the high level of questions coming from the delegates which is really encouraging .
Exhibitors expressed satisfaction at the level of visitors with a few , quite rightly , asking for engineers and designers . Fair point and a huge effort is being put into these disciplines . Thanks to the Consulting Engineers of SA ( CESA ) who have kindly promoted the Pretoria exhibition through their communications with their members . Our own telemarketing team is also working hard in this direction .
A request was made to expand the event into other areas like aircon , electrical and solar . Suffice it to say that the 2022 exhibitions were a test to establish acceptance of the concept and we will certainly be looking at expanding into the MEP Travelling events . Quite a few bridges to cross before such an idea is a reality , but we are working on it .
Without a doubt the relaxed atmosphere adds much value to the exhibition with everyone engaging with each other and Rustenburg was no different . PA
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