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ASSOCIATIONS 3 From the Executive Director 6 IOPSA Annual Plumbing Industry Awards
2023 11 IOPSA honours industry stalwart 12 CPD questionnaire 13 IOPSA-registered plumbers ensure the freeflow benefits of water filtration
BUSINESS AND TRAINING 15 IOPSA is happy to announce some exciting new projects that have been awarded
16 Subcontractors – typical challenges experienced executing building and civil works contracts 17 SA women in plumbing share their thoughts 18 PIRB achieves third consecutive extension of recognition 19 Women on site
2023
November 7 – 10 : Warsaw Home Bathroom - Pruszkow , Poland
November 13 – 15 : Linux Plumbers Conference - Richmond , USA
November 22 – 23 : PHEX - Stamford Bridge , London
December 1 – 3 : CSS India - Jaipur , India December 18 – 20 : Build Expo UAE - Dubai , UAE
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Planning for Plumbing Travelling Exhibitions ( PTE ) in progress
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
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January 18-21 : Häuslbauermesse Graz - Austria
February : BEPEX ( Building , Electrical , Plumbing ) - Cork , Ireland
March 11 : World Plumbing Day – Everywhere every year
March 15-18 : Mostra Convegno Expocomfort ( MCE )
March 20-22 : Canadian Mechanicals and Plumbing Expo - Toronto , Canada
March 22 : World Water Day - Every year
August 6-8 : Australian Plumbing and Gas Conference - The Star Gold Coast
August 9-10 : MPA Skills and Galvin Plumbing Supplies WA Plumbing Industry Expo
August TBA : World Water Week - date will be confirmed at a later stage
September 25-27 : Solar Africa Tanzania - Dar es Salaam
October 18-23 : ASPE Convention and Expo - Columbus , USA
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PRACTICES
FEATURES 22 Tell me why you became a plumbing
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Participation :
The training requirements to work in the industry
November 2023 | Vol 29 No 9
For Plumbers and WET Services Engineers
Official journal of the Institute of Plumbing SA
contractor – Nico Marais 24 Modern leak detection
PROJECT 27 Leratong Hospital gets a hot water and
DESIGN
central heating plant overhaul
33 Dear Plumbers – Vollie Brink
PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SANITATION 34 ModZe consortium launches transportable , affordable option for housing the homeless
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 36 Expansion vessel
REGULARS
1 Fitting thought 1 POPI Act 37 Web / Brand listings
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