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PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATIONS 3 JASWIC listing update 6 Beware : non-compliance could cost you your livelihood ! 8 A new association for plumbers 9 CPD questionnaire
BUSINESS AND TRAINING 10 The relationship between the subcontractor , the contractor and the employer . Part 2 14 SA women plumbing apprentices share their thoughts 15 Technology and the future of plumbing businesses in SA 17 Women on site 19 The international landscape of standards
2023
October 3-6 : Service World Expo - Phoenix
October 03 : Plumbing Travelling Exhibition - Laerskool Westwood , Boksburg
October 05 : Plumbing Travelling Exhibition - Marks Park , Johannesburg North
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
October 17-20 : 13th World Plumbing Conference - Shanghai , China
October 18 : IOPSA annual Golf Day - Kyalami Country Club
October 18-19 : PHEX - Old Trafford , London October 19-21 : Aquatherm Baku - Baku
October 24-25 : European Heat Pumps Association Summit - Nuremberg
October 25-27 : Plumbing Expo 2023 ( PAZA ) - Lusaka , Zambia
October 25-28 : ISK-SODEX - Istanbul November 22-23 : PHEX - Stamford Bridge , London
2024
Planning for Plumbing Travelling Exhibitions ( PTE ) in progress
PLUMBING ’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA ’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
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
Cover : © Rory Macnamara | Plumbing Africa
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 22 PTE East Rand and Johannesburg North catalogue
PRACTICES
FEATURES 25 Tell me why you became a plumbing contractor – Juan-Pierre Strydom 28 Batteries and Tools
DESIGN 27 Dear Plumbers – Vollie Brink
PROJECT 30 Bidvest ’ s Plumblink moves into new head office
PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SANITATION 33 IWSH launches new plumbing champions initiative at community centre in Australia
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 35 Deaerator devices
REGULARS
1 Fitting thought 1 POPI Act 37 Web / Brand listings
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Participation :
The training requirements to work in the industry
October 2023 | Vol 29 No 8
For Plumbers and WET Services Engineers
East Rand and Johannesburg North catalogue
Official journal of the Institute of Plumbing SA
F I R E - G A S – M E C H A N I C A L – P L U M B I N G
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Standards and accountability in day-to-day work in the industry
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