EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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IFAT Africa offers plumbing
innovation
The third edition of IFAT Africa took place over three days from
9 to 11 July in Johannesburg. It is a trade fair for water, sewage,
refuse and recycling.
IFAT Africa is a forum and an exhibition on envi-
ronmental technologies, which takes place each
year. As an offshoot of IFAT in Munich, it offers a full
range of environmental technologies and services
with a comprehensive product portfolio ranging
from simple to technologically advanced machines
and solutions in the areas of water, sewage, refuse,
recycling and energy conservation.
The rationale of the exhibition, according to its website, is,
“Especially in Africa, investment in infrastructure and water
supply are urgently needed. Growing populations, economic
expansion, scarce water resources and extensive agriculture
confront the government with major challenges. In addition,
the amount of waste is rising enormously, especially in
the mining industry, which is an important contributor to
waste. Here action is required. Since the environmental
management in Africa is still in its infancy, IFAT Africa
presents innovative technologies and solutions and ensures
a high-quality knowledge and information exchange.
IFAT Africa is only accessible to trade visitors and offers
international companies a good introduction to the African
development market of environmental technologies.”
The exhibition hosted a series of forums or presentations,
many of them of interest to the plumbing industry. These
included several on waste management solutions for
municipalities. There were also a large number of pump
and piping distributors hosting stands, and various new
technologies. PA
September 2019 Volume 25 I Number 7
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