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Contents
PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATIONS
3 Plumbing Africa February project images
6 JASWIC listings
7 CPD questionnaire
8 Building the blueprint for a healthier life: mental health and the Fit for F. I. T. initiative
BUSINESS AND TRAINING
9 Systems: The secret tool every plumbing business owner needs( but few use properly)
11 Before a‘ dispute’ becomes a“ dispute”( Part 1)
12 Pricing for profit, not just for work
16 Sindiswa Mbina is building more than pipes, she’ s building access
PRACTICES
FEATURE
17 The hidden firefighter: the plumber’ s role in fire systems
OPINION PIECE
23 Trade testing in crisis: When the systems stops the trade
PROJECT
24 Water and cost savings – all in one container
SAVE THE DATE 2026
IOPSA regional events – check with regions or www. iopsa. org
SOUTH AFRICA
June 11: Plumbing’ s Travelling Exhibition – Durban North
July 22 – 23: Plumbing Indaba – Johannesburg
INTERNATIONAL March 31 – April 2: ISH China – Beijing, China
April 28 – 30: WQA Convention and Expo – Miami Beach Florida
June 23 – 25: World Plumbing Conference 2026 / InstallerSHOW – NEC Birmingham, UK
September 13 – 17: IAPMO Annual Education and Business Conference – Hollywood, California, USA
October 21 – 23: WaterSmart Innovations – Portland, Oregon, USA
Cover credit: supplied by Ground 2 Tap
HEALTH AND SAFETY
27 Advanced geyser and solar safety for the modern SA plumber
HEALTH AND SANITATION
30 Rebuilding plumbing systems following a disaster
TECHNICAL
35 What is better, a screw down tap or a single lever mixer?
REGULARS
1 Fitting Thought: The flow from Plumbing Month to Earth Month … coincidence or connection?
1 POPI Act
32 Tell me why: Fortune Vonani Makhubela
33 What’ s in your toolbox?
34 What happened here?
36 Web / Brand listings
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