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Contents

PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATIONS 3 From the Executive Director 6 JASWIC listing update 7 CPD questionnaire
BUSINESS AND TRAINING 8 Ask Coach Craig 10 Subcontracts: rights and obligations 13 Women on Site
PRACTICES
FEATURES 15 Everything you wanted to know about solarthermal
HEALTH AND SANITATION 30 IWSH Plumbing Champions Shines Spotlight on Often Unsung Heroes HEALTH AND SAFETY 25 Preparing for the cold
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 35 Under pressure
REGULARS
1 Fitting Thought: Course correction 1 POPI Act 16 What’ s in your toolbox? 36 Web / Brandlistings
Audit Bureau of Circulations
ABC CIRCULATION: Jul- Sep 2024 PRINT: 4 160 | ONLINE: 8 057
PROJECT 22 Efficiency at The One
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SAVE THE DATE 2025
IOPSA regional events – check with regions or www. iopsa. org
SOUTH AFRICA
May 29: Plumbing Travelling Exhibition( PTE) – Centurion
10 July: Plumbing Travelling Exhibition( PTE) – Kathu
26 August: Plumbing Travelling Exhibition( PTE) – Knysna
28 August: Plumbing Travelling Exhibition( PTE) – George
INTERNATIONAL
PLUMBING’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
PLUMBING’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
PLUMBING’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
PLUMBING’ S TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
PTE
SA’ s Travelling Exhibition Company
May 28 – 30 – AstanaBuild 2025 – Astana, Kazakhstan
September 14 – 18 – IAPMO 2025 – Palm Springs, USA
September 23 – 25 – The Big Five Construct – Lagos, Nigeria
September 24 – 28 – ASPE Plumbing Symposium – Orlando, Florida, USA
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