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Achieving a modern, eco smart wet service design for the new BDO head offices in the heart of Parktown was a challenge well-tackled by Jazzman Sanitary Engineers. By: Leon Tobias of Jazzman Sanitary Engineers; edited by Ilana Koegelenberg – senior staff...
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To come up with a plumbing and drainage system that was both reliable and water-efficient was quite a challenge for the Sparq team when tackling the Millennia Park refurbishment project.By: Ilana Koegelenberg – senior staff writer, with contributions ...
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By: James TrubshawPennyware Distributors, the brand manager and distributor in southern Africa of various global sanitaryware brands, has recently added the Jimten brand of drainage solutions to its product portfolio. Jimten is a premium product range eng...
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By: Rory MacnamaraSanitaryware can only operate effectively if the installation to water connection has been done correctly. So despite having the most beautiful items in a bathroom, kitchen or spa, they can be ineffective and costly if not installed corr...
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Roof surface designs are more cost effective and easier to install. Photo by Department of Water and Environmental Affairs.
While growing up in North West, like many people today living in rural areas that do not have access to water,...
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World Plumbing Council (WPC) chairman, Russ Chaney, today announced that his organisation IAPMO, a long time member of the World Plumbing Council, had signed on as a Global Partner and only USA member of the WorldSkills Foundation Board of Trustees.The Wo...
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AWARDED. The chairman of the World Plumbing Council (WPC), Russ Chaney, announced today that Peter Miles, head teacher of Plumbing, North Sydney College, TAFE NSW, Australia was awarded the 2012 WPC Education and Training Scholarship, valued at up to US$1...
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By: Khensani Ndobe
Tensile machine
The long awaited South African National Standard (SANS) copper-based push fit fittings have at last made their way through the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) standards development process an...
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The GAP staff from left to right: Martie Slabbert, Geraldine Jones,Yolande Swart,Dino Ferrari, Rudi Britz,Jacques Richards,Andy Anderson and Patrick Ntuli.
Geyser Allied Products (GAP), a company with 40 years manufacturing experience...
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Gary Sabbatini,owner of Glenwood Plumbers.
Gary Sabbatini decided to pack away his law books and sell his golf shop to pursue a career in plumbing. This big step was not in vain, as today he is the proud owner of Glenwood Plumbers, ...
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Fred Schilling. In his nearly four decades as a plumber, there isn’t much that hasn’t seen.
In nearly four decades as a plumber, there isn’t much that Fred Schilling hasn’t seen.By: Mike FlennikenHe began his career in the...
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Mike Muller – regular contributorIt was nice to get home after an extended visit to the USA. As happens, more often than not at OR Tambo International Airport, the immigration queue moves quickly and staff are cheerful and friendly. The officer who stam...
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The built environment, or shall we rather say, the building industry, is a multi-facet and complex industry with many role players with interests that stretch over the globe and far beyond our borders.We are truly living in a 'global village' where the bo...
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What is the Copper Development Association Africa?The CDAA is a non-profit Association responsible for the promotion of copper in Africa – from electrical, plumbing, alternative energy, architecture through to aquaculture.Does the CDAA have internationa...
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Roofing insulation may be the answer to the need to construct energy-efficient buildings.
Africa Thermal Insulations (ATI) – specialists in developing thermal insulation products that cater for roofing insulation specifications requ...
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Adéle de Lange, human settlements technical marketing advisor of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI).
Supplied by: Cement & Concrete InstituteThere is certainly no shortage of creativity or innovation in the South African psyche, ...
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By: Ilana Koegelenberg – senior staff writer, with contributions by Brian Green from Group 44In the centre of Johannesburg, the former FNB headquarters has been turned into spacious apartments with a triple-volume Wandie’s restaurant on the lower leve...
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By: Elmarie MaraisTo design a restaurant is to design a space that will satisfy all of the human senses – sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. It is the creation of a destination where lighting and colour, aroma, flavours and nourishment, sound and...
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Designing a restaurant involves more than figuring out where to put the kitchen and how many air conditioners to install; a compliant and inviting restaurant is all about paying attention to the details. By: Ilana Koegelenberg – senior staff writer“Th...
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By: Leanne WilliamsonThe advent of light steel frame building in South Africa is one of the most exciting developments in recent times in the steel and construction industries. Light steel frame (LSF) building has been well used internationally for more t...
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