Features
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Go with the flow
Here at Plumbing Connection, we like to support Aussie manufacturers in the plumbing sector. Joe Young reports on an Australian family run business that has come ... -
Blades of glory
They say the best ideas in life are simple and Such is the case with a product called the Waterblade. just a small piece of plastic, ... -
Water is Life
That was one of the main themes for the 11th World Plumbing Council Conference held at the International Conference Centre (CTICC) Cape Town, South Africa, 14 ... -
Paving the way for female plumbers
In 2011, there were just 638 female plumbers and 1,432 female electricians registered in Australia, representing less than 2% of the workforce in trade industries. And, ... -
Non-conforming and Non-complying products: what to know
Darryl O’Brien differentiates between the ever present issues of non-conforming and non-compliant materials and what you need to know before deciding whether or not to purchase ... -
90 years young
2016 marks the 90th anniversary of Everhard producing quality products for the water and wastewater industries. For a family business to have survived the last 90 ... -
When individual WaterMark components don’t equal a compliant product
Terry Nguyen discusses the issue of products being assembled from a variety of WaterMark components only for the end product to not be WaterMark approved as ... -
Plumbing across the ditch
We asked Peter Jackson, Chair of the New Zealand Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayer’s Board, to paint a detailed picture of the NZ Plumbers Board and the ... -
Suck it up
Vacuum toilet technology has been around for decades, but until recently has mostly been confined to use in planes, boats and correctional facilities in Australia due ... -
Turning plumbers into front‑line health professionals
Peter McLennan reflects on the recent World Plumbing Day and asks some questions of the industry and the continual lack of education, at the apprenticeship stage, ...
