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PLUMBING CONNECTION Winter 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

GALVIN NOW A

4-GENERATION

COMPANY

Chris and Paul

Galvin, the

third-generation

Australian owners of Galvin

Engineering, are excited to announce

that Galvin Engineering has officially

become a fourth-generation family

business.

Tim Galvin, a fourth-generation

family member, has accepted an offer

to purchase shares in the company,

and is of now an owner and director of

the business.

VINYLCYCLE LAUNCHED

Recently, the VinylCycle label was

launched to recognise and reward use

of recycled PVC.

This initiative is the result of a

collaborative partnership between

Vinyl Council of Australia (VCA) and

Good Environmental Choice Australia

(GECA) to verify recycled PVC content

claims and encourage the uptake

of recycled PVC and product design

innovation.

VCA, in conjunction with GECA and

with consultation from VCA members

and the broader PVC, or vinyl, industry,

has developed ‘The Specifications

for the Verification of Recycled PVC

Content Claims in PVC Products’. The

primary purpose of the specifications is

to define criteria for the verification of

products claiming to be made wholly or

partially from recycled PVC or vinyl.

Claims shall consist of the

manufacturer or distributor indicating

the minimum percentage of recycled

PVC content in a particular product

range. VinylCycle is available to

applicants claiming at least 10%

of the PVC compound (by weight)

constituting recycled PVC.

For more information visit https://

vinyl.org.au/vinylcycle

DOYEN OF THE PLUMBING INDUSTRY

RETIRES 

Dallas Collins, National Specialist

Product Manager at Plastec, has

announced his retirement after a 49-

year plumbing career.

The introduction of HDPE as an

alternative to PVC for trade waste and

drainage applications and changing

the way multi-storey stacks are

designed and installed are just two

examples Dallas Collins can proudly

hang his hat on after an illustrious 49-

year plumbing career.

“Dallas can now proudly reflect on a

colourful and rewarding career in the

plumbing industry and we wish him all

the best in retirement as he hooks up

the van for some well-earned travels,”

says Dr Greg Morwood, Research &

Development Manager, Plastec.

WORLD-FIRST CONSTRUCTION

DOCTORATE

Experienced construction

professionals in NSW now have the

chance to apply their skills to a world-

first Construction Industry Doctorate

Program (CIDP) that will focus on

solving problems to lift performance

and embed improved practices in the

residential apartment market.

NSW Building Commissioner David

Chandler OAM said the CIDP would

support the Construct NSW reform

and provide industry-wide, solutions-

focused research which have short-

to-medium-term benefits.

“The OBC has teamed up with the

University of Technology Sydney

(UTS), Western Sydney University, and

University of Wollongong to develop

a vocational PhD program intended

to meet the needs of industry by

matching practical experience

with NSW’s world-class research

expertise, facilities and resources.

A minimum period of 10 years’

industry experience is required to

apply to the CIDP in construction,

engineering, design, law manufacturing,

business, or technology.

Visit

www.uts.edu.au

for more

information.

MORE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO

STANDARDS

Earlier this year, Standards Australia

launched the Standards Store, an

online platform where Australian

Standards™, international standards

and technical specifications are

available for purchase.

Recently, the e-commerce site

introduced a new product series, ‘Small

Business Sets’ (SBS). These sets have

been designed to suit user requirements

of small businesses with 1–19

employees. They offer online and offline

access to a bundle of standards that

can be found via smartphones, tablets,

phones, and other computing devices.

Most importantly, these sets provide

users with fast, efficient access to

standards at an affordable cost.

Standards Australia’s National

Construction Code-focused SBS,

called NCC Primary References Set,

is proving to be a popular and helpful

industry tool. The set combines

standards and technical specifications

listed in Schedule 4 of the NCC,

alongside additional Standards

Australia publications commonly

used by the building and construction

industry, supporting users to stay up

to date with Code requirements and

amendments.

Access to the set for two users costs

$2,673 for a three-year subscription.

This is a considerable discount

in comparison to purchasing the

publications individually.

SHELL V-POWER RACING TEAMS UP

WITH RHEEM AGAIN

The Shell V-Power Racing Team

and Rheem Australia are excited to

announce their partnership extension

for the 2022 Repco Supercars

Championship season.

Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) co-owner

Ryan Story said he is thrilled that

Rheem continue to support the Team

and that it is important to acknowledge

the continued support.

Rheem Managing Director, Chris

Taylor, said Rheem is proud to continue

their long-standing partnership with

the Shell V-Power Racing Team in 2022.