Plumbing Connection 3-2015

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4 PLUMBING CONNECTION SPRING 2015
CONTENTS
FEATURES
COVER STORY
HAT THEY DIDN’T TEACH YOU
AT TRADE SCHOOL
This 4-part section on
estimating and debt recovery
covers the importance of
estimating at a proficient level to
win jobs and how best to recover
debts owed to your business.
STATE OF THE ART TRAINING
South Australia is experiencing
a boom of plumbing apprentices
and the trend is expected to
continue well into the future.
Find out about plumbing training
delivery across the state.
SBESTOS - WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW
Exposure to asbestos is an
ongoing concern, but there are
some younger members of the
industry who have no idea what
to look out for.
WHEREFORE ART THOU
WATERMARK?
The WaterMark Certification
Scheme (WMCS) ensures high
quality products hit our shores,
but what about those that lack
this protective blanket?
NGINEERING CHANGE
The Cadetship in Plumbing
Engineering knocks a year off
the traditional apprenticeship,
but what it lacks in duration, it
makes up for in intensity. Jacob
Harris explains.
N EDUCATED APPROACH
The AHSCA has teamed up with
the University of the Sunshine
Coast to undertake research
that will change the way industry
approaches roof drainage
systems.
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF
YOU DON’T
We all agree that each product in
the market should conform, but
some of the lengths companies
must go through to achieve
certification is astounding.
A PRO-ACTIVE DRAINAGE
MONITORING SOLUTION
Read about Dyteqta, the
innovative system that maps
and assesses water trap seal
vulnerability in building drainage
systems.
THEY WERE ALL YELLOW... OR
WERE THEY?
Colours make it easy to identify
various pipes and the materials
they are suitable to transfer.
When it comes to gas though,
yellow isn’t the be all and end all.