WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
See our program of workshops, product demonstrations and key note speakers below:
- FRIDAY 9 AUGUST 2024
- SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2024
MEETING ROOM 6:
| 08:45 – 09:45 | BPAA - Mr Peter McLennan | Backflow Prevention Regulatory overview. Backflow prevention and cross-connection Codes and Standards are developed so that the public is provided with safe drinking water. If backflow prevention saves lives, like smoke detectors do…..Then why is backflow prevention policy at local government level so erratic? This presentation provides the audience an understanding and an insight to the Australian backflow prevention regulatory framework. | REGISTER HERE |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Watts/AVG/Enware | Product demonstration | REGISTER HERE |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Geberit Australia | SuperTube Solution / Innovation for drainage in high rise buildings | REGISTER HERE |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | Rheem Australia | Product demonstration | REGISTER HERE |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Ascora Job Management | Seminar | REGISTER HERE |
MEETING ROOM 7:
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Small Business Development Corporation | How to start your own business | REGISTER HERE |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Coerco | Workshop | REGISTER HERE |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | OTG Group | Seminar | REGISTER HERE |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Galvin Engineering - Mr Tim Galvin | Advancements in water management are changing the way we address challenges. Emerging smart systems promise to revolutionise the precision with which we pinpoint and tackle water-related issues. Focussing on seamless installation, commissioning, and operation, these innovative solutions are poised to simplify complex processes. Moreover, they offer significant savings in both water consumption and maintenance costs. | REGISTER HERE |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Zetco Valves | Product demonstration | REGISTER HERE |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Australian Steel Institute - Neil Creek | Seminar regarding compliance issues for roof plumbing to the new NCC regulations, especially in condensation management and energy efficiency. | REGISTER HERE |
MEETING ROOM 8:
| 07:45 – 08:45 | DTWD - Kaylene Cox | An insightful presentation on migration services initiatives, aimed at empowering skilled migrants to thrive in WA while assisting businesses in the labour shortage by hiring skilled migrants. | REGISTER HERE |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Acu-Tech Piping Systems | Discover the future of plumbing in our workshop showcasing advanced Polyweld techniques. Witness seamless jointing and durability testing firsthand as we unveil innovations reshaping the industry. Join us for an interactive demonstration and experience the efficiency and reliability of Polyweld solutions. | REGISTER HERE |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Galvins Plumbing Supplies | Product demonstration | REGISTER HERE |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | Tradelink | Product demonstration | REGISTER HERE |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Standards Australia - Mr Levi Robinson | The presentation will provide an overview of changes to the AS 3500 series and other plumbing Standards. You will discover how you can be involved in Standards development, how Standards Australia is working closely with industry to make the Standards process more efficient, and the ongoing focus to improve access and affordability whilst remaining industry-led and transparent. | REGISTER HERE |
MEETING ROOM 6:
| 07:15 – 08:15 | Gould Instruments | Latest technology designed to vastly improve testing and reporting in the plumbing, fire and backflow prevention industries. High accuracy Australian made digital instrumentation and reporting APP. | REGISTER HERE |
| 08:45 – 09:45 | Britex | Stainless steel in the market | REGISTER HERE |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | ICC Oceania - Mr Neil Savery | Product traceability and TIC | REGISTER HERE |
MEETING ROOM 7:
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Galvins Plumbing Supplies | Product demonstrations | REGISTER HERE |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Vacuum Toilets Australia | Mr Andrew Okines will present methods using vacuum drainage system in a plumbing installation that transport sewerage and wastewater from source to a sewerage connection for treatment, by using the difference between atmospheric pressure and partial vacuum that's maintained within piping, vacuum transports wastewater. | REGISTER HERE |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | ABCB - Anne-Maree Campbell | WaterMark and the transition to Lead Free WaterMark | REGISTER HERE |
| Water Support and WELS Branch - Mr David Jongeneel | New WELS online course for plumbers / WELS and its relationship with WaterMark / NCC | REGISTER HERE | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Ascora Job Management | Seminar | REGISTER HERE |
MEETING ROOM 8:
| 07:45 – 08:45 | Department of Training and Workforce Development - Kaylene Cox | An insightful presentation on migration services initiatives, aimed at empowering skilled migrants to thrive in WA while assisting businesses in the labour shortage by hiring skilled migrants. | REGISTER HERE |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Legionella Management Advisory Group - Mr Kelvin Slade | Legionella seminar - Water risk management and Legionella control in building water systems. A lack of understanding and an inconsistent regulatory approach in Australia towards water risk management is unnecessarily putting vulnerable members of the community at risk. Outdated design principals add to the risk. We will unpack what this looks like and what can be done to make our buildings safer. | REGISTER HERE |
| 13:15 - 14:15 | Industry panel - ABCB- Standards Australia - WELS - DFES | Industry panel Q & A | REGISTER HERE |
