FITTING THOUGHT
1
Church starts on time
In many industries, work is invoiced on the basis
of labour per hour spent on a project. In today’s
fast-paced rat race, time is precious and time
is money. I had an engrossing discussion with
colleagues around this, and we ended up chatting
about invitations to functions indicating a start time
of, for example, “14:00 for 14:30”.
The diligent people are going to arrive at 14:00 and
you know there is going to be a 30-minute delay for
the function to start. The rest aims for 14:30, and
then we always have the latecomers (usually with
valid reasons). But actually, we are wasting time. Very
seldom the function starts at 14:30, because time is
accommodated for the latecomers.
Retailers advertise to open at a certain time and they
do; the movie starts on time; the church starts on time.
Do we really need to be at a function or a launch 30
minutes prior to an event happening? What are your
thoughts on this?
A red-hot calendar event that will definitely start on time,
is PLUMBDRAIN Africa 2018. This is a must-see show
for all in the industry. As the only dedicated plumbing,
drainage, sanitation, water, and sanitaryware exhibition
in Africa, this event covers all facets of plumbing, from
commercial and industrial to standard domestic plumbing
products and services. Live demos and hands-on training
will have visitors hooked on products on offer.
ISSN 1812 - 1705
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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and come and find out about all the product
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Read more about it on page 26.
In this edition, we take a closer look at the
Knightsbridge Office Park and the splendid
work that was undertaken by WSP. This is
worth a read on page 58.
Dear Mr Plumber on page 57 talks about
ways to detect and eradicate unpleasant
smells in buildings.
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See you at the show. Until next time,
happy plumbing!
Cherry
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