15 December, 2008: Studor is pleased to congratulate Michael Chang (QA Manager Studor Limited) on his graduation today at Loughborough University. Michael has completed his MSc in Engineering Design at the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. Michael used the opportunity in his current role in QA management and also product development for Studor to base his thesis on novel development of a trap with an Air Admittance Valve, which Studor is evaluating as a possible product for the future. Michael was able to gain feedback from the whole of the worldwide Studor network on his idea taking input from the team in Australia as well as input from Europe and the USA to develop his finals project to pass his MSc. Well done Michael from the whole Studor Team.
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4 December 2008, Tokyo – Japan: Japanese distributor VENN and Steven White (Technical Manager Studor) hosted a seminar in Tokyo. The focus of the presentation was on Studor’s experience in high-rise buildings and how the Studor System is the most technical and cost-saving drainage system for tall buildings. Over 100 consultants, contractors and developers attended the meeting and were all very interested to understand Studor’s success in high-rise projects from around the world and in particular in the Middle East. After the event Venn hosted a drinks reception for the all the attendees.
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November 2008, Dubai – United Arab Emirates: The Big 5, the Middle East’s biggest trade fair for the construction sector, opened with a record number of over 3,000 exhibitors as thousands of visitors thronged the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre (DIEC) as if to vouch that the region has not been seriously hit by the global economic slowdown. The sell-out, five-day show, which occupies all available space at the DIEC was officially opened by Sheik Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, who visited the pavilions and interacted with the exhibitors. 50,000 people are expected to visit the show by its closure on Thursday, November 27.
It was stated by a representative of the organizer of the show, that there are – despite the global crisis – in excess of 5,200 individual projects worth more than $4 trillion under way across the Middle East. A stunning number of 980 of these are in the United Arab Emirates alone with a total value in excess of $800 billion.
Studor is exhibiting for the 3rd time within the UK Pavilion (hall 2 – stand 2B – 64) with a newly designed stand.
The working display has attracted a lot of visitors from the region. The Studor distribution network will be expanded into new territories like Iran and North Africa in the very near future. Existing distributors from the area have visited the stand to inform themselves about the new developments and discuss ongoing projects.
The eye catcher this time has been the mega-size Maxi-Vent on display – but also the revamped presentation has attracted attention.
At the booth the Studor Middle East team of Baris As, Anish K.N. and Jayakumar K.P. answers questions and entertains visitors, supported by Steve White and Franz Arnold.
Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre
Baris As, Area Manager Studor Middle East, with Valerian Nazareth,
General Manager of the Kuwait distributor Jasim Y. Homaizi Trading Estb.
Amod Binghe, Sales Manager, with Saji KV, General Manager of the
UAE distributor Thomsun
The Studor Middle East Team: Anish K.N.; Steve White; Baris As;
Franz Arnold; Jayakumar K.P.
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November, 2008 – Italy: Following the recently started collaboration with Bampi – Studor’s new Italian partner – the year 2008 activity in Italy was characterized by a constant flow of event. Technical training seminars with all the sales force were followed by dedicated regional seminars specifically for plumbers and big wholesalers’ sales force. Full time daily “educational” presence of the Bampi team within key outlets paid great dividend in divulgating the Air Admittance technology. A national dedicated campaign is currently promoting the Combi-Siphon Plus as the ideal problem solving solution for all bad odors. During the sales agent conference held in Napoli in November, Daniel Rath – Studor Area Sales Manager – gave a presentation about the Studor Product Potentialities which boosted this “renaissance” boom for the Studor brand in this crucial market even further.
Combi-Siphon Plus national promotional campaign
Technical seminar for plumbers in Padova imparted by
Daniel Rath , Studor Area Sales Manager Europe
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November 2008, Adelaide – Australia: Studor Australia is proud to be a gold sponsor of the inaugural National Plumbing Regulators Forum Conference in Adelaide. A conference that has gathered plumbing regulators as well as plumbing teachers from around Australia and New Zealand together to update them on current and upcoming regulations and gain momentum for a nationally applied plumbing code as well as just a national standard.
Monday, 10th November was based at Regency TAFE with the emphasis on plumbing training delivery with the following two days focusing on state and national authorities.
There has been the opportunity to exhibit twice within the same event. Once at Regency TAFE where all the plumbing teachers updated their literature with the latest catalogues and again at the actual conference venue. A major event of the conference was the official opening of S.A.Water House in the CBD where Studor P.A.P.A.s are installed within an exposed multi-storey HDPE stack system for all to see as well as being used as a teaching aid.
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26-30 October 2008, California – USA: The 2008 ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers) conference and EPE (Engineered Plumbing Exposition) took place in Long Beach / California from October 26 – 30, 2008.
A large range of top companies exhibited in the convention centre of Long Beach and the show was – despite the economic turndown in the USA – very well visited. The booth of Studor created as usual a lot of interest amongst the visitors, who were mainly engineers, contractors and reps.
Steve White took the opportunity to give a presentation during the technical conference with the title “Defective Trap Seal Identification System”. This is a new technology which is under development between Heriot Watt University Edinburgh and Studor. Products are expected to be available by end of 2009. The system will allow to detect any faulty trap (siphon) in the drainage system, i.e. a potential source of a serious problem in sensitive installations, such as hospitals, etc. At the same time the presentation explained the many advantages of the Studor System versus the traditional way of venting drainage systems. Copies of the presentation are available at info@studor.net
The next ASPE conference and EPE show is in October 2010 in Philadelphia / Pennsylvania.
The pictures show:
Steve White (Technical Manager Studor Limited) giving his speech at the conference
Greg Paquin (VP Sales USA) and Larry Birch (Sr VP Sales and Marketing USA) talking to customers
Pat O’Neal (Director Technical Services Studor USA) explaining the features of Studor AAVs to engineers
Lucy Hernandez (Studor Rep for Mexico) with Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group)
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17-19 October 2008, Perth – Australia: Studor Australia is proud to have exhibited in conjunction with our West Australian agent Higgins Agencies at Designbuild Perth. Following up from the successful show last year Studor has been present there again to confirm our position in this dynamic market.
From one project in 2007 there are now three landmark projects under construction utilising the Studor system within the Perth CBD.
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24-27 September, Calgary – Canada: The 8th World Plumbing Conference took place September 24-27, 2008 in Calgary, Canada. It was running parallel to the CIPHEX West 2008 tradeshow, which gave the nearly 1,000 delegates the opportunity to listen to very interesting presentations and to visit the tradeshow, where many leading plumbing firms exhibited their new products.
The conference was kicked off by Dr. Nick Bontis, leading strategy & management expert, who gave interesting thoughts regarding building brainpower for high performance and sustainable competitive advantage. The conference was running under the theme "Water - Our Life; Our Business; Our Responsibility!" Therefore most of the papers and presentations were dedicated to this subject and included words of representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other experts in this very important field.
Obviously, being in the world capital of rodeo, the annual Calgary Stampede is world famous, a sample of it could not be missed and a special performance of wild horse and bull riding was organized especially for the delegates.
The new elected chairman of the World Plumbing Council for the next 3 years is Robert Burgon (Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employer's Federation - SNIPEF). It is also Scotland which will host the next event in 3 years in Edinburgh September 7-11, 2011.
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September 2008, Taichung – Taiwan: On 12th September 2008 Studor’s Technical Manager Steven White and Studor’s Taiwan distributor Metropole Industrial Co. hosted a presentation in the city of Taichung. Due to the great interest of the local engineers and to accommodate the great number of participants the presentation was split into three in-depth individual sessions. In all three sessions Steven firstly presented the Studor Product Range and the Studor System, followed by Metropole’s sales engineers, providing information on how the Studor System benefits designers, engineers and owners in the Taiwanese market. More than 110 engineers attended the day from Taiwan’s 3rd largest city and it is only a matter of time before the Studor System is installed in Taichung city.
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10-12 July 2008, Adelaide – Australia, Studor Australia exhibited over the weekend at the PIA Plumbing Expo as part of the Building and Home Improvement Show in Adelaide. South Australian agent, Paul Lanthois (in the picture, right) of Mike North SA, was one of the people receiving the interested visitors who came to the Studor booth.
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July 2008, Studor Australia has pleasure in announcing the appointment of Brassware Agencies as their new Agent in the Northern Territory from 2 July. Based at 94 Coonawarra Rd, Winnellie, Brassware Agencies has a long history in servicing the local plumbing market. Principal Greg Hill assures a smooth transition to local service and supply with Studor Australia, together with John Winter and Marc Williams continuing their regular Darwin visits through the year.
Brassware Agencies are contactable on
Tel: (08) 8947 0019, Fax: (08) 89470349, Mobile 0418 894891.
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15-18 June 2008, Melbourne – Australia: Studor Australia has made the most of its participation in Designbuild 2008, taking place from 15 to 18 June at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Once more Studor has taken advantage of exhibiting in the largest building show in Australia. Many interested visitors were received in our stand willing to know more about the advantages of the Studor System and the installation and performance of our products.
The interaction and exchange of viewpoints extended also to other activities organized by the company, such as the inaugural dinner hosted by Studor; where visiting customers, colleagues and associates visiting from around the nation were invited.
The location of the tradeshow also offered the opportunity to schedule a visit to the largest Studor site currently under construction in Australia. Next to the exhibition centre is Vue Grande, a 38-storey apartment block where, once completed, an estimated 122 P.A.P.A.s, 32 Maxi-Vents and hundreds of Mini-Vents are going to be installed. Interstate VIPs were invited to visit this project. Studor Australia would particularly like to thank Craig Ford and Luke Emmins of BP Plumbing for the generous contribution of their time to facilitate the visit.
At the inaugural dinner (from left to right): Teri Williams, Studor Australia; Jeff Clark, S.A. Water (Adelaide, Sth Australia); John Winter, Studor Australia (Queensland); Don Boynton, GHD (Far North Queensland); Marc Williams, Studor Australia; Peter Rintel, Charles Darwin University, (Darwin, NT); Darryl Blake and Jason Followes, JMG (Hobart, Tasmania).
Visitors to Vue Grande (from left to right): Darryl Blake, JMG Tasmania; Don Boynton, GHD Queensland; Les Barnard, Sydney Water (NSW); Jeff Clark, SA Water, (Sth Australia); Peter Rintel, Charles Darwin University (Darwin) and Jason Followes, JMG (Tasmania).
Studor Australia would like to thank Craig Ford and Luke Emmins of BP Plumbing for the generous contribution of their time
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15-18 June 2008, Melbourne – Australia: Studor Australia is exhibiting at Designbuild Australasia in Melbourne this week. Marc Williams, National Sales & Training Manager and John Winter, Queensland Area Manager, are manning the Studor stand until 4.00pm Wednesday.
Studor is part of the National Plumbing Show within Designbuild which is focusing on sustainability in plumbing practice.
Come see Marc and John on Stand J51
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4-6 June 2008, Hong Kong: A unique 4-in-1 tradeshow, Asian Building Technologies, is a bi-annual event in Hong Kong attracting professionals over the regions in Asia to visit the show in sourcing for new technology and opportunities. This year was no exception and many informed architects, consultants, engineers and practitioners in plumbing & drainage visited Splendor's booth watching the effective live performance of Studor products in a connected displayed drainage system. There were more government people visiting this year than previously. The overall view from these professional people is positive with Studor products; a simple yet effective building drainage venting method.
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May 2008, Istanbul - Turkey: The intense trade show activity of Studor’s partners never stops. Yapi Servis, our partner and national distributor for Turkey exhibited this spring in Istanbul at UNICERA (specialized show for interior bathroom design), TurkeyBuild 2008 (construction show) and ISK-SODEX Istanbul 2008 (a biennial plumbing, air condition and heating systems show) completing an intense promotional campaign with great success.
The Studor product range had the ideal audience in each show, responding to all type of enquiries: from plumbers to engineers and from investors to general contractors. The use of air admittance valves as “problem solvers” was intensively promoted; the Studor System was indeed very welcome as an effective solution for complex drainage systems. Increasing awareness of Air Admittance Valve Technology via specialized shows is today still a very successful way: over 1500 visitors - between the three shows - have paid a visit to the Yapi Servis booth!
The Turkish building markets have today some major outstanding projects, both in Istanbul and on the coast, and thanks to its geographical position the Turkish building industry is playing a leading role in both the Black Sea and the Middle East regions. The Studor Air Admittance Valves presence is already a reality in the market and much more has to come: we will certainly hear more from this outstanding country.
From left to right: Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group), Cem Başoğlu (Sales and Marketing Director Yapi Servis), Daniel Rath (Studor Area Sales Manager Europe)
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Milan/Italy - March 11, 2008:
The 36th edition of Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE), an international biennial fair opened today. All the most innovative comfort and living technologies are displayed on the fairgrounds,with special emphasis on environmental sustainability and energy saving.
Undeniable evidence about the size and scope of this fair can be found in the following data: 2,700 exhibitors (over 600 of them foreigners), 8 % more than in 2006. Together with its twin sister Expobagno, the international exhibition of bathroom fixtures and accessories, MCE is taking up all of the fairgrounds - as much as 350,000 gross sqm.
Needless to say that Studor is again exhibiting in this important show, with a perfect stand in the hall with all the large players (Hall 11 P50). A modified and updated stand with many new features, graphics, displays, etc. attracts many visitors from Italy and all over the world. The biggest eye-catcher this year on the Studor stand is the mega-large rotating Maxi-Vent in front of the booth.
The international Studor team is receiving visitors until the show closes on Saturday, March 15, 2008.
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March 2008, Milano, Italy: Italian water supply and drainage expert Bampi has agreed a commercial collaboration for distributing the whole Studor product range. This partnership is proving Studor’s keen policy to serve the strategic market - like Italy - with well established specialist products, reinforcing the overall presence in the European market.
Key focus will be given to projects, and of course to the market education. Bampi, a family owned company, has created its good reputation thanks to an active relationship with all key players, and by paying particular attention to the engineering consultants. Bampi is also synonymous for new technical solution introduction, which is a perfect synergy with Studor’s philosophy.
The collaboration will begin with the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2008 in Milano – 11-15 March, an ideal international event for promoting a new partnership. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the complete Studor solutions range on both stands: Bampi located in Pav. 9 – M29/N22 and Studor located in Pav. 11 – P5.
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February 2008, Melbourne – Australia: The new Hilton Hotel currently under construction in Melbourne will be utilizing the Studor System. This 19-floor five-star project being built as part of the new Melbourne Convention Centre, an addition to the Melbourne Exhibition Center, will use 32 STUDOR P.A.P.A.™ throughout along with a yet to be confirmed number of STUDOR Mini-Vents and STUDOR Maxi-Vents depending on the final configuration of the building. The project is expected to be completed at the end of 2008 with the hotel welcoming its first guests early 2009.
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11-12 February 2008, Mumbai – India: STUDOR Technical Manger Steven White attended his 4th Indian Plumbing Conformance at the Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai. The theme of this year’s event was the introduction of the Uniform Plumbing Code for India, a reference code for the members of the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA). STUDOR is pleased that Air Admittances Valves are part of this code in the Alternative Plumbing Section and information on AAVs can be found in section L 10.0 of the code. This year’s conference was also partnered by the trade show PlumexIndia were STUDOR distributor for India Aquamate Engineering Pvt. Ltd displayed the STUDOR product range. The trade show was attended by the members of the IPA and engineers from across the whole of India with the STUDOR name becoming recognized as the leading AAV manufacturer in this region.
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January – February, 2008: The European 2008 exhibition season has started with full steam. Plumbing shows and technical seminars are key marketing events for Studor brand awareness, even more important for the divulgation and the understanding of drainage ventilation aspects. Studor and its distributors’ partners have always embraced this philosophy fully, reinforcing the pioneering spirit of the brand.
- Humm-Busters, a specialist distributor of the Maxi-Filtra, attended the “France Show” at Olympia, London, 18–20 January, where a special section was fully dedicated to the French residential market. It was an ideal event where the general public and the professional operators within the housing market met. The Maxi-Filtra had an ideal audience while representing its use as a perfect problem solver for the septic tanks.
- Porto, Portugal, hosted “Teppfa 08” from the 24–26 January 2008. This particular event combined a technical seminar with a traditional show. At the seminar Prof. John Swaffield, Heriot Watt University, gave an in depth presentation about Active Ventilation (with great emphasis to the P.A.P.A.) and Prof. Alfonso from Averio University spoke about the drainage legislation evolution, with particular attention to the European Standard EN 12056–2 and its application. The event was hosted in the Afandega, the “old custom & excise” national protected building, with the participation of about 150 reputed and qualified professionals within the industry. Pinto & Cruz, our Portuguese distributor, presented both Studor Air Admittance Valves and the Studor System on their booth.
- Polyform organised a specific seminar in Zagreb, Croatia, on the 31st of January, where local engineering consultants had the opportunity to learn about the Studor System. This program was part of the ongoing Studor training activity in Europe, giving a real focus to all technical aspects of the drainage systems.
- Last week, 13–17 February, Athens hosted “Klimatherm 2008”, the biggest Greek show within the plumbing industry. Every two years this event becomes a real opportunity for the local market to come in touch with all novelties. Dimco, our Greek distributor, exhibited the full range of Studor product: a real attraction of their 150sqm booth. A big presence of plumbers created positive enthusiasm and many new potential customers appreciated the Studor Air Admittance Valves benefits. It was also a good opportunity for some international visitors, mainly coming from Turkey and the South Eastern European countries, willing to learn about new products.
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13-16 February 2008, Orlando – Florida (USA): The International Builder Show once more takes place at the Orange County Convention Centre with STUDOR exhibiting again. Everybody was quite anxious to discover how the poor state of the construction and building market would affect the number of visitors. Luckily after two days of the show it can be stated that the number of visitors was approximately on the same level as the prior year. This is quite good, considering that the industry is suffering. As an example: one county in Florida gave out 800 (eight hundred) building permits per month one year ago. Last month the same county only issued 9 (nine) permits! Everybody hopes that housing starts will pick up again very quickly. STUDOR could not complain about the interest it created at the joint stand with other IPS brands. A new valve (Ultra-Vent) was introduced also. Other than that, the Studor System (combination of the Positive Air Pressure Attenuator (P.A.P.A.) and STUDOR Air Admittance Valves) continue to attract a lot of interest, and the number of large projects where the system is used in the US markets is increasing every month.
The next International Builder Show will take place 20-23 January 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)
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| From left to right: Nick Cassella (President Plumbing Division IPS); Larry Birch (Senior Vice President Sales IPS); Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group); Greg Paquin (Vice President Engineered Product Division Studor Inc.); Pat O'Neal (Technical Director Studor Inc.). |
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February 2008:: Studor Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike North S.A. as the new Studor agent for South Australia. Situated at 382 Richmond Road, Netley in Adelaide, right next to the airport, this company is ideally suited for pick-ups or delivery state-wide. Ted Bell, the State Manager is very keen regarding the possibilities with this new group of products. “This now gives us an additional product to discuss with the hydraulic consultants when we call on them!” he said. Paul Lanthois, the company Sales Representative is also excited, promising a new dynamic and regular approach to customers and projects in South Australia. With this available large warehousing capacity Studor can now have stock on hand to service Adelaide requirements the same day if needed. Mike North S.A. covers the entire state of South Australia, extending as far as Alice Springs in the Northern Territories, Broken Hill and Mildura to the East; areas not previously covered by regular Studor visits. Studor looks forward to an exciting future in the Festival State.
In the photos we see both Ted (left) and Paul outside their Adelaide warehouse office.
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