December 2008 - Plumbing & HVAC

Industry News
Calgary show draws
international crowd
Over 2,100 industry personnel
attended the CIPHEX West trade
show in Calgary Sept. 25-26.
Delegates came from across the West and
around the world, thanks to the World
Plumbing Conference (WPC) and the
Mechanical Contractor’s Association of
Canada annual conference that occurred
in conjunction with the event.
In fact, one of the most interesting
aspects for exhibitors was that they
would find themselves chatting with
contractors from Scotland, Australia,
the U.S. and many other locations as
well as those from Canada. There were
about 300 WPC visitors that attended
the special breakfast seminar at
CIPHEX West.
However, some of the 200 exhibitors
told P&HVAC that the numbers seemed
to be down from the last event. While
that is true, noted show manager Norm
Schulz, it is only because the 2006
CIPHEX West show was held in conjunction
with the Construct Calgary
show which brought in additional people.
The actual 2008 CIPHEX West
attendance was almost identical to the
2006 event. The 2010 edition of
CIPHEX West will again co-locate with
Construct Calgary.
Twenty-eight manufacturers competed
with their latest technologies in
the Gallery of New Products. Winners
of Most Innovative Product Showcase
awards were:
Industrial – Northwestern Ohio
Foam Products for their Barrier X5
insulation.
Commercial Plumbing – Dobbin
Sales Ltd. for the Sloan Ecos dual flush
electronic flushometer.
Residential Plumbing – Sol-R-Link
with the BRAC system for recycling
drain water.
Hydronic Heating – Uponor’s
Climate Control Multi-function
Controller.
Software & Electronic Equipment –
Allpriser for its new computerized
Epriser.
Dennis Lefaebre of Denrite
Mechanical Ltd. in Edmonton won a
$4,000 “business makeover.” Over
$1,200 was raised for Habitat for
Humanity through the CIPH Calgary
Region Putting Contest.
The Canadian Institute for Plumbing
and Heating (CIPH) produces CIPHEX
West every two years. CIPH plans
smaller RoadShow table-top trade
shows for Edmonton, Vancouver,
Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon next
November. For more information, visit
www.ciph.com.
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