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2005 News Archive

October 2005, the STUDOR Maxi-Filtra was installed to solve a sewer odour problem in a new cocktail lounge situated 300 metres above the ground in Sydney Australia’sCentrepoint Tower. The novelty of this installation is that “Bar 360°” spins! The plumbing was tricky, with the waste material for the Tower stored in tanks during the day, but then drained at the end of the day. Successful filtering of the sewer tanks during the operation of the bar was essential, with the solution being the installation of the STUDOR Maxi-Filtra - an active charcoal filter that filters sewer gasses while still allowing the free flow of air within the sanitary plumbing system. The STUDOR solution, using the Maxi-Filtra, solved the problem because no other product on the market came close to meeting the project’s venting requirement. For a cocktail with the best view in Sydney check out “Bar 360°” at Centrepoint Tower, Sydney!

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19 September 2005, Schilde/Belgium, Sture Ericson (founder of STUDOR) celebrates his 70th birthday today. Friends were invited to the beautiful Belgian residence of Doris and Sture Ericson on Sunday afternoon for a celebratory event. This started with a golf tournament on the STUDOR golf course with cocktails presented at the end of the tournament on the terrace. A wonderful dinner, desserts, beautiful music and, of course, dancing rounded up the great party which ended in the early morning hours of today, his birthday. Sture was touched by a wonderful presentation of his wife Doris and was also very happy with the many presents he received. Amongst them was a golf holiday with a visit the British Open 2006, presented by Franz Arnold (CEO) on behalf of the STUDOR Group. We all wish Sture a happy birthday and many returns in good health.



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14-16 September 2005, Brussels/Belgium, this year's CIB W062 meeting took place in Brussels. Over 75 academics researching in the water supply and drainage area participated and listened to most interesting presentations during two days. Day 3 was dedicated to some technical visits and finally ended with a nice tour through the beautiful town of Brugge by horse tram. The symposium concluded with a dinner hosted by STUDOR at the Damme Golf & Country Club. In his dinner speech Sture Ericson surprised everybody with the announcement that a STUDOR FOUNDATION has been set up. Sture and Doris Ericson (founders of STUDOR) want to encourage young talents to carry out special research projects and to present the results later at CIB events. The details and rules of this foundation will now be worked out and details will be announced later.

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August 2005, the final in the series of national presentations was given to the Master Plumbers Association of Western Australia. In conjunction with the Plumbing Institute of Australia and Higgins Agencies, the presentation covered the upcoming changes to AN/ NZS3500.2.2003. A test rig built to the specifications from Professor John A. Swaffield’s Heriot-Watt study was used to demonstrate the dynamics of air and water within a 40 metre waste system, as well as demonstrating the STUDOR P.A.P.A.’s operation. Although not directly applicable to W.A. due to its adherence to the 1998 version of the national standards, the attending plumbers, apprentices, hydraulic designers and local regulators all found the information interesting.

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August 2005, STUDOR's esteemed Japanese distributor (VENN) exhibited at the 37th General Tradeshow for Plumbing/Fittings Equipment held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Japan from 4 to 6 August.  VENN allocated a large area of their impressive booth to showcase the whole range of STUDOR products, generating a lot of interest. The below photographs show: the VENN booth; the STUDOR corner; and (from left to right) Mr. Steven White (Studor Technical Manager), Mr. Kouichi Tanaami (Director, VENN), Mr. Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group), and one of VENN's lovely hostesses.

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August 2, 2005, VENN (STUDOR’s Japanese distributor) and Steven White
(STUDOR’s Technical Manager) hosted a technical presentation at the Prince Hotel Conference Center in Sapporo, Japan. The event was attended by 75 local engineers, contractors and wholesalers. The presentation introduced the delegates to the advantages of using STUDOR AAVs, together with a first-time introduction to positive transients and STUDOR’s solution to this problem that exists in every drainage system – the STUDOR P.A.P.A. After the presentation VENN invited everyone to a wonderful lunch, which gave the opportunity for everyone to ask questions on the presentation. STUDOR would like to thank VENN for organising this very successful event.

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August 2005, talented Store Manager Grant Hibburd and his staff at Tradelink’s Brookvale branch in Sydney, Australia built a car made entirely from plumbing materials. STUDOR donated one of their newly launched Maxi-Filtras to the project – in a plumbing installation, this active carbon filter is designed to eliminate bad odours produced by the drainage system. We certainly wouldn’t recommend a road test in the car, but we would recommend you visit our product page for more information on the Maxi-Filtra!

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July 2005, STUDOR House was honoured by a visit from representatives from STUDOR Korea - Studor's independent Korean distributor. Messrs KS Lew and JS Lew met the whole team, were given a tour of the facility opened earlier this year, and received a demonstration of STUDOR 's in-house testing in the on-site test laboratory. STUDOR Korea is working hard to develop the Korean market with the support of the Studor Team and has been realising an increasing number of reference projects.

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June 2005, the new Maxi-Filtra has been installed at Glenferrie Private Hospital (formerly Swinburne University Hospital) in Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia. The hospital was experiencing problems with sewer gasses from existing nearby open roof vents being sucked into the air-conditioning intakes of a ward and 2 operating theatres. Fortunately the hospital’s plumber was aware of the Maxi-Filtra from a previous unrelated requirement and suggested the installation. Several units were installed and the problem reduced dramatically.

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June 2005, over 130 teachers from TAFE (Technical and Further education) Colleges around Australia and New Zealand attended the PSCIA (Plumbing Trade Teachers) Conference. STUDOR was one of only a few industry manufacturers invited to present at the conference and was represented by two of STUDOR Australia’s Area Managers – Marc Williams (Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia) and David Griffiths (New South Wales and ACT). Marc outlined STUDOR’s history and close involvement with the TAFE colleges throughout Australia, highlighting the importance of the TAFE colleges for the plumbing industry. He provided a brief overview of the STUDOR products and the P.A.P.A. – together comprising the complete STUDOR System.  He also highlighted the availability of purpose-written STUDOR training modules to help teach apprentices correct application and installation of Air Admittance Valves. Both Marc and David were greatly overwhelmed with the response from the event and will be attending the 50th Anniversary Conference next year.

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June 2005, STUDOR Maxi-Vents and Mini-Vents have been installed in the unique Victorian Government Marine and Freshwater Institute at Queenscliff, Victoria on the southern coast of Australia. Utilizing the thermal properties of the earth, the building is semi-buried under 300mm of topsoil and grasses. It is built on a former waste site and is the first building to receive a six-star green rating. Recycling its waste water through sand filters and 2 treatment ponds, it uses rainwater to irrigate the roof grasses. Upon completion, the building will be used to educate on the marine environment..

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June 2005, the new Risdon Prison Complex in Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state, is underway. Recently expanded, this project is now worth $A100,000,000. It will include a 219 bed men’s prison, a 45 bed women’s prison and a 28 bed Secure Mental Health Unit (SMHU), as well as detention centres at various security levels. This project, expected to take over 4 years to construct, is the biggest currently underway in this state. The first stage, a major refurbish of the existing men’s prison, was recently supplied with 20 STUDOR Premi-Aire 100s to be used for venting the 100mm stacks connecting the toilet facilities through the floors of the building. The use of the STUDOR vents eliminates the penetrations through what will be a massive roof area.

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May 2005, Melbourne, Australia STUDOR Australia hosted the third in the series of the presentations of the Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland) study of Plumbing System Dynamics in regards to ventilation. The event, held next to the Australian Grand Prix track at Albert Park, Melbourne, was presented by Marc Williams (STUDOR Area Manager, Victoria, S.A. and Tasmania). He also introduced the latest products developed by STUDOR. The event was well attended by some of the leading hydraulic consultants and plumbing contractors in the state, and was supported by the Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association of Australia. The final presentations in the series will take place in Tasmania and West Australia.

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April 29, 2005, STUDOR organized a very successful breakfast seminar at TAFE Gore Hill, Sydney, Australia.
STUDOR Australia Pty Ltd was represented with their full sales team:
David Griffiths (NSW); Marc Williams (VIC, TAS, SA); Peter Higgins (WA) and David Moody (QLD). Nelson Palmer (STUDOR New Zealand) and Michael Mekhitarian (Director, STUDOR Australia Pty Ltd), as well as Franz Arnold (CEO STUDOR Group) complemented the team.
Using a huge test rig simulating the wet and dry stack of a 10 storey building, built by a large number of plumbing students, the effects of positive pressure can be simulated. David Griffiths explained, in a very impressive and convincing way, how STUDOR’s P.A.P.A. (Positive Air Pressure Attenuator) can solve problems caused by positive pressure surges. He proved both in practice by using the test rig, as well as in theory by showing the study carried out by Heriot-Watt university in Edinburgh (Scotland), that the best functioning system in the world is the one of STUDOR, i.e. a combination of Air Admittance Valves and P.A.P.A.
More than 85 specialists (hydraulic engineers, architects, designers, plumbing contractors, etc.) joined STUDOR at 7am (!!) for this breakfast session. STUDOR also took the opportunity to introduce the new products recently launched at ISH. Both the Trap-Vent and the Maxi-Filtra generated great interest.

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May 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, STUDOR's distributor for Portugal – Pinto & Cruz - exhibited at Tektónica International Building and Construction Fair in Lisbon and presented the STUDOR products for the first time, creating a lot of interest.

STUDOR also used the opportunity to hold various seminars in Lisbon during the exhibition - presented by Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group) and Steve White (Technical Manager) - both for staff and reps of the distributor, as well as for engineers, delegates of universities, contractors, etc.

Pinto & Cruz has already realized a number of projects, most prominently the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra Stadium).

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April 2005, STUDOR hosted the first in a series of presentations across Australia of the Heriot-Watt University ( Edinburgh, Scotland) study of Plumbing System Dynamics in regards to ventilation. Presented in Adelaide, South Australia, in conjunction with the local Plumbing Industry Association, the attendees included Hydraulic Engineers, Design Consultants and Commercial Plumbers as well as the local state regulators. In addition to the Heriot-Watt study, the evening covered topics from the recent World Plumbing Conference, briefed on the new STUDOR products released at ISH Frankfurt this year and the upcoming changes to the Australian/New Zealand standard AN/NZS3500.2.2003, which will incorporate the use of the STUDOR P.A.P.A. for the first time within a National Standard. Marc Williams (STUDOR Area Manager for South Australia and presenter of the evening) was happy with the turnout and questions raised from those present. The next presentation will be held in Sydney later in April, followed by other states throughout the year.

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March, 2005, Chinese visitors Mrs Liu Wen Bing (Design Consultant for the Beijing International Opera House) and Mr Yu Fei (Beijing Goldtide Building Materials Co. Ltd. - Studor's distributor for Beijing & Nanjin Area) visited Belgium en-route to ISH Frankfurt. Accompanied by Michael Chang (Technical Coordinator, Studor Limited) and Kristof Michielsen (factory representative), Mrs Liu received a demonstration of the production of the Studor products. A visit to the testing institute BBRI and a short presentation by Karel de Cuyper (see photograph) rounded off the day.


From left to right: Kristof Michielsen, Michael Chang, Mrs Liu

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March 16, 2005, STUDOR hosted a spectacular evening dinner event at Schlosshotel Kronberg (Germany) for their international distributors, representatives their factories and other key partners of the business. Starting first with a cocktail reception at the STUDOR booth at the ISH exhibition, the guests were then transported to the spectacular castle Schlosshotel Kronberg for a champagne reception followed by a 4-course dinner. The drainage research celebrity Professor John Swaffield (Heriot Watt university Edinburgh, Scotland) – inventor of the STUDOR P.A.P.A. – gave a much applauded dinner speech. Franz Arnold (CEO Studor Group) surprised Sture and Doris Ericson (founders of STUDOR) with a special present in recognition of 30 years of their successful partnership. The evening was a great success with guests from over 20 countries attending.



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March 15, 2005, Frankfurt, STUDOR did it again! Not only surprising the plumbing industry with a state-of-the art new exhibition booth (see picture), but also with a couple of great new products (for details see page http://www.studor.net/news/main.asp). The other picture shows the founders of STUDOR - Sture Ericson testing the tightness of the new Trap-Vent, assisted by his wife Doris Ericson.

The STUDOR booth C69 in hall 4.0 is the meeting point of people interested in smart drainage venting solutions

The exhibition is ongoing until March 19. More news to follow.



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March 2005,The World Plumbing Council's 7th Conference took place in beautiful Auckland at the spectacular Skycity complex in the city of sails. The local organizers did a fantastic job in presenting an interesting conference for approx. 600 delegates, spiked with social events that demonstrated New Zealand's best local entertainment, including traditional dances of the Maori.

STUDOR was in a very prominent position as sponsor and exhibitor at the trade show, but it did not stop there. Various STUDOR presentations were given and STUDOR's special guest, Prof. John Swaffield from Heriot-Watt University (Scotland), was involved giving his view of "active transient control" and feedback of the studies by his university concerning the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong. In both situations STUDOR products can improve the situation in an impressive way and this was demonstrated to the delegates from all over the world. A cocktail reception at the STUDOR stand for special invited guests rounded up a great event. The next WPC Conference will take place in September 2008 in Calgary, Canada.

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8 February 2005, STUDOR House, in Hove, situated on the South Coast in England, was officially opened by Sture and Doris Ericson (founders of STUDOR) following extensive renovation carried out over a very short period of 6 weeks. Dozens of people and many companies worked around the clock to convert a disused industrial building into a combined state-of-the-art office, warehouse and test laboratory – all with plenty of space for expansion!
The inauguration celebration was attended by many key people who have contributed over past years and more recently to STUDOR’s progressive development and facilitating the refurbishment work. In his formal speech, Franz Arnold (CEO STUDOR Group) honoured the legacy of Sture and Doris’ work in laying the foundation of an international business which started 30 years ago. It was a very proud day for them to see their continued commitment to the development and education of the industry reaching another important milestone with this impressive own building.
STUDOR House accommodates the European Sales Office and STUDOR’s World-wide Technical Department – please download further information, including the address, here.

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