Hon'ble Union Minister of State of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Anant Kumar Hegde to Inaugurate the Launch Edition of 'ISH India Powered by IPA' in Bengaluru

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20 Feb, 2018, 16:57 IST

BENGALURU, February 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Bengaluru has been facing a severe challenge with its infrastructure concerns and upsurge in garbage dumping, heavy rains and its severely polluted lakes. Today, the city faces a humongous challenge: managing its gigantic load of solid waste. Bengaluru generates around 3500-4000 tonnes of waste every day.

In a Swachch Bharat Survey 2017 carried out by Quality Council of India, which deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of 17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns, Bengaluru has been ranked far below at 210. Many tier 2 and 3 cities have surpassed the IT capital of India.

The Indian chapter of ISH, the world's leading trade fair for the integrated building solutions sector, is set to mark its debut in Bengaluru this year. A collaborative venture between Messe Frankfurt and the Indian Plumbing Association, India's national body representing the plumbing industry, ISH India powered by IPA will be held on 22 - 24 February 2018 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru.

Hosting over 50 companies from India and international contingents like China, France and Germany, the platform will cover need-of-the-hour solutions for improving water, sanitation and renewable energy infrastructure in the city.

Organisers have confirmed that the exhibition will be inaugurated by Chief Guest, Shri Anant Kumar Hegde, Hon'ble Union Minister of State of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship along with the Guest of Honour - Welcome Note: Shri Vinay Gupta, Founder and Promoter, Indian Plumbing Skill Council and Mr. Gurmit Singh Arora, President, Indian Plumbing Association. 

The exhibition comes at an important juncture when the Indian government is aggressively pushing Smart City Development and focusing on renewable energy as well as on improving the sanitation infrastructure across cities. A series of products and need-of-the-hour sanitation and water management solutions will be launched suited for the Indian market. Among the highlights include:

  • Launch of Thermostatic mixers, a cost effective and safe thermostat that can be used in schools, hospitals, residences to control water temperatures by Acquaviva
  • Launch of Kessel - waste water lifting stations that can be used for waste water coming out from washing machines, showers and toilets by Nugreen
  • Launch of economically priced single lever divertors, wall mixers, concealed cistern, domestic pipe line water filters that has benefits like upholding boiling temperature of 120 C, anti-clogging, anti-rust and so on by Watertec
  • Tubolit, a high quality CFC and HCFC free, silver-grey, flexible closed cell polyethylene pipe insulation especially useful for domestic heating and plumbing pipe insulation by Armacell
  • Energy heat pumps, a heat transfer machine, which absorbs heat from air and releases it into water by Tipco
  • Premium quality drain channels, balcony drains, car parking drains, roof drains, shower channels, floor drains, cockroach traps and S.S gratings to facilitate easy drainage of water and sludge without additional architectural modifications by Lidco

Additionally, the Bengaluru edition will also host a dedicated seminar on luxury bathrooms and conference on other natural resources providing new perspectives on the urban and smart city landscape.

About ISH India:
'ISH India Powered by IPA' is a collaborative venture between Messe Frankfurt and the Indian Plumbing Association, India's national body representing the plumbing industry. In 2017, ISH India brought together 68 exhibitors who showcased their products and innovations to 6,132 decision makers and trade professionals. This year, the 2nd edition of ISH India will have a combination of renowned figures from the plumbing and sanitation industry presenting their innovative products and planning future developments.

ISH India is a part of Building Fair Alliance (BFA), a consortium of co-located leading exhibition organisers in sectors like Acrex India in collaboration with ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers) and Fire & Safety India Expo in collaboration with Fire & Safety Association of India and Nürnberg Messe.

For more information, please visit - http://ish-india.in.messefrankfurt.com

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