Frankfurt, Germany — IAPMO R&T, IAPMO R&T Lab, and IAPMO Oceana were three of nearly 2,500 exhibitors representing 61 countries at last week’s 2017 ISH, the world’s leading trade fair for the bathroom experience, building services, energy, air conditioning technology, and renewable energies, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Spanning more than 2.5 million square feet of floor space at Frankfurt’s Fair and Exhibition Centre, this year’s show drew 200,114 visitors, 64 percent of them coming from outside Germany to be there.
The IAPMO Group contingent promoted its suite of product testing and conformity assessment services available to manufacturers a la carte or combined for added convenience. International manufacturers wishing to export their products globally discovered how the IAPMO marks of conformity can satisfy regulatory requirements as well as aid in marketing due to their worldwide recognition and acceptance.
The motto for this year’s show was “Water. Energy. Life.” Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann, kicking off the event, called it “a catalyzer and source of impulses for efficient and sustainable building-services technology.”
“ISH Frankfurt was a great success for our IAPMO businesses globally,” said Lee Mercer, Executive Vice President of Industry Relations and Business Development for The IAPMO Group. “Many of the companies with which we met were interested to learn about the new global program offerings available. We are pleased to be their certification partner to help them simplify the process and expand their business goals.”
The next ISH will be held in Frankfurt March 12-16, 2019.
IAPMO®, developer of the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code (USHGC®) and Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC®), has posted online the 2025 Report on Proposals for the 2027 editions of these prospective American National Standard-designated model codes.
IAPMO® and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), now incorporating ASSE International and ARCSA International, to jointly advance and promote the mutual interests of education, regulations, design, specifications, installation, and inspection of plumbing systems, as well as training, testing and certifying qualified professionals to perform design work responsive to the need to conserve and protect water supplies, and reduce energy use connected to delivery and use of water.
IAPMO®, developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), has posted online the 2025 Report on Comments (ROC) for the 2027 editions of these American National Standard-designated model codes. The ROC includes the committee actions as discussed during the May 6-8 technical committee meetings, the electronic ballot results as balloted between May 19-June 16, and the Technical Correlating Committee actions on all comments received for the 2027 editions.