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October 2015
Industry Buzz, Events & Products
The 2nd annual Women in Energy
conference will take place at
the 2016 Africa Energy Ind-
aba on February 16 and 17 at the
Sandton Convention Centre and
promises to build on the success
of the 2015 event. Following the
success of the inaugural Women in
Energy Conference, the Africa En-
ergy Indaba will again be hosting
the Conference as an official event.
Programmes favouring renewable
energy and energy efficiency will
create numerous jobs and business
opportunities throughout the African
continent, and women have a large
role to play in the development of
sustainable energy projects.
The Women in Energy Confer-
ence has been designed to rec-
ognise the increase in leadership
and development of women in-
volved in the African energy sector.
Last year, NEPAD Agency CEO, Dr
Ibrahim Mayaki said, “It is high time
to empower women to leadership
positions in the energy field in Africa
and to tap into their valuable contri-
butions, skills and competitive ad-
vantage, to solve Africa’s huge chal-
lenges of energy shortage. Energy is a
very wide field and opens enormous
job opportunities for women at all
levels to showand use their talent, be
it in traditional means of generating
energy or renewable or gas and fuel.”
The event provides a platform
for women to network, share their
knowledge, and discuss achieve-
ments for the advancement of wom-
en to leadership positions across all
Energy sectors.
This is your opportunity to play
a role in developing women in the
energy sector across Africa!
For further information go to
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Kevin Bates Alberts Carpets
(KBAC), sole distributors for
Interface, launched two new
eco-flooring ranges Equal Measure
and Near and Far, from the world’s
largest modular flooring producer.
Interface TacTiles are small, clear
plastic adhesive squares placed un-
der the carpet tiles to link them firmly
to each other. This system creates a
floating floor layer with the carpet
tiles securely held together, but not
permanently stuck down.
Les l ey F i drmuc f rom KBAC
explains, “Comparedwith traditional
carpet tile glue, TacTiles are envi-
ronmentally-friendly and bring no
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
and unpleasant glue odours to the
home or office. This greatly improves
indoor air quality and, in the business
environment, means that an adhe-
sive-free installation of carpet tiles is
possible while staff are working, as
there is no disruption of business or
inhalation of glue fumes by employ-
ees. TacTiles are quick to install and
donot need time to set: as soon as the
carpet tiles are laid, the floor is ready
to use. There is also no stickymess on
the backing and no need for a costly
clean-up of the sub-floor.”
Fidrmuc said, clients have also
realised the potential of simply
changing Interface carpet tile ”rugs”
to match new décor and moods.
“Drawing from Interface’s vast range
of carpet tiles, the rugs could fea-
ture unlimited patterns or designs.
One visitor, for example, indicated
that he would link various Interface
carpet tiles to form the British flag
on his tiled rug. Generally, the stand
showed the unlimited potential of
Interface carpet tiles: from full-floor
installation to decorative rug applica-
tions - all incorporating the different
patterns and colours that carpet tiles
make possible; and all linked with
the TacTiles adhesive-freemethod of
installing carpet tiles,” she added. ■
Glue free linking system
The flexible adhesive-free system used to install Interface carpet tiles
offers a versatile, practical solution for residential and commercial use.