Vision
To keep readers and visitors informed about their specific area of interest through our multimedia concept.

Mission
To provide information on Health, safety, environ¬ment, products and services in the various sectors through trade and technical publica¬tions, exhibitions, conferences, electronic media thereby providing a total multimedia service and as such recognised as a leading provider.

Core values
Trust, Transparency, Time, Tenacity, Teamwork

We have the connections to connect you to your market.
Pipe Trades Media Group (PTMG) was formed in 2001 when two independent companies, Pipe Trades Publishers and Trade Show Promotions, were consolidated under one Group reinforcing the company’s commitment to offering a multi media concept to users of our services.

ROLL ON THE CHANGE

One thing that is constant is change, and change in itself can be exciting and indicative of better things to come.

Pipe Trades Publishing (Pty) Ltd, publishers of Plumbing Africa, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Cold Chain, Kitchen Bedroom & Bathroom and Mining and Minerals Product Review, and Trade Show Promotions (Pty) Ltd, exhibition organisers of Mining & Technical Exhibitions, Plumbdrain and Frigair, will be combining forces and creating one company with a new name, INTERACT MEDIA DEFINED (PTY) LTD, from the 1st August 2009. The change of company name will in no way effect the specific brands in the market that we are recognised by.

Whilst these companies have always adopted the multi media approach from the viewpoint of publications, exhibitions and electronic, it has become necessary with the acquisition of newer titles in both publishing and exhibitions, to look at our name with the view to reflect a company growing in the long term.

*INTERACT represents the interactive nature of how our products work within each other and together, providing our reader/visitor and advertiser/exhibitor access to information relating to their everyday business. This contributes to their efficiency in production and delivery.

*MEDIA is the business we are in. However, we are not in the title collection business rather, we will take a sector and develop different media within that sector increasing our responsibility to the reader/visitor/advertiser/exhibitor.

*DEFINED represents our unique approach to focusing on sectors as well as our face to face approach in our interaction with the sectors.

The name change is indicative of our company’s commitment to all our sectors and together with our sectors to grow each discipline: reader / visitor / advertiser / exhibitor connecting them through publications / exhibitions / online / directories.

The concept is very much a “service from one source” one, whereby a user can benefit from focused print, online and related exhibition titles together with the support media planning seminars, symposia and workshops we run on behalf of official bodies thereby contributing to the ongoing education of our readers and visitors.

Our involvement with our respective industries enables us to think beyond the “space” of advertising and exhibitions to fully understanding the needs of our markets, become part of that sector and it is this broad view that makes PTMG so unique in our sectors.

We currently publish the following publications:

• Plumbing Africa – launched 1994. Monthly frequency.
• RACA (Refrigeration & Air conditioning Africa) – launched 1884. Monthly frequency.
• KBB Design (Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms Design) – Launched 2003. Alternate monthly frequency.
• Cold Chain – launched 1986. Alternate monthly frequency.
• Mining & Minerals Product Review – launched 2007. Alternate monthly frequency.
• Clean Air Africa – Launch March/April 2009. Quarterly frequency