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Joanne Taylor

Joanne Taylor is a former Staff Writer for Engineering News.

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RBH moves to take majority position in M-Tech Industrial

9th August 2013

Community-based investment company Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) has, subject to Competition Commission approval, secured a controlling interest in engineering company M-Tech Industrial, increasing... 


PELLETISEDPolypropylene is pelletised and shipped to the plastics factory for further production for which it will be used in new batteries

Battery manufacturer adds recycling to service offering

2nd August 2013

Manufacturer and distributor of lead acid batteries in South Africa, First National Battery, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Metair Investments, has committed to environmental sustainability and has... 


PERFORMANCEThe new hybrid regulator achieves multistage performance from a single-stage regulator

Global aspirations for homegrown gas-pressure regulator

2nd August 2013

Welding, cutting and gas products and services company African Oxygen (Afrox) launched a technologically advanced and engineered gas-pressure regulator, the Smoothflo regulator, in South Africa... 


MEGAPOWERThe Sasol gas-engine power plant has a 140 MW operating capacity, which can power 200 000 households

Sasol inaugurates the country’s first gas-fired power plant

26th July 2013

Sasol New Energy inaugurated South Africa’s first gas-engine power plant at its Sasolburg site, in the Free State, earlier this month. 


FIRST HIGH SCHOOLThe R100-million high school in Mvezo in the Eastern Cape will underpin three pillars of the Siemens commitment – skills development, sustainability and local commitment

Mandela birth town’s first high school under construction

19th July 2013

Former President Nelson Mandela’s birth town of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, is having its first high school built. 


Cape Town’s tallest building awarded five-star rating

19th July 2013

The R1.6-billion Portside development, in Cape Town’s central business district, has been awarded a 5 Star Green Star South Africa (SA) office design rating from the Green Building Council of South... 


DEA head office receives six-star rating from Green Building Council

19th July 2013

The new Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) head office, in Pretoria, received a 6 Star Green Star South Africa (SA) Office Design certificate from the Green Building Council of South Africa... 


SIMON REIDThe introduction of the retail investment service follows strong gains in several African equity markets

Stockbroking firm opens Africa for South African retail investors

12th July 2013

Illovo-based Imara S.P. Reid Stockbrokers launched Africa-wide investment services to South African retail investors – previously the sole preserve of sophisticated international investors, fund... 


Sasol inaugurates R1.5bn gas-fired power plant

Sasol inaugurates R1.5bn gas-fired power plant

10th July 2013

Sasol New Energy on Wednesday inaugurated South Africa’s first gas engine power plant at its Sasolburg site, in the Free State. The facility, which was built at a cost of R1.5-billion, represented... 


DR JOHN RYANISO 50001 Energy Management certification is crucial to businesses moving forward amid a world energy crisis

Energy management certification can help boost efficiency, reduce consumption

5th July 2013

Energy management standards, such as the ISO 50001 Energy Management certification, are crucial to businesses moving forward amid a world energy crisis, said Certification Europe founder and... 


CYRIL GAMEDEThe Engineering Council of South Africa is transforming to improve its structures to what is required in the professional engineering field

Steps taken to transform the Engineering Council of South Africa

5th July 2013

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has embarked on a transformation process to ensure maximum efficiency in the delivery of its core mandate and, consequently, improve its service to... 


Plan to bolster farm-supporting infrastructure starting to take shape

28th June 2013

South Africa’s agriculture sector faces a number of serious challenges and constraints. The spatial-zoning policies enforced before and during apartheid resulted in the extreme marginalisation of... 


Academy aims to increase number of qualified draughtspeople

28th June 2013

Software company CAD Corporation in partnership with CAD Corporation Draughting Academy has opened the new academy to assist in filling the gap for skilled draughtspeople, designers and... 


Plan to bolster farm-supporting infrastructure starting to take shape

Plan to bolster farm-supporting infrastructure starting to take shape

28th June 2013

South Africa’s agriculture sector faces a number of serious challenges and constraints. The spatial-zoning policies enforced before and during apartheid resulted in the extreme marginalisation of... 


LASER TECHNOLOGY The laser scanner uses the building blueprints to determine the depth of the stockpile to eliminate the need for emptying the building to baseline the scanner system

New scanner able to measure stockpiles

28th June 2013

Power and automation technology developers ABB Group has developed a level and volume measurement laser scanner, the VM3D laser scanner, for process and utility applications. 


SANDRO SCHERFI have real confidence in the business and in the crushing and screening industry

Pilot Crushtec CEO buys out minorities

28th June 2013

Crushing and screening specialist Pilot Crushtec SA CEO Sandro Scherf has bought out his partners and increased his stake in the company, which is has also been renamed Pilot Crushtec... 


INCREASING CAPACITYLiviero is fast tracking the construction of Rand Water’s Panfontein sludge disposal site capacity

Contractor moves to accelerate delivery of water-treatment capacity

21st June 2013

Construction company Liviero reports that it is fast-tracking the implementation of parts of a R231-million contract at Rand Water’s Panfontein water treatment residue disposal site, near... 


GAMECHANGERThe GameChanger office furniture range components are volatile- organic-compound free

SA office furniture designs making domestic and global inroads

21st June 2013

Local office furniture design and manufacturing company Angel Shack reports that it is experiencing rising domestic and international interest in its new product range, known as the GameChanger.... 


New stay-at-home system for low-risk offenders

21st June 2013

Nongovernment organisation (NGO) the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (Nicro), which provides remedial services for adults and children who have been in... 


SUPERSIZEThe workshop and storage facility has four overhead cranes, the heaviest of which have a combined lift of 50 t and is 10.5 m high to allow repairing and refurbishment of tall and heavy equipment

FLSmidth opens ‘super centre’ in Delmas

21st June 2013

Equipment and services supplier to the cement, minerals and materials handling industries, FLSmidth, opened its fifth global Supercenter, in Delmas, Mpumalanga, this month. 


SAFETY FIRST Most fatalities in construction are as a result of falling from heights, slipping and falling and moving machinery and vehicles

Construction injuries going unreported, legal expert warns

14th June 2013

There are a significant number of unreported incidents of workplace injuries and deaths that occur in the construction industry, owing to an ineffective and stressed reporting system and the... 


RICH ENDOWMENT ECDC plans to finance projects aimed at reviving agricultural production

Eastern Cape showing signs of recovery, says ECDC

7th June 2013

Development financier the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) says the province is showing signs of economic recovery characterised by increased consumption levels, which were last recorded... 


Doug Kuni

SA urged to create a competitive electricity market

5th June 2013

Solving South Africa’s power crisis will assist the country in achieving sustainable economic growth and help government deliver on its National Development Plan, Free Market Foundation director... 


SUN POWERED The solar LEDs are lit using a new generation of efficient solar-powered LED lighting to provide light for communities with no electricity

Roadshow bringing light to rural communities

31st May 2013

Royal Philips Electronics is continuing its programme of installing more than 100 Community Light Centres across Africa with six new ones in South Africa. 


HIGH CAREThe Mother and Child Care project aims to deal with challenges in maternal and infant care and reduce mortality

Partnership aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality

31st May 2013

The University of Johannesburg (UJ), the Gauteng Department of Health and electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics launched a cooperative project this month, which focuses on the... 


Development financier backing niche tourism prospects

31st May 2013

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) tourism unit is developing and diversifying the South African local tourism offering for foreign and especially local tourists, in response to the... 


SOD TURNING Air Products has committed to using local material and equipment suppliers where possible in the construction of its new air separation unit in the Eastern Cape

R300m air separation unit investment for Coega

24th May 2013

Industrial and specialised gas producer Air Products South Africa broke ground at its latest capital investment in the Eastern Cape earlier this month. 


TRADE MONITORINGThe website provides detailed information on trade-policy measures implemented by World Trade Organisation members and observers since October 2008

WTO website to improve trade monitoring for countries and companies

24th May 2013

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) launched its new trade-monitoring database earlier this month. It provides detailed information on trade- policy measures implemented by WTO members and observers... 


Karin Ireton Standard Bank’s sustainability reporting has matured, enabling it to articulate and assess the value of sustainability for the business

Big renewables financing push a highlight of bank’s sustainability report

17th May 2013

Standard Bank Group (SBG) has recently released its 2012 ‘Sustainability Report’ and says its sustainability programmes are mutually reinforcing and have served the company well. 


REPOSITIONING MANGAUNG Bram Fischer International airport has implemented Phase 1 of its aerocity development

Mangaung pursuing Bram Fischer airport-city plan

10th May 2013

The State-owned Airports Company South Africa is positioning itself to develop an aerocity around the Bram Fischer International Airport, near Bloemfontein, in the Mangaung metropolitan... 


VISIBLE BUT UNOBTRUSIVE Bayer selected the airship to celebrate its 150th anniversary year because it attracts interest, is impressive in the sky and is quiet and unobtrusive

Soweto features on anniversary airship’s global tour

10th May 2013

Pharmaceutical manufacturer for healthcare, agriculture and high-tech materials, Bayer, has had an airship built to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The airship is being deployed to five continents... 


Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

3rd May 2013

The recent focus on South Africa’s platinum and gold mines has intensified owing to labour problems and this has, in turn, brought into sharp focus the bloated mine work-forces, which surprises the... 


STATE OF THE ART The 48-m-high main cold box is part of Afrox’s Pretoria West site

Industrial gas group invests R200m in Pretoria West air-separation unit

3rd May 2013

Gas products and services company Africa Oxygen (Afrox) launched its new 200 t/d, R200-million Pretoria West air-separation unit (ASU) this month. 


ROB WESTRICK Winning By Design is intended to give business- people and engineers a common language to understand their different environments

Book unpacks how good design improves quality, reduces cost

3rd May 2013

Winning by Design is a new book that provides an in-depth view of the Simpler Design System (SDS) and how it can be used to improve quality, reduce cost and expedite lead time during the new... 


BIGGEST IN THE CAPE The solar panel array spans two cold-storage buildings, covering 3 800 m2 at Ceres Koelkamers

Cape farm installs roof-mounted solar solution for produce cooling

3rd May 2013

Solar power systems manufacturer SolarWorld Africa and its distribution partner, African Technical Innovations (ATI), supplied and installed the agriculture sector’s first and largest roof-mounted... 


CERTIFIED South Africa now has 30 buildings with Green Star certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa

New Sandton development is SA’s thirtieth Green Star building

3rd May 2013

Building developer Abland received a four-star Green Star SA certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the design of its Alice Lane project, in Sandton. This is the... 


Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

Mine mechanisation helping to tackle safety, cost and productivity issues

3rd May 2013

The recent focus on South Africa's platinum and gold mines, have intensified owing to labour problems. This in turn has shed some light on the massive labour sector, which surprised the... 


SUN POWERED  Samsung Africa’s solar-powered health centre will provide eye, ear and dental care, besides others

Electronics giant backs deployment of solar-powered health centre

26th April 2013

Samsung Africa recently launched a mobile solar-powered health centre, in Cape Town, marking the start of a large-scale medical initiative on the continent. 


AHMED SIMJEE IBM began exploring the idea of using crowd sourcing to deal with water-related issues after the successful implementation of the CreekWatch mobile application in the US city of San Jose in 2010

IBM launches data aggregation project to analyse SA’s water distribution system

26th April 2013

Information technology (IT) giant International Business Machines (IBM) South Africa recently launched a crowd-sourcing project to capture, share and analyse information about the water... 


LANDMARK PROJECTS  Suntech is confident the Northern Cape projects will demonstrate the capabilities of solar energy

Northen Cape solar project going ahead, despite reported bankruptcy of Suntech’s China facility

26th April 2013

Solar panel producer Suntech Power Holdings’ China facility was reported by Reuters to have filed for bankruptcy, but it is going ahead with two projects to supply two separate sites in the... 


Soul searching under way in bid to revitalise SA’s metal casting sector

Soul searching under way in bid to revitalise SA’s metal casting sector

19th April 2013

It is widely accepted that South Africa has substantial remaining resources of unexploited industrial minerals. In fact the newly released Industrial Policy Action Plan 2013/14 concurs with... 


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