Walter Meano Engineering

Walter Meano Engineering, which was first established by the late Walter Meano on hired premises at 63a Garden road, Georgetown, Germiston, provides a machining service, in the light engineering field, to the mining and steel industries and is...

Grinaker-LTA begins construction on R375m Sappi Saiccor project

South African paper manufacturer Sappi has awarded the R375-million civil and building works contract for the expansion of Sappi Saiccor's mill, near Umkomaas, to the Amakhulu Civils joint venture (JV), which comprises leading South African...

Virgin to start flights to Kenya in June

Virgin Atlantic said on Monday it will begin offering daily flights to Nairobi from London Heathrow in June.

Sadc countries urged to avert energy supply crises

The 28th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) conference last week emphasised the need for countries in the region to seriously discuss ways to mitigate the energy supply shortage being experienced. The conference, which concluded on Thursday, was...

Spirax Sarco

Spirax Sarco South Africa, which was established in South Africa in 1973 and the UK parent company of which has been in existence since 1888, provides knowledge, service and products worldwide for the control and effective use of steam and other...

Astrapak gets competition approval for Ultrapak acquisition

Packaging group Astrapak said on Friday that all conditions precedent to buying Ultrapak had been fulfilled and that the transaction would be implemented on April 1.

'Green scorpions' conduct national enforcement drive

South Africa's highly specialised environmental police unit, known as the "Green Scorpions", have embarked on a national drive to crack down on contraventions of environmental laws.

M&R, WBHO win R2,85bn World Cup stadium contract

South African construction firms Murray & Roberts and WBHO have won a R2,85-billion contract to build Cape Town's 2010 soccer World Cup stadium, the city of Cape Town said on Tuesday. The city said in a statement a joint venture of the two...

Sasol diethyl ether (DEE) capacity expansion, Germany

Owing to strong global demand, Sasol has decided to double DEE capacity at its Sasol Solvents plant in Herne, Germany, from 2 500 t/y to 5 000 t/y.

Longview power project, US

The project will involve the development of a 695-MW pulverised coal-fired, supercritical boiler, electricity generating facility to be located in Maidsville, West Virginia. The Longview plant will be one of the largest invest-ments in the history...