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National Roads

Giving value to aesthetics on Gauteng’s roads

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With the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) construction currently under way on the majority of the province’s roads, congestion, rubble and construction equipment may be creating the impression of an unattractive, grey mass of concrete...

By: Mary-Anne O’Donnell

11 Dec 09

Construction Materials

Economic crisis provides impetus to diversify

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Erectors of structural steel design, detailing, fabrication and erection provider DSE Steel MD Kobus Marais says that the current economic downturn has given the company impetus to diversify and to focus its business in different industries. This...

By: Beth Shirley

14 Aug 09

ADVERTORIAL

Thailand Steps up Trade with South Africa

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H.E. Dr. Veerasak Jinarat, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand has been on an official visit to Johannesburg and Cape Town in June to promote bi-lateral trade between the Kingdom of Thailand and South Africa.

Construction Materials

Committed to a greener construction process

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Patented alternative construction technology company Imison reports that a number of factors in its manufacturing and supply chain processes contribute to a greener construction process.

By: Lindsey Berry

23 Oct 09

Construction Materials

Industry takes strain,  but demand remains

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Since the start of the global recession last year, a number of large international and local contracts have been cancelled or put on hold. A shrinking of the market has also resulted in an associated shrinking of the demand for construction...

Construction Materials

Company expands product offering

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Assembly professionals-company Wurth South Africa reports that it has successfully launched its German parent company's Master power tool range on the South African market.

By: Loni Prinsloo

03 Oct 08

Construction Materials

Tile-maker Ceramic lifts H1 headline earnings 13,7%

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Ceramic tiles and sanitaryware manufacturer Ceramic Industries lifted operating profit by 14%, to R138,5-million (from R121,5 -million the previous year ), and headline earnings by 13,7%, to R97,8-million, from R86-million, for the six months...

By: Nelendhre Moodley

12 Mar 07

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Clinker kiln delay forces Kenyan group to seek outside supply sources

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Delays in the construction of a new clinker kiln have forced the second-largest cement manufacturer in Kenya to put out a tender for the supply of clinker, an important ingredient in cement production.

By: John Njiraini

12 Mar 10

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