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Managing green-building strategies during construction crucial for ratings
Constantly managing, monitoring and aligning construction costs against budget when implementing Green Star sustainable building-rating initiatives helps developers to achieve the objective...
Increases in civil tender awards, hardware sales despite Covid pandemic
There are some positives to be found in the South African construction market, despite the Covid pandemic, says Industry Insight senior economist David Metelerkamp. This first positive lies in the...
Roodepoort cement plant – the birthplace of AfriSam
Founded in 1934, AfriSam (then trading as Anglovaal Portland Cement Company Limited) started construction on its first cement plant in 1935 at the plant’s current location in Roodepoort. The...
No real growth without fixing structural impediments first – Econometrix
“The only way out of our economic dilemma is to get this economy to grow faster,” says Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine. “To achieve that, we need to address the key structural...
Civil tenders awarded, hardware sales positives in the construction industry – Metelerkamp
There are some positives to be found in the South African construction market, despite the Covid-pandemic, says Industry Insight senior economist David Metelerkamp. This first positive lies in the...
No real growth without fixing structural impediments first – Econometrix
“The only way out of our economic dilemma is to get this economy to grow faster,” says Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine. “And, in order to achieve that, we need to address the key...
AfriSam notes readiness to bring more capacity on stream for roadworks
With some important road contracts already secured for this year, building materials company AfriSam notes that it is well placed to bring more capacity on stream as and when there is an upswing in...
Afrisam geared up for better year in roadwork
AfriSam’s Construction Materials Executive, Avi Bhoora, says AfriSam is well placed to bring more capacity on stream as and when there is an upswing in South Africa’s roadbuilding sector. With some...
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TPT starts financial year off with increases in bulk, container volumes
State-owned ports manager Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has recorded a 10% year-on-year increase in container volumes moved across all 19 of its terminals in the first six weeks of the 2024/25...
Minerals Council, Geoscience, IDC going all out to boost South African exploration
A collective effort was apparent on Friday when Minerals Council South Africa, the Council for Geoscience and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) spoke on the same platform to promote a...
Get Steel invites comment on proposed foundry project in Benoni
Local steel processing company Get Steel has invited interested and affected parties to submit comments on a draft scoping report into the refurbishment of the Naledi Foundry, in Benoni, Gauteng....