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Engineering & Manufacturing

Midrand stormwater piping installation progressing

One of the largest infrastructure developments in Gauteng, Waterfall City, has been supplied with 1 900 t of precast concrete stormwater pipes by precast concrete specialist Rocla to drain the area.
03 Aug 12
 
 
South African Transport Projects

TFR orders R1.8m of concrete walling

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), in April, placed a R1.8-million order with precast concrete products manufacturer Rocla for 600 units of its Alfabloc concrete walling product.
29 Jun 12
 
 
Water

Manufacturer introduces water conservation products Video Available

Precast concrete products manufacturer Rocla has introduced two new product ranges that it believes will assist in conserving and protecting South Africa’s water resources, Rocla sales engineer Justin Kretzmar tells Engineering News.
16 Mar 12
 
 
Construction

Manufacturer to scale up concrete barrier production

Manufacturer of precast concrete products Rocla plans to initially produce about 2 km of Rebloc concrete barrier a month and says it can further increase production if it works double shifts or introduces additional moulds.
21 Oct 11
 
 
Transport

Precast concrete structures provide railway infrastructure solutions

Precast concrete manufacturer Rocla says that it has seen significant demand for its newly developed security housings for trackside railway signalling equipment. The company developed the reinforced concrete structures as railway signalling...
08 Apr 11
 
 
Construction

Great demand for sanitation units in rural areas

Precast concrete manufacturer Rocla marketing director Craig Waterson says that although precast concrete toilets have been used for a long time in greenfield applications, there is a great demand for these in rural areas, where there is little or...
14 May 10
 
 
Construction

Precast sewerage pipes supplied to wastewater project

Manufacturer of precast concrete infrastructural products Rocla, which is part of the Murray & Roberts group, is manufacturing precast concrete sewer- age pipes for the second phase of the Paarl wastewater project, in Cape Town.
12 Feb 10
 
 
Cement and Concrete

Gearing up for growth

Cement-maker Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has entered into an agreement with Barloworld Logistics for the supply of 57 new generation bulk tankers, in an effort to ensure that it is able to meet the expected growth in cement demand over the next...
 
 
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PPC gears up to meet growth in demand

South African cement company PPC Cement has entered into an agreement with Barloworld Logistics for the supply of 57 new generation bulk tankers, in an effort to ensure that it is able to meet the expected growth in cement demand over the next...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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