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Property owners view rapid solar roll-out as key to navigating loadshedding crisis
26th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the energy crisis in the country incrementally worsens, the ramifications are considerable for property owners, who are having to resort to various options to limit the impact of prolonged... 


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Property owners view rapid solar roll-out as key to navigating loadshedding crisis
26th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the energy crisis in the country incrementally worsens, the ramifications are considerable for property owners, who are having to resort to various options to limit the impact of prolonged... 


Atlas Copco Power Technique and Integrated Pump Rentals partnership pumps up the rental business!
24th May 2023

A business agreement signed by Atlas Copco Power Technique and Integrated Pump Rentals (IPR) serves to improve and expand product offerings, provide green solutions and open up new markets,... 


Barloworld CEO Dominic Sewela
Barloworld expects construction sector to rebound in coming months
22nd May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Industrial processing, distribution and services company Barloworld expects the construction industry in Southern Africa will recover in the coming months as infrastructure and energy projects gain... 


Balwin delivers higher full-year revenue, profit
22nd May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed property developer Balwin Properties has increased revenue by 6% to R3.3-billion and group profit by 20% to R437-million for the year ended February 28. The company also declared a final... 


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Electric trucks can work in South Africa, insists Volvo Trucks
19th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

As the charge towards electric mobility continues unabated in Europe, the US and China, many questions are being raised around electric trucks in South Africa.  Can they travel the distances... 


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Electric trucks can work in South Africa, insists Volvo Trucks
19th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

As the charge towards electric mobility continues unabated in Europe, the US and China, many questions are being raised around electric trucks in South Africa.  Can they travel the distances... 


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Liande Pienaar – SHEQ Manager
Jacques Giezen – Fleet Manager
Tim Biesemans – Regional Director
Philip van Niekerk – Regional Finance Manager
Hans De Langhe – Regional Fleet and Operations Manager
Deon Van Der Pas – Regional HR Manager
Global crane leader Sarens thriving in changing industry
19th May 2023

SARENS, a family-owned business founded in 1955 and headquartered in Belgium, has undergone a significant transformation in recent years that has allowed it to decentralise its way of working,... 


Dipula achieves strong interim results despite macroeconomic factors
17th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust Dipula Income Fund says it achieved robust results for the six months ended February 28, despite South Africa’s macroeconomic environment having... 


Octodec MD Jeffrey Wapnick
Octodec posts rental income growth
16th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Octodec has increased its rental income by 3.2% to R974.2-million for the six months ended February 28, and increased like-for-like rental growth to 4.1%.... 


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Volkwagen’s new made-in-SA single cab Amarok to debut this month
15th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) says its new made-in-South Africa Amarok will be available at dealers at the end of the month. The new Amarok is assembled at Ford’s Silverton plant, in... 


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Mobile bush cooler facilitates easy on-site replacement
12th May 2023

Replacing large non-ferrous alloy bushes in mining equipment, such as cone crushers, can be time-consuming and expensive, notes Booyco Engineering, which says that its Bush Cooler provides an... 


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The units are locally manufactured and have a hydraulically driven high-pressure pump capacity of 295 ℓ/min at 150 bar
Vacuum truck aids rehab project
12th May 2023

Infrastructure maintenance and repair is a pressing issue across many municipalities in South Africa. In George municipality in the Western Cape, work is underway to rehabilitate some of the city’s... 


Pumps for iron ore mine flooding
12th May 2023

Pump and dredging specialist Integrated Pump Rental (IPR) was commissioned to assist with an incident of flooding at an iron-ore mine in the Northern Cape that resulted in the mining company no... 


Rentals are on the rebound in Johannesburg 
10th May 2023

Right now, many people are choosing to rent rather than to buy – which explains why the residential rental market is booming and Tyson Properties’ Johannesburg has seen its rental book grow by 100... 


Amazon warehouse in Peterborough
Equites to sell its stake in some UK assets
9th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed specialist logistics real estate investment trust (Reit) Equites has announced it will sell its 60% shareholding in the Equites Newlands Group (ENGL) development platform, which will... 


SVI sees strong growth in armoured vehicle demand as crime surges
5th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

SVI Armouring Solutions expects to armour about 200 vehicles this year, up from 130 vehicles in 2020. SVI business development director Nicol Louw says the recent surge in the domestic crime rate,... 


MTN Nigeria, Ghana report Q1 growth despite headwinds
28th April 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

MTN Nigeria’s first quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) expanded 17.7% to N302.7-billion during the first quarter of 2023. While the group’s Ebitda margin... 


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New container handler launched
21st April 2023

Materials handling specialist BLT WORLD has launched the second-generation model Mobicon 2HL series container handlers carriers in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Mobicon mini straddle... 


How Property Can Be Used to Create Generational Wealth
20th April 2023

South African homeowners are tightening their belts following the recent announcement of another 50-basis point increase in both the repo and prime lending rates (now at 7.75% and 11.25%... 


How Property Can Be Used to Create Generational Wealth
18th April 2023

South African homeowners are tightening their belts following the recent announcement of another 50-basis point increase in both the repo and prime lending rates (now at 7.75% and 11.25%... 


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SVI sees strong growth in armoured vehicle demand as crime surges
14th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

SVI Armouring Solutions expects to armour around 200 vehicles this year, up from 130 vehicles in 2020. SVI business development director Nicol Louw says the recent surge in the domestic crime rate,... 


Advice for entrepreneurs: what you need to know about securing finance for commercial property
Advice for entrepreneurs: what you need to know about securing finance for commercial property
6th April 2023

Several advantages make owning commercial or business property a viable prospect for small businesses. These include the benefit of asset appreciation, enjoying full control over interior design... 


Integrated Air Solutions expands its less-than-a-year-old air compressor rental team and fleet
4th April 2023

The significant growth of the industrial air compressor rental division launched by Integrated Air Solutions under a year ago, has prompted the need for more resources and equipment. Headed up by... 


Rental equipment can help boost productivity
3rd April 2023

Having to negotiate the after effects of a debilitating pandemic and additional economic challenges such as interest rate hikes, loadshedding and reduced consumer spending have compelled businesses... 


Companies, unions need to develop frameworks for dealing with impact of energy, water outages
29th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Employers, their employees and trade unions need to develop framework agreements that set out how a company and its employees will respond to the impact of high levels of loadshedding, or even a... 


Atlas Copco diesel-driven, skid mounted dewatering pump sets are available from IPR for sale or rent
Pumps distributorship expands offerings
24th March 2023

Recently rebranded from Integrated Pumps Rental, IPR was appointed as the master distributor for Atlas Copco dewatering pumps towards the end of 2022. The company affirms that the partnership has... 


Company distributes global offering locally
24th March 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Dewatering pumps and dredging specialist IPR has settled into its new master distributorship with global industrial company Atlas Copco, incorporating the global firm’s new pumps range in the... 


Company provides improved operator safety
24th March 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Local high-pressure jetting equipment manufacturer Werner Pumps has invested in new devices for its rental combination of jetting and vacuum trucks to improve operator safety in the field. Werner’s... 


Township rental financier finalises first funding vehicle, attracts R125m in first year
13th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Impact-driven property finance company TUHF21 has finalised its first funding vehicle aimed at financing rental properties in townships – the uMaStandi Fund – which has attracted R125-million in... 


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Efficient energy storage systems for industrial equipment
11th March 2023

In an effort to mitigate the effects of interrupted power and ensure business sustainability, Rand-Air has added efficient energy storage systems to its hire fleet, delivering a clean energy hybrid... 


A construction hoist on a working construction site.
German construction hoist installed in Secunda
3rd March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Gauteng industrial equipment supplier SkyJacks has installed a GEDA construction hoist on a 100-m-high vessel at chemicals and energy company Sasol’s monomers plant in Secunda, Mpumalanga. “The... 


Company to help sector finance assets during downturn
3rd March 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

International banking and wealth management group Investec is prepared to support the local construction industry – which has been experiencing a decline in activity for a number of years – by... 


Motus to spend R250m in next 18 months on alternative energy sources
3rd March 2023 By: Irma Venter

With no light discernible at the end of the Eskom tunnel, mobility group Motus will spend R250-million over the next 18 months to install alternative energy generation sources, such as solar power,... 


Investec Property Fund announces big internal changes, new additions to its portfolio
2nd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Investec Property Fund (IPF) has announced three individual transactions that form part of its growth and diversification strategy, including entering the Australian market and combining some of... 


L2D’s full-year performance buoyed by retail
27th February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Liberty Two Degree (L2D) says it continued a strong recovery in its operational and financial metrics during the year ended December 31. It has, therefore, approved a distribution of... 


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IPR
24th February 2023

IPR, previously known as Integrated Pump Rental, is recognised across the SADC region as the pump, heavy duty slurry handling and dredging specialist, operating across all sectors including... 


South Africa Real Estate Investment Trust Association chairperson and Growthpoint Properties CEO Estienne de Klerk.
Reits likely to outperform as pressures ease
22nd February 2023 By: Donna Slater

With the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic having subsided, the increased interest rate cycle nearing its end and landlords finding power generation solutions, South Africa's real estate... 


Hill-Lewis hopes for electricity security incentives, rail devolution from Budget speech
21st February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to announce incentives for household energy security, a national subsidy for local governments to ramp up solar... 


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Motus to spend R250m in next 18 months on alternative energy sources
21st February 2023 By: Irma Venter

With no light discernible at the end of the Eskom tunnel, mobility group Motus will spend R250-million over the next 18 months to install alternative energy generation sources, such as solar power,... 


Barloworld reports strong revenue growth
17th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Barloworld has reported “pleasing results” in its core businesses in the industrial equipment and consumer industries verticals during the four months ended January 31. In a voluntary... 


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Compact water solutions for urban spaces
17th February 2023

With an increased incidence of water outages, harvesting of rainwater and water storage tanks have become a popular option for South African households. Townhouse and cluster complexes are seeking... 


Molulu copper/cobalt project update
17th February 2023

Last month mining investment company Critical Metals provided a market update on its Molulu project as well as Critical Metals’ milestones since its readmission to trading on the London Stock... 


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