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UPLIFTING
The mini straddle carriers are capable of lifting containers two high for efficient stacking
New straddle carriers now available in Africa
26th March 2021

Earlier this year, South Africa-based equipment supplier BLT World announced the launch of its new Mobicon 2HL series mini straddle carriers in Africa. Mobicon container handlers – key machines in... 


FINANCIAL FILTER
The DBSA looks to offer a proactive infrastructure and financial based water reuse sub-programme as part of its national water programme
Proactive national water programme on the cards
16th October 2020 By: Halima Frost

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), in partnership with various government departments, is addressing the country’s water woes with the development of a proactive national water... 


EASY ACCESS 
The Dura range of peristaltic pumps use a one piece flange design for greater strength and integrity as well as an easy access hose change
Local provider joins forces with global pumps supplier
9th October 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Industrial solutions provider Mechanical Rotating Solutions (MRS) has teamed up with industrial equipment supplier Verder Pumps South Africa as a service and distribution partner. 


SAFE SUSPENSION
Being able to safely complete a task while suspended from a structure takes a specialised team which Skyriders offers
Maintenance work completed during lockdown
25th September 2020 By: Halima Frost

A team of eight work-at-height specialists representing rope access company Skyriders has safely completed the cleaning and maintenance of two storage tanks at a petrochemicals producer, in... 


Gender diversity needed in industry
28th August 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Even though the equipment rental and construction sector is still male-dominated, the landscape is changing, says compressor and generator supplier Rand-Air GM Kim Coetzee. “. . . about 48% of this... 


VINO GOVENDER
Enabling a high-speed digital world where innovations and meaningful connections prosper. Connecting Africans to each other and to the world
Reliable infrastructure needed to meet fibre demand
21st August 2020 By: Halima Frost

With physical distancing encouraged amid Covid-19, the need for reliable fibre connectivity and infrastructure has increased, says open access network provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) strategy,... 


TECH TAKE-UP
Lockdown regulations have forced organisations to take up collaborative tools and integrated platforms
Use of integration platforms increases in sector
24th July 2020 By: Halima Frost

The role, development and deployment of collaboration tools and integration platforms in the project management sector have accelerated during the past six months, says University of Pretoria (UP)... 


RETURN JOURNEY
The team has fine-tuned a workplace journey tracker that highlights where the company would need to implement safety measures before returning to work
Post-lockdown solution offered
24th July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Integrated Project Alliance (IPA) has developed a complete end-to-end (E2E) project management solution to companies and landlords wanting to re-open their companies after the Covid-19 lockdown... 


KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON
Having an experienced project management team allows Lesedi Nuclear Services to maintain clients such as State-owned power utility Eskom’s Medupi power station
EPC firm suggests experienced team is key factor
24th July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Lesedi Nuclear Services says using an experienced project management team remains one of the key factors that needs to be applied when... 


ALEX DE BRUYN
Sherlock provides a smart contract management network using blockchain and distributed technology
New technology offers effective communication
24th July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Blockchain solution provider DoshEx’s newest offering, Sherlock blockchain, is adapted for project managers and engineers to effectively communicate within a communal ecosystem. DoshEx CEO Alex de... 


GERMAN SOLUTIONS IN SA
255 proportioner units with all model flow options have been delivered to South Africa to date
German foam proportioner brought to local market
10th July 2020 By: Cameron Mackay

The latest Generation III foam agent proportioners of German fire-protection systems provider FireDos GmbH is in the final stages of certification and release to the global market. As exclusive... 


INTERCHANGEABLE SETTINGS
WEG K geared units can also be equipped with a hollow shaft, output shaft, shrink disc, torque arm and mounting flange
Company invests in geared motors, employee training
29th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

A range of geared motors from Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG will be available from the third quarter of 2020 to clients in South Africa and the rest of Africa from subsidiary Zest... 


CHRISTELLE BOWN 
It is important to address the difficulties caused by the onerous conditions prescribed when tendering for professional services
Pandemic heightens existing construction sector woes
22nd May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Challenges in the construction sector will continue to prevail if construction sites remain closed, owing to South Africa’s national lockdown, says Association of South African Quantity Surveyors... 


SWEET RIDE 
Bearings International supplies the complete drive chain – from the feeder tables where the sugar cane arrives from the farm to the pack house where the product gets distributed
Distributor’s experience makes for sweeter projects supply
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

With more than 60 years of servicing the sugar industry, power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) has gained meaningful expertise, which enables the company to continue... 


CANE MECHANISATION 
Any change towards a fully mechanised harvesting system involves many disciplines and affects all aspects of cane production
Mechanised systems gaining momentum
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Manual harvesting currently dominates sugarcane harvesting operations. 


Chamber launches Small Business Relief Centre
19th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) has launched a Covid-19 Small Business Relief Centre to assist businesses during this crisis. The centre collaborates with experts in various business... 


VIBRANT THINKING 
South Africa's small, medium-sized and microenterprises are demonstrating out-of-the-box thinking in business skills
Government reaffirms support for rural, township economies
13th December 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

To improve access to information and bring economic infrastructure support closer to township and rural-based enterprises, government is expanding incubators and digital hubs to townships and rural... 


NICOLE OLIVEIRA
SAM is a business enabler that helps CIOs and facilitates CEOs’ digitalisation strategies
Sound software asset management solid basis for cloud management
15th November 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Best practices to manage software assets provide companies with a robust foundation from which to manage cloud-based software assets and services, and achieve the goals and cost structures that... 


XOLILE SIZANI
While the market remains under pressure, Servest has embraced new technologies to remain competitive and still maintain sufficiently good margins
Warehousing strategy aids facilities management company
1st November 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

There is an opportunity for the facilities management sector to leverage expertise from the supply chain and logistics sectors by replicating similar processes in its warehousing and logistic... 


Cybersecurity evolving as cloud platform use matures
25th October 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Moving data, workloads and business applications (apps) into and out of cloud service platforms, which must be addressed by cybersecurity solutions, is part of the maturing use of cloud by... 


Open source supports client choice of cloud, enterprise systems
2nd August 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Enterprise open source multinational SUSE is benefitting from the emphasis on client choice and control over software and hardware systems, whether in the cloud or on premise, says SUSE South... 


TECHNICAL SKILLS 
Seifsa’s training ensures that people in the metals and engineering sector become technically skilled individuals so that they can create products of high quality for the industry
Federation committed to small business growth
19th July 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Small Business Hub (SBH) was created specifically to address the needs of small, medium-sized and microenterprises... 


Automation of business processes to change expectations and services
12th July 2019 By: Schalk Burger

New methods of rapidly and accurately delivering services using robotic process automation (RPA) is driving a shift in the expectations of end-users and, similar to other automation innovations,... 


CSG anticipates recovery in 2020 financial year
1st July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed industrial contract services group CSG Holdings had a “satisfactory” first half, but a “disappointing” second half in the financial year ended March 31, owing to a challenging business... 


LAYING A FOUNDATION
The company hopes to educate young unemployed people with its new programme
Company recognised for upliftment project
28th June 2019

The corporate social responsibility arm of consulting engineering firm holding company Bosch Holdings, Bosch Ulwazi has offered 200 unemployed young people in Peddie, in the Eastern Cape, jobs... 


ALLYSON LAWLESS

Employers are mistaken in unrealistically expecting graduates to design and manage processes, projects and systems from their first day at work
Regulations enable organisations to develop graduates
21st June 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Organisations need to play a more active role in developing engineering capacity in South Africa, as new regulations are in place to provide available funding for graduate training, says South... 


HENNIE FERREIRA
The automated service writes financial data to compliance and accounting documents based on regulations and client needs
Digital accounting service to help startups, small businesses
31st May 2019 By: Schalk Burger

A digital accountant service was designed to help startups and small businesses manage their daily operations, tax and registration matters, which also change as they grow, says digital accountant... 


Companies collaborate for maintenance work at petrochem provider
31st May 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Industrial rope-access company Skyriders Access Specialists collaborated with engineering consultants SSA Acoustic and Specialised Inspections to conduct maintenance work at one of South Africa’s... 


CORNÉ DU PREEZ
Skilled IT personnel remain crucial and should focus on supporting in-house needs and developing new products and services
Cloud adoption prompting new ways of using tech
24th May 2019 By: Schalk Burger

While the migration of workloads into public cloud systems requires different strategic approaches to information technology (IT) resources, transitioning to the cloud prompts companies to become... 


EOH shares surge as restructuring takes form
16th April 2019 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed information and communication technology (ICT) service provider EOH’s share price rose by 55.76% on Tuesday as the company reported its financial results for the six months ended January... 


EOH expects Microsoft investigations to be completed by end-May
4th April 2019 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed information technology services group EOH expects the investigations into alleged impropriety in the resale of multinational technology company Microsoft’s licences to be completed by... 


EOH Microsoft licence partnership woes deepen
25th March 2019 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed information technology services company EOH announced in a statement on Monday that it had, on March 12, received a 30-day notice period from software multinational Microsoft Ireland of... 


Computicket to appeal R20m Competition Tribunal fine
21st January 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ticketing provider Computicket on Monday said it would appeal a decision by the Competition Tribunal that it used dominance between 2005 and 2010 relating to exclusive agreements with inventory... 


EOH hopes restructuring will create new growth platform
19th October 2018 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed information technology group EOH has separated into two companies as part of its work to renew the business and position it for growth. The EOH-branded information and communication... 


Civil contractor confidence falls to historic low in Q3 – CIDB
Civil contractor confidence falls to historic low in Q3 – CIDB
16th October 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) business conditions survey has shown that civil contractor confidence fell by six index points to a... 


TURNING AROUND
A new partnership will make Special Technical Operations easier
New partnership offers turnkey STO solutions
7th September 2018

At Marcus Evans' tenth annual Chemical/Petrochemical and Refinery Shutdowns and Turnarounds Event in San Antonio, Texas, in May, US-based business management consultant KAP Project Services and... 


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