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Quantity Surveyors News
Pandemic heightens existing construction sector woes
By: Mamaili Mamaila 22nd May 2020 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 (ASAQS) president Christelle Bown. →
Company supports essential service providers amid lockdown
By: Mamaili Mamaila 15th May 2020 Industrial equipment supplier BMG encourages companies operating during South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown and beyond not to neglect the condition monitoring of process valves. →

HSBC invites expats to partake in South African experience survey
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th March 2020 Financial services company HSBC has invited immigrants to South Africa to share their experiences of the country in the company’s 2020 Expat Explorer Survey. The survey is also known as the annual league table of best places to live and work and is now running for the thirteenth year. It... →
Company stirs interest in pump-engine range
31st January 2020 Solutions provider Cummins held a highly successful seminar in October, in both Dubai and in South Africa, to introduce end-users and original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to its range of high-quality engines for the pumps segment. →

Policy implementation a key challenge
By: Darren Parker 30th August 2019 Legislative body Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will host its third Transformation Indaba, themed Breaking the Barriers, to address the lacklustre implementation of transformation policies within the built environment professions. The event will be held on October 9 and 10, at Diep in... →

Stats SA to conduct commercial agriculture census
By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th October 2018 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will, on October 15, embark on a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture. About 600 field staff will visit commercial farms across the country to establish the number of commercial farmers, farm size, crop type being farmed in different geographic areas,... →

Conservative hiring intentions by employers anticipated in the last quarter - survey
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th September 2018 South African employers expect conservative hiring intentions, across all industries nationally, for the fourth quarter, the ManPowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) has found. Fourteen per cent of employers expect to increase staffing levels, 8% forecast a decrease and 78% anticipate no... →
South African M&A activity declines in H1
By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th July 2018 Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South Africa declined in terms of both volume and value of domestic and cross-border deals, according to analysis by law firm Baker McKenzie. →
Q2 building, civil engineering business confidence weakest in six years – CIDB
By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd July 2018 The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) says general building confidence fell by three points to 33 index points in the second quarter – its lowest level in six years. →
100 Resilient Cities appoints Dana Omran as MD for Africa
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th June 2018 Dana Omran has been appointed Africa MD for the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) programme. →
Gender inequality in earnings hampers human capital wealth, economy – World Bank Group
By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th May 2018 Globally, countries are losing $160-trillion in wealth because of differences in lifetime earnings between women and men, says World Bank Group. →

Electric vehicles could increase to 220m in 2030 – IEA
By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th May 2018 The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) ‘Global Electric Vehicles Outlook’ has found that the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded three-million in 2017, which is a 54% increase compared with 2016. →

Deloitte reports global shift from business to social enterprises
By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th May 2018 Professional services firm Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends 2018 report titled ‘Rise of the Social Enterprise’ showcases a profound shift facing business leaders globally. This shift reflects the growing importance of social capital in shaping an organisation’s purpose, guiding its relationships... →
Trade activity weakens in April, businesses under pressure – Sacci
By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th May 2018 Trade conditions weakened in April, with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Trade Conditions Survey’s Trade Activity Index (TAI) measuring 39, down from 43 in March. →
CEOs’ priorities shifting to embrace digital business – survey
By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd May 2018 Growth, corporate strategies, information technology (IT) and workforce issues continue to top CEOs’ priorities for this year, says research and advisory company Gartner. →
Cartrack achieves robust subscriber, revenue growth for FY17
By: Marleny Arnoldi 24th April 2018 JSE-listed telematics service provider Cartrack recorded robust subscriber and revenue growth in the financial year ended February 28. →

African businesses grow despite difficult macro environment – PwC
By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th April 2018 Despite a challenging environment, with public debt approaching critical levels in some countries and concerns over excessive reliance on oil, African businesses are expanding. →
CEO confidence improves on better economic conditions, industry growth
By: Marleny Arnoldi 13th April 2018 Investment and business services provider Merchantec Capital’s CEO Confidence Index improved to 60 in the first quarter of this year, moving above the neutral 50-point mark for the first time since the first quarter of 2017. →
Absa PMI falls below 50-point mark, Seifsa concerned about unresponsiveness to improving confidence
By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd April 2018 The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) on Tuesday dropped back below the neutral 50-point mark in March, after encouraging improvements during the first two months of the year. The index shed 3.9 points to reach a level of 46.9 points in March, down from 50.8 in February. →
Sacci reports sustained levels of business confidence for February
By: Marleny Arnoldi 7th March 2018 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) for February showed that the improvement in business confidence was sustained, with the index reaching 98.9 points – 3.4 index points higher than in February 2017. →
Built environment summit in May
By: Donna Slater 2nd March 2018 The Africa Summit of London-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) – which has entrenched itself as a noteworthy yearly event – will reconvene for the fourth consecutive year at Sun International’s Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, from May 30 to 31. →
Drones offer inspection and maintenance benefits for built environment
By: Donna Slater 16th February 2018 Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASes) offer a cost-effective and safe mechanism, with significant benefits, for the built environment sector, especially in terms of inspection and maintenance, according to enterprise applications company Softworx MD Jane Thomson. →

Mitigating plastic’s negative public image
By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th January 2018 Continued local and international pressure to ban plastic bags and other single-use plastics, as cited in the media and social media, is at an all-time high, says plastic industry representative body Plastics South Africa (Plastics SA). →

Recycling rate increases, boding well for environment
By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th January 2018 The latest plastics recycling figures released by industry body Plastics South Africa (Plastics SA) indicate that South Africans are recycling more plastics than before, which bodes well for local environmental sustainability. →

RESIN FOR REUSE The largest market (comprising 20%) for recyclate is flexible packaging with low-density polyethylene sold to refuse and carrier bag manufacturers
Container supplier sees opportunities despite market slump
By: Nica Schreuder 1st December 2017 The chemicals, power generation, oil and gas, and petrochemicals sectors have created a significant demand for tanktainers, says container industry provider Container World. Tanktainers, or tank containers, are intermodal containers used to transport liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo. →

SA lacking global competitiveness
By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th November 2017 Local legislation, including stringent policy frameworks, continues to prove cumbersome for the South African construction sector, particularly owing to the necessity to conduct socioeconomic- and environmental-impact assessments, as well as obtain approval from the respective government... →

Competition proves long term value of stainless steel
By: Robyn Wilkinson 27th October 2017 The winner of the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association’s (Sassda’s) Eiffel Tower life-cycle costing competition was announced earlier this month, having proven the success of the association’s new cellphone application (app) and the long-term value of stainless steel as a... →

Nonconformance of standards exacerbates drought conditions
By: Nica Schreuder 13th October 2017 Fundamental conformities not being upheld during the manufacturing stages of pipe production has exacerbated South Africa’s current water scarcity, says plastics and polymer testing laboratory P.E.S.C. MD Graham Marsberg. “The basics of pipe manufacturing involves quality workmanship. This... →

Geospatial products distributor launches world’s smallest image laser scanner locally
By: Mia Breytenbach 6th October 2017 Geospatial products distributor Aciel Geomatics has officially locally launched the Leica BLK360 imaging laser scanner – the world’s smallest and lightest image laser scanner. Aciel Geomatics, the appointed distributor for Switzerland-based Leica Geosystems AG, launched the scanner at the... →

Multidisciplinary platform pursued for project
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st July 2017 Engineering professional services consulting firm WSP Africa is making its infrastructure consultancy offering available through one multidisciplinary project delivery platform. WSP Transport and Infrastructure MD Dr Terence Milne joined the company last month to spearhead this venture and... →

WHOLE OTHER DIMENSION Three-dimensional modelling allows for a project’s building design to be viewed in virtual reality using headsets
South African R&D spending on the rise but government aims yet higher
By: Keith Campbell 12th April 2017 The South African government seeks to increase the country’s investment in research and development (R&D) by 100% from the R29-billion of 2014/2015 to about R60-billion a year by 2020. In terms of percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), this would involve an increase from 0.77% to 1.5%. This... →

Local company partners with global software solutions major
By: Mia Breytenbach 7th April 2017 Provider of integrated project cost management software solutions Ares Project Management LLC, subsidiary of Ares Holding Company, and South Africa-based, multi-layered consulting company Infracon Consulting launched their strategic partnership last month. The aim of this partnership is to serve... →

KPMG at forefront of PRASA rail infrastructure upgrades
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd March 2017 Leading global advisory firm KPMG is providing full financial, commercial and localisation advisory services for one of public transport utility Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) projects currently under way. The rolling stock project, which reached financial close during the... →

PRASA PROJECT The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is replacing the entire metro rail fleet of South Africa through the provision of 3 600 new train car units
Quantity surveyors can minimise inflated construction costs 
By: Nadine James 20th May 2016 Voluntary quantity surveying organisation the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) executive director Larry Feinberg would like the South African government and construction stakeholders to recognise the value of employing reputable quantity surveyors to alleviate corruption... →

SA quantity surveyors should look to Africa for new projects
29th April 2016 Project management company Synergy Property Solutions (Synergy) says South African quantity surveyors should expand their operations to include African countries, as there are vast business opportunities in Africa, and it can assist them overcome the cyclical slumps in the South African economy. →
Educated consultants, surveyors are key in green initiatives
By: Victor Moolman 1st April 2016 Cost consultants and quantity surveyors can play a pivotal role in helping new building projects and decision-makers to make green building decisions during construction, says University of Pretoria Department of Construction Economics quantity surveying programme leader Danie Hoffman. →

Laser scanning technology vital in construction projects
By: Malusi Mkhize 11th March 2016 Using laser scanning technology, from the preliminary phase of a construction project to the detailed design construction as well as the back-end phase, is indispensable, says professional services firm WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa transportation and infrastructure regional director Douglas... →

INVALUABLE ACCURACY Laser technology provides irrefutable accuracy to either dispute or approve what has been built by a contractor
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