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SAISC
Online course gains momentum
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 The success of the South African Light Steel Frame Association’s (Sasfa’s) online training course for light steel frame building (LSFB) contactors, presented in March, has resulted in the course being scheduled again for next month, says Sasfa MD John Barnard. The course comprises eight sessions... →
Steel construction learning reinvisioned
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 Nonprofit organisation the South African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) is evolving its technical learning sessions for steel construction to a digital platform. The SAISC has been offering technical sessions for engineers since early March and, according to SAISC marketing director... →

Actum Group
13th August 2021 The Actum Group is a specialised importer and distributor of industrial and electronic products in Southern Africa. Their world touches everything from agriculture and telecoms, to pharmaceutical and construction, to mining and oil and gas. The group is fanatically focused on quality and proudly... →

Association eyes expansion
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 Despite being faced with many challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, nonprofit trade association the Steel, Tube and Pipe Association of South Africa (Steasa), through its partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), aims to reenergise and expand through the Master... →

Institute key in developing steel industry
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 Associations, such as the South African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC), allow for the further development of companies and the industry, as like-minded people are encouraged to share ideas, which, in turn, creates a better environment and prospects for the industry,” says software... →

Change drives steel supplier forward
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 The significant steel shortages have been a huge challenge for steel supplier Stewarts & Lloyds since the start of the pandemic; however, through active in-house changes, the company has created opportunities to benefit from inceased volumes of product. Stewarts & Lloyds branch manager of steel... →

Supplier rejoins institution
By: Anna Moross 13th August 2021 Fasteners, bearings and welding equipment suppliers Bolt and Engineering Distributors (B.E.D.) Group has a long-standing historical association with the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) and has recently decided to rejoin the industry body. “Fasteners, bolts and nuts,... →
Women’s network growing steadily
By: Darren Parker 14th August 2020 The Protea Network – for women working in the predominantly male-dominated steel and other market sectors – is growing steadily and organically since its launch in April, says steel fabrication company Betterect MD Nicolette Skjoldhammer. She launched the network to provide women in the industry... →

Steel awards go virtual
By: Darren Parker 14th August 2020 The South African Institute for Steel Construction’s (SAISC’s) yearly Steel Awards will be judged and hosted virtually through a dedicated application (app) this year. This comes on the back of efforts to mitigate restrictions on social gatherings and take advantage of the digital marketing... →

Greater collaboration needed in steel supply chain
By: Darren Parker 14th August 2020 To ensure security of steel supply, the South African Institute for Steel Construction (SAISC) is calling for greater collaboration among all players in the local steel supply chain, from upstream producers to downstream merchants. Local steel demand was low before the Covid-19 pandemic, which... →

RELIABLE ROLLOUT? The security of steel supply is a key concern for downstream merchants and fabricators
Modular panel bridge project makes headway
By: Darren Parker 14th August 2020 Machinery and tools supplier Bosch Specialised Equipment (BSE) has successfully delivered 11 new modular panel bridges to Dunnottar Military Base in Nigel, in Gauteng, which will, in turn, be delivered to various locations across KwaZulu-Natal, to be erected over the next 18 months. BSE director... →

Market disruption expected to continue after Covid-19
By: Darren Parker 14th August 2020 The world will most likely never revert to pre-2020 norms, says steel grating and related products supplier Vital Engineering director Glen Pringle. He tells Engineering News that he expects continued market disruption and the rethinking of various elements of the market, including supply chains. →

Andrew Mentis
19th November 2019 Established in 1950, Andrew Mentis started as a precision engineering works and has grown into a leading supplier of steel grating on the African continent. Grating is an engineered product and Andrew Mentis manufactures it in such a way as to ensure that it has the appropriate load-bearing... →

M&E Indaba focuses on Industry 4.0
By: Mamaili Mamaila 16th August 2019 For its fifth annual indaba in September, the Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba (M&E Indaba) will focus on Industry 4.0, as it affects the metals and engineering (M&E) sector. →

MultiAlloys, a member of EMVAfrica
16th August 2019 MultiAlloys is a leading supplier of nickel alloys, duplex and high alloy stainless steel, titanium and other niche products. Established in 1997, MultiAlloys has grown in experience and expertise joined with Energy Metals and Energy Valves to form EMVAfrica. The group of companies uses its... →

Steel crucial in Africa’s industrialisation aspirations
By: Mamaili Mamaila 16th August 2019 South Africa and Africa more broadly are attempting to develop their economies through industrialisation and steel forms the basic material of choice for this economic transformation, says the Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (Steasa) executive director Keitumetse Moumakoe. →

More membership enquiries for Saisc in challenging environment
By: Mamaili Mamaila 16th August 2019 The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) has witnessed a marked increase in membership enquiries and applications this year, amid challenging market conditions impacting on its membership base →

Sasfa aims to increase LSFB market share locally
By: Mamaili Mamaila 16th August 2019 The Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association (Sasfa) aims for light steel frame building (LSFB) to be used for at least 10% of all new building projects in South Africa. →

Institute aims to lead in transitioning to 4IR
By: Mamaili Mamaila 16th August 2019 The steel construction sector has an important role to play in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) aims to lead the charge on behalf of the sector, says Saisc technical director Amanuel Gebremeskel. →

Fiber laser available locally for steel industry
17th August 2018 With the developments in sheet metal cutting technology over the past 30 years having been remarkable, the latest developments in fiber laser technology are taking sheet steel component production to even higher output and quality levels, and are now available locally, according to a March... →

INDUSTRY PROVIDER Bystronic offers the steel industry solutions for enhanced productivity
Resistance thermometer on offer
17th August 2018 Control instrumentation distributor and manufacturer Instrotech has on offer international instrumentation engineering enterprise Kobold’s TNK resistance thermometers, which have applications in a number of industries, including steel. The TNK resistance thermometers, owing to their extreme... →

Industry membership set to stimulate sector
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 17th August 2018 Steel supplier and processing company Allied Steelrode will use its new membership of the SA Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) to play a positive role in the development and regeneration of the downstream steel industry, Allied Steelrode executive director Warne Rippon tells Engineering... →

UNDER PRESSURE The downstream steel sector is experiencing severe challenges
Opportunities for growth, innovation for steel
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 17th August 2018 Despite the challenging period that the steel industry is facing, with the difficult economic climate and policy issues, progress is being made within the industry in terms of projects, and current developments present much scope for further growth and innovation. This was the sentiment conveyed... →

Industrial base growth will stimulate province’s steel industry
18th August 2017 Growing the Eastern Cape industrial base will assist in stimulating growth in the struggling steel industry, says the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). →
LSFB expands into student accommodation
By: Victor Moolman 18th August 2017 Student accommodation requires fast, efficient and sustainable building solutions, prompting the increased use of light steel frame building (LSFB) for its construction, explains Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association (Sasfa) director John Barnard →
Manufacturers on receiving end of weak economy
18th August 2017 Manufacturers in South Africa are on the receiving end of the weak economy as there is little room to pass on cost increases, says Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) economist Marique Kruger. →

Modular buildings supplied to fire-damaged school
18th August 2017 Owing to the fires that destroyed several buildings at Woodridge College and Preparatory School in the Van Stadens Gorge area, in the Eastern Cape, steel modular buildings supplier Kwikspace Modular Buildings supplied, erected and built 16 classrooms, four ablution blocks and an office for the... →
Upstream and downstream industry has to work together
By: Victor Moolman 18th August 2017 Upstream and downstream steel industries need to work together to overcome the challenges of imports and tariffs in the steel construction industry, says South African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) CEO Paolo Trinchero. →

Machines, tools prepare steel pipes for successful welding
By: Victor Moolman 18th August 2017 Portable pipe-cutting split frames and orbital welding tools complement each other in the steel pipe construction industry because the split frames are used to prepare pipes for the welding procedure, says industrial product supplier Actum Industrial. →

Act revised to apply tariffs on imported products 
By: Victor Moolman 18th August 2017 Earlier this year, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) was adapted to include designation of domestic steel, wire and other industry products, and although it came into effect in April, the South African Wire Association (SAWA) says it is too soon for the steel construction... →
Welding shares steel industry standards
18th November 2016 The quality and standards of welding are critical to the quality and standards of the steel construction industry owing to the role welding plays in joining the steel sections together in the creation of a steel structure, says the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW). →

Investments required for positive growth
By: Simone Liedtke 18th November 2016 With the world markets still suffering the after-effects of maladministered and unsustainable macroeconomic policies, there is not much appetite for large capital projects in South Africa. But economic growth will start only once people are investing, which does not happen without a positive... →

Survival of steel construction industry top priority
By: Simone Liedtke 18th November 2016 This year, the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction’s (Saisc’s) focus has been on ensuring that steelwork is sourced locally to save the local steel industry. →

Eastgate Shopping Centre wins Saisc Award 2016
By: Simone Liedtke 18th November 2016 The group of companies responsible for the multimillion-rand refurbishment of Eastgate Shopping Centre, in Bedfordview, were named as overall winners at the 2016 South African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Steel Awards. →

Local LSFB market worth R1-billion yearly
By: Simone Liedtke 18th November 2016 The South African light steel frame building (LSFB) market is estimated to be worth about R1-billion a year. This is based on the steel used by LSF manufacturers, as well as volumes of the major materials – including gypsum board, fibre cement board, insulation, vapour permeable membranes and... →

Steel tube organisations merge under steel construction institute
20th November 2015 The Association of Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturers (ASTPM) and the Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (Steasa) have been absorbed into the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) group. “Both these organisations will retain their independence but will now be part of... →

Entries on a par with previous years despite tough times
20th November 2015 Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Awards convenor Spencer Erling says the quality of the entries for this year’s Steel Awards easily matched the outstanding quality of previous years. “We are going through very tough times in the steel construction industry yet, in spite of... →

Draughting students shine at bridge building event
20th November 2015 Students from the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) School of Draughting at Genrec Engineering, in Wadeville, Germiston, have excelled in the recently held on October 2nd University of Johannesburg Department of Civil Engineering Technology’s yearly bridge building... →
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