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Interior tank cleaning made easier through rope access

By: Darren Parker 10th April 2020 Work at height company Skyriders is cleaning the interiors of large storage tanks for a major petrochemicals producer, in Mpumalanga, using rope access. Having completed its first cleaning scope of the year in February, it started its second cleaning in late March. →

Skyriders completes waterproofing project at Tramshed in Pretoria

28th November 2019 Rope-access specialist Skyriders recently assisted with a six-day waterproofing project at the Tramshed Shopping Centre in Pretoria. A four-person team used basic rope access and fall arrest principles to identify problematic areas on the roof and external walls, including jointing. The shopping... →

Reaching New Heights

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th September 2019 Working on scaffolds is one of the biggest safety risks present on any construction sites. Nearly two out of three construction workers frequently perform at least part of their work on scaffolding. From small, three-story buildings to massive high-rises, scaffolding is used for a wide variety of... →

Specialised demolition services for furnace structures provided

9th August 2019 Furnaces in the steelmaking, glass or general manufacturing industries have a finite lifetime before requiring significant maintenance and repair work. →

Fast-Track Repurposing Of BMW Facility Completed By Concor Buildings

25th June 2019 Blurb for online platforms Concor Buildings has completed the fast-tracked repurposing of BMW Group South Africa’s distribution warehouse in Midrand, Gauteng, delivering a new Dealer training centre and information technology (IT) competence hub for the luxury motoring Group. →

Skyriders deploys Elios SkyEye drone for major boiler inspection

25th June 2019 Skyriders Access Specialists (Pty) Ltd. set a new record when it deployed its Elios SkyEye confined-space drone for the first time in the massive internal space of the back-pass ducting at a major coal-fired power station in Limpopo. The back-pass ducting conveys the hot exhaust gases and fly ash... →

Fast-Track Repurposing Of Bmw Facility Completed By Concor Buildings

24th June 2019 Concor Buildings has completed the fast-tracked repurposing of BMW Group South Africa’s distribution warehouse in Midrand, Gauteng, delivering a new Dealer training centre and information technology (IT) competence hub for the luxury motoring Group. →

Company provides maintenance and repair services for mining industry

By: Khutso Maphatsoe 7th June 2019 Having recently completed a large facility management project for diamond processing organisation the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) in Gaborone, Botswana, industrial rope-access specialist Skyriders has found a faster, more efficient way of conducting maintenance on site through rope access. The... →

Invitation to submit offers for the acquisition of the business or assets of SA Ladder

6th June 2019 SAL was founded in 1992 and has grown into a company with a national footprint in ladders, castors, access and materials handling equipment. SAL is situated and operates in Alberton, Gauteng. →

Companies collaborate for maintenance work at petrochem provider

By: Mamaili Mamaila 31st May 2019 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 leading petrochemical manufacturers. →