It is imperative to the growth of the South African economy, and our social responsibility, that big businesses support small businesses within the construction industry, and give back to the community. This is according to Pherdy le Roux, managing director at the Gauteng branch of GVK-Siya Zama, a leading construction company that recently worked with […]
“No school should be without proper functioning and clean sanitation units. It’s called human dignity” said Albert Weber, CEO of the Infrastructure Specialist Group (ISG) when he recently handed over 16 Rocla precast concrete sanitation units to the Sifunindlela Primary School, based at Kabokweni in Mpumalanga Province. “At ISG, our Corporate Social Initiative focuses on […]
Engen has taken another step towards reducing its carbon footprint and meeting the needs of its current and future customers after adding 17 new Euro 5 vehicles to its bulk transport fleet. The 17 technologically-advanced Volvo vehicles, as well as 14 new semi-trailers vehicles, were officially handed over at the company’s Johannesburg Terminal at Langlaagte […]
The case of Seattle’s Big Bertha is a great example of the dominant position construction takes in our daily life. Frequently in the global headlines, the public interest is driven as much by the impressive scale of projects, the major economic role construction takes in society as the courtroom dramas often surrounding the sector. Big […]
Leading property investor and developer Atterbury has been awarded the contract to develop a new distribution facility for Aramex South Africa in Richmond Park, Milnerton, Cape Town. The development and long-term lease agreement were awarded to Richmond Park Development Company after a comprehensive request for proposal process managed by Broll, which began mid-2019. Aramex is […]
From cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), to 5G and mobility, a key trend in 2020 is the accelerated digitisation of construction companies. This is critical for future proofing their businesses and maximising efficiency and profitability. As one of the least digitised industries in the world, with about 1.5% of revenue spent on IT compared […]
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching Volvo Group’s first machine retail e-commerce tool. The online portal will give customers the opportunity to get in line for the first time to pre-book one of Volvo’s new electric compact machines. Signalling the future for construction, the new ECR25 Electric compact excavator and L25 Electric compact wheel […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament last week that investors, including the finance industry, had responded enthusiastically to government’s renewed commitment to investing in infrastructure. Ramaphosa was replying to the legislature’s debate on his SONA, held in the National Assembly chamber. During the SONA, Ramaphosa announced pipeline potential investments of over R700 billion over the next […]
A procedure for recycling concrete has been developed which combines the building material with discarded wood to form a new material with a bending strength superior to that of the original concrete. Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, said they discovered the correct proportion of inputs to yield the new material. […]
