Let’s build the South Africa of our dreams together

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT OF MASTER BUILDERS SOUTH AFRICA Let’s build the South Africa of our dreams together Compliments of the new season to all our readers and members of Master Builders South Africa. We trust you had a safe and restful festive season with your loved ones. We hope you are returning […]

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Outlook 2017 – from the Captains of our Construction Industry

Outlook 2017 – from the Captains of our Construction Industry Every year SA Builder invites captains of the construction industry and related sectors to participate in an objective outlook of anticipated operating conditions and initiatives for the building and construction industry for the forthcoming year. Here follow some of their views:   The NDP must […]

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Civil Confidence Index lowest since 2012

Civil Confidence Index lowest since 2012 Following a cumulative 24 index point rise during the second quarter of 2016 (2Q2016) and 3Q2016, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index shed 17 points to register a level of 35 in 4Q2016. This is according to Jason Muscat, Senior Economic Analyst, FNB. “A number of factors contributed to the […]

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MBA-Western Cape addresses skills shortage

MBA-Western Cape addresses skills shortage The 2015 Skills Shortage Survey indicates that the category Site Supervisory staff, which includes the trade and general Foreman level, to have the most critical shortage overall. In order to resolve this situation the Master Builders Association – Western Cape (MBA-WC), through its Skills Trust facility, embarked on a Cadet […]

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JBCC seminars 2017

  The Joint Building Contracts Committee ( JBCC) seminars 2017       FIRST SEMESTER – March – June 2017 Wednesday 01 March 2017 – The Country Club Johannesburg, Auckland Park – 1.0 CPD credit Principal Building Agreement and Nominated/Selected Subcontract Agreement (08:00 – 16:30) Wednesday 08 March 2017 – Garden Court , Nelson Mandela […]

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LSFB six-day training course 6 to 11 March 2017

The Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association – SASFA – will be presenting its 6-day training course for building contractors from 6 to 11 March 2017 in Gauteng. See below for more detail, and the registration form. There is limited space available on the course, SASFA can only accept 20 registrations – so book […]

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Pointers for Emerging Contractors

Pointers for Emerging Contractors   Clean up your business and improve potential profit in 2017 Heinrich van der Vyver offers emerging contractors some sound business advice As a business owner in South Africa for over 18 years, I know what it’s like to hit a brick wall. That ‘S-curve’ graph that tracks your business growth, […]

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