It’s been a waiting game, these past few months, and the opera ain’t over yet. Most of the waiting has been for results that would largely be out of our control, both as individuals and as industries that rely on positive conditions in our economic environment so we can do our best work. First we […]
Celebrating 40 Years Of Commitment Quality and technical excellence has been on the forefront for Terraforce since 1979. The well-known Cape Town based pre-cast concrete manufacturer, specialising in modular hollow-core concrete blocks, has maintained a strong foothold in the South African concrete retaining wall market. 2019 marks the companies 40th anniversary of being engaged in the […]
Environmentally Eco Friendly Readymixes Are Gaining Traction AfriSam, as part of its efforts to conserve the environment, perfected the art of producing composite cements using additives as partial replacement for cement. While Portland cement served industry for well over a century it has been superseded by composite cements. Using sustainably sourced materials coupled with more […]
Nelson Mandela University’s Riaan Huiskens wins Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award The architects of the future will be the pathfinders who use the sophisticated technologies of the future to tackle the challenges of today whilst addressing both the learnings and the mistakes of the past, CEO of Corobrik, Mr Dirk Meyer, told key […]
Corobrik celebrates progress at new R801 million brick factory at Driefontein 30 April 2019 Corobrik, South Africa’s leading brick maker, is making steady progress in the construction of its R801-million new Driefontein factory and expects to see the first bricks exit kiln one of two kilns in March next year. Speaking at an event held […]
HARD TIMES It seems things couldn’t get a lot worse than the Executive Director of an industry’s representative body having to remind Government that its bad payment record has contributed to a huge financial problem, and plead for an intervention to prevent “further destruction of the industry”. It’s true though, and we have all been […]
Master Builders Association North – celebrates 115 years of service to the construction industry The Pretoria Master Builders Association was founded in 1903 and the Johannesburg Master Builders Association was founded in 1894 and was formally constituted in 1904. These organisations merged in January 1996 to form the Gauteng […]
115 Years On – Building On The Decades Of A Strong Legacy “It is for us as the Master Builders Association North team – comprising our professional services staff, office bearers and Executive Committee – indeed a great honour and privilege to uphold and continue with the excellent work begun by the industry stalwarts of […]