Crystal Lagoons® brings beach life to Pretoria The first clear water lagoon powered by Crystal Lagoons® in sub-Saharan Africa was the centre feature of Balwin Properties’ new development in Pretoria, The Blyde, which officially opened on 08 September 2018. Crystal Lagoons, in partnership with Balwin Properties Limited, has created the ultimate lifestyle development complete with […]
Tri-Star works with AfriSam on top-drawer Infinité apartments A glittering new residential development featuring fluid spaces, transparency and the spectacular use of glass is under construction in the suburb of Bedfordview, east of Johannesburg, with Tri-Star Construction as lead contractor and AfriSam supplying the readymix concrete. Developed by Fatasy Property, Infinité is a luxury ten […]
Zeitz MOCAA Museum – a work of architectural and engineering beauty By Gareth Griffiths The historic grain silo situated in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront dates back many years to a time when most of the country’s trade was conveyed on the high seas or via steam train. Completed in 1924, the Silo dominated the […]
Group 5 deploys spider cranes on fast track mall project Table Bay Mall opened on schedule in September thanks to the efficient and demanding fast-track construction programme followed by Group Five Coastal (Pty) Ltd. – a long-standing member of Master Builders Association Western Cape. This new regional shopping centre, located in the west coast suburb […]
Exquisite Dekton® cladding graces new Majorca hotels In 2017 the hotel chain Hipotels opened two new hotels in Playa de Palma, Majorca, Spain: the 5 star Playa de Palma Palace and the 4 star Gran Playa de Palma. Orientated towards foreign tourism, the chain’s main objective is to provide quality establishments, a personalised service, an […]
Concor Buildings showcases flexibility on Makro Riversands project Visible Felt Leadership is a philosophy that Concor Construction drives and an excellent example of a project where this is reaping significant rewards is the Concor Buildings Makro Riversands contract. Concor Buildings, previously known as Murray & Roberts Buildings, is part of Concor Construction which was recently […]
Leo Haese BMW Centurion and Edelweiss Renowned specialist fenestration company, Edelweiss Glass and Aluminium, recently successfully completed the glazing façades on the 7 000 m2 Leo Hease BMW project in Centurion. With 32 years of experience in the fenestration industry Edelweiss Glass and Aluminium completed this complex project to the company’s usual […]
Supplier synergy: PPC / Calgro – Fleurhof case study South African Builder visits Fleurhof with Adrian Ford, contract manager for main contractor Calgro M3 Holdings and Rajesh Harripersadh, key account manager for cement supplier PPC. When two or more professional companies work together to achieve a common goal – in so doing deploying their combined […]
Sika cures ailing Durban apartment block February 2016 marked the start of an estimated fifteen-month restoration project on one of the largest apartment blocks in the Southern Hemisphere. The site was the T-shaped Bencorrum Towers in Durban’s beach-front precinct, comprising 334 units and housing over a thousand people. Built in the early 1930s, the once […]
The making of the PwC Tower… … with a twist of Arup North of Johannesburg the Midrand skyline is set to change forever with the construction of the breathtaking PwC Tower in the Waterfall City development project. The building is poised to become a structure of iconic proportion due to its distinctive twisted form designed […]