World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2016

Every year the International Labour Organisation (ILO) observes the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April. Professor John Smallwood, Professor of Construction Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, has compiled the following article for SA Builder, highlighting the need for a paradigm shift from compliance to better practice in the […]

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Corobrik installs quality-enhancing robotic technology at Lawley Factory

Improved productivity, environmental efficiency, flexibility and enhanced manufacturing quality are some of the massive benefits associated with Corobrik’s new robotic technology at its Lawley Factory. In line with the company’s long-term plant efficiency programme, and following the highly successful installation of unique robotic systems at its Rietvlei factory in 2007, Corobrik installed a similar automated […]

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Riley elected President of MBA North

At the 112th Annual General Meeting of Master Builders Association North held in Midrand on February, Tony Riley, a senior executive of retail giant Massbuild, was elected as the new President, in succession to Charl Venter. The MBA North also elected two new Vice-Presidents: Jason Wilmot, Managing Director of Hard Hat Equipment Hire; and Musa […]

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Re-igniting our construction industry

Perhaps more important than the Budget speech was the meeting which Minister Pravin set up with the Business sector at the end of January…   Master Builders South Africa welcomes Minister Pravin Gordhan’s tightly focused, conservative and practical 2016 Budget tabled in Parliament in February. At a time when the South African construction industry has […]

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