WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK – 28 APRIL 2016 Today, World Day for Safety and Health at Work, is intended to focus international attention on promoting and creating a safety and health culture at work and to help reduce the number of occupational-related fatalities,injuries, and diseases. It is significant that the 28 […]
MBSA Congress 2016 – Request for Papers – Deadline extended to 29 April 2016 Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) has extended the deadline for submission of papers for Congress 2016 to Friday, 29 April. Over the years Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) has been the leading voice of the South African building industry. The primary role […]
When the going gets tough… The tough get going… And that’s just what we in the construction sector are doing. We South Africans are renowned for our resilience and survivability in the face of adversity. And to that I would like to add innovation. We have a myriad obstacles thrown at us ceaselessly in these […]
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) School of the Built Environment staged its annual awards ceremony in Port Elizabeth in April. “This is a prestigious event that recognizes and rewards the top academic achievers for their outstanding results,” said Greg Steele, Executive Director of the East Cape Master Builders Association (East Cape MBA). The East […]
South African Builder talks to Angus Ryan, Brett Meadway and Xavier Destrée about their leading edge technology in steel-fibre reinforced, super-stable and super-flat seamless concrete flooring produced through the symbiotic relationship between three companies: Concrete Laser Flooring (CLF), AfriSam and Primekss PrimeComposite. “CLF is the exclusive agency in Southern Africa for Primekss,” says Ryan, manager […]
Master builders at their best: Garden Cities developers is a member of Master Builders Association – Western Cape. The new suburb in the Fisantekraal district near Durbanville, Western Cape – Greenville Garden City – was officially launched in March by the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, with the delivery of the first of […]
The latest generation Cat D6R2 track-type tractor builds on the reputation of the legendary R-Series and features a new cab, an updated transmission, pilot hydraulic controls and a single twist tiller bar for all directional and speed control. Speaking to SA Builder, Desigen Naicker, Barloworld Equipment’s product marketing manager tells us: “This model is designed […]
Over the next two and a half years the Fourways Mall expansion project will see this iconic mall double in size to become the largest in Africa. Construction commenced in January 2016 with Scribante Concrete contracted to supply the project with the massive amount of 185 000 cm3 of concrete over two years. “We are […]
Not only will Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital bolster state health care services in the northern areas of Durban, but the building programme is also transferring skills to communities in KwaZulu-Natal that are in dire need of upliftment. AfriSam is supplying all of the concrete requirements for the build. This massive build is […]
New MD For Liviero Civil Engineering Martijn Groot has been appointed managing director of Liviero Civil Engineering. Groot was previously the business unit’s acting managing director and prior to that, he was the Liviero Civil Engineering operations executive. “Since joining Liviero Civils more than 10 years ago, Martijn has been involved in many of our […]