The City of Cape Town, South Africa – together with the Institute of Plumbing of South Africa (IOPSA) and and the World Plumbing Council (WPC) – are hosting the World Plumbing Conference (WPC 2016) at the Cape Town International Conference Centre on the 15th and 16th September 2016. People from around the world will come together and […]
Master Builders South Africa celebrates it 111th Congress at the Durban ICC from Wednesday 31 August to 2 September 2016. We have assembled several top speakers representing the private and public sectors from South Africa and from across the continent to stimulate innovative and topical conversations and to share relevant information and insights into topical […]
Following months of intense negotiation with stakeholders in the construction sector, the Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC) took the bold initiative to launch the revised Construction Sector Code at a special function in July which I had the privilege of attending. At the time the existing Code was repealed by government in February 2016, it was […]
The 5th Association of Construction Health & Safety Management (ACHASM) annual conference will be held this year at the Westville Country Club, Durban, on 10 and 11 October 2016 and will take the form of a summit under the theme: “PRE-MORTEMS VERSUS POST-MORTEMS” Assuring Health and Safety throughout each stage of a project Vs. Learning […]
By Hendrina Greyling At the Master Builders Association Free State Annual General Meeting held recently Francois du Plessis was elected as the new President with Arno van Zyl as Vice President and Wessel Pansegrouw the Past President. The Association also held a very successful Bowls Day arranged for its members, which will be followed by […]
FEM, MBSA, MBAs and SAFCEC stand together for Safety In July South African Builder spoke to Thelma Pugh, Managing Director of The Federated Employer’s Mutual Assurance Company (FEM), about the company’s SAFEtember safety campaign for the construction industry. “SAFEtember was launched at the Master Builders South Africa Congress in September last year,” said Pugh. “We […]
In the FNB/BER Building confidence Index for the second quarter of 2016 (2Q2016) John Loos, property economist at First National Bank reports a drop for the second consecutive quarter of five points from 39 to 34. This is despite a rebound in residential activity in Q2. Retail is down nine points and contractor confidence […]
The quantity surveying profession faces formidable challenges into the future, warns Dr Stephan Ramabodu, the new President of the Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). Speaking at the recent ASAQS annual congress in Midrand, Dr Ramabodu said excessive fee discounting coupled with a drop in service standards from unscrupulous quantity […]
Build A Better World Now ! With the overarching theme of Build A Better World Now the pervasive thread of discussion throughout the 9th Green Building Convention 2016 was the clear and immediate need to focus on change in order to achieve global sustainability goals. Staged in Johannesburg in July by the Green Building Council […]
Extended building time and public holidays By Uwe Putlitz, CEO of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC). Building and engineering contracts define the period in which the contractor must complete the works or be liable for penalties, if specified. However, there may be good reasons why the contractor cannot finish on time ranging from extreme […]