Timber wins at ITC Awards A prominent highlight on the local timber construction calendar, The Annual Timber Engineered Product Awards, hosted by the Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA) at Nasrec Expo Centre in August, showcased and rewarded top class workmanship in the fields of decking, timber frame construction and roofing. As part of the ITC-SA’s ongoing […]
New ITC-SA Board of Directors elected At its Annual General Meeting held recently the Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA), whose vision is to create and maintain the highest standards in the engineered timber construction industry, elected its new Board of Directors. The following Directors were elected to serve a two-year tenure, ending in August 2018: […]
Den Braven’s revolutionary Paintable Wet on Wet In September South African Builder attended a workshop at Den Braven’s head office in Randburg to get hands-on with their newly launched Wet on Wet sealant. A first in South Africa, this unique sealant is designed to enable over painting immediately after application, while still wet, with water […]
Lubricant choice is a vital for your business South African Builder speaks to Shell South Africa’s Technical Manager, Hentie Spangenberg. Choosing the wrong lubricant for a machine component is very common in the operation of construction equipment today. There is a big difference in performance between conventional mineral oil lubricants and synthetic lubricants. “Mineral […]