SMME Contractors Step Up As Big Construction Companies Collapse By Janine Espin, Managing Director at Economic Development Solutions The ground has shifted significantly under big construction players as market dynamics change and small and medium-sized (SMME) contractors step up to contribute more to the sector. These SMMEs represent the future of the industry. As sector […]
ACHASM 2019 Construction Health and Safety (H&S) Summit – October The Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) has announced that its 2019 Construction Health and Safety (H&S) Summit will be held at the Westville Country Club in Durban from 2 – 3 October 2019. The first ACHASM symposium /was staged in 2011 with […]
Master Builders South Africa Welcome Minister De Lille’s Investigation Into Late & Non-Payment Of Contractors Contractors in the building industry have welcomed the newly-appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille’s launch of an investigation into the failure by the department to pay them within the stipulated maximum period of 30 days. Welcoming […]
Special Training For Concrete Work In Winter Icy weather’s effects on concrete is covered in detail in The Concrete Institute’s SCT30 “Concrete Technology” training – an intensive five-day course that deals with, among many other subjects, the special techniques required for cold weather concreting. John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at TCI’s School of Concrete Technology, says […]
OHS Seminar in Midrand on 21 August 2019 Master Builders Association North (MBA North) in collaboration with The Institute for Work at Height (IWH), The South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) and Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE) are hosting a special OHS Seminar in Midrand on 21 August 2019 to address these burning issues. To register for the Seminar, kindly contact Ms. Mbuya Ramabulana mbuya@mbanorth.co.za / […]
Innovation In Cement Production Crucial To Environmental Sustainability In this exclusive article SA Builder delves into sustainability in cement production: AfriSam’s Dudfield cement plant near Lichtenburg in the North-West province has its roots dating back to 1949 and remains a vital pillar in South Africa’s construction sector. Vishal Aniruth, general manager at AfriSam Dudfield, notes […]
Make The Right Choice On Site By Gareth Griffiths In this advisory article, a well-known steel roofing material supplier points out that both what happens on site needs to be monitored to ensure the right grade of steel as specified is actually used. “There is an old South African saying ‘goedkoop is duurkoop’. As a […]
Rural Flavour Infuses MBA North Regional Safety Awards 2019 The broad geographic footprint of Master Builders Association North (MBA North), which incorporates not only Gauteng, but Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North-West provinces, has for the first time attracted interesting and innovative entries for the Association’s Regional Safety Awards from outlying country areas and towns such as […]
DREAMS AND REALITY What could be better than a cheque handed over, on time, at the end of a completed contract? Possibly the prospect of work for the next few decades on a mega-billion rand project that would most definitely take its place in the history books – one way or another. Both seemed to […]
Construction Industry’s September Congress To Produce A Joint Action-Plan To Rescue And Revive The Sector – MBSA The construction industry will be convening at Emperors Palace in September to develop a joint action-plan on dealing with the challenges the sector has been facing. This follows the collapse of several large contractors in recent months, that […]