Concrete Offers Myriad Advantages Due to its durability, versatility, aesthetic appeal, cost-effectiveness and availability, concrete is changing the face of South Africa’s landscape with cutting-edge architects and engineers increasingly making concrete their material of choice. Here, Bryan Perrie, MD of The Concrete Institute, (TCI) deals with the benefits of the world’s oldest and most popular […]
Leroy Merlin Opens Second Store In South Africa Global French home improvement retailer, LEROY MERLIN, today officially opened a new store in Little Falls, Roodeport in Johannesburg in August. This is the brand’s second store in an active pipeline that will materialize into four stores in South Africa by 2020. The total investment is projected […]
Positive Momentum In Global Construction Sector Gives Glimmer Of Hope To SA Construction Despite the headwinds facing the world economy, the global construction sector entered 2019 with significant momentum, having seen growth of five percent in 2018. And, according to the latest annual International Construction Market Survey (ICMS) by independent professional services company, Turner & […]
94 High-Quality, Diverse And Innovative Entries For SAISC 2019 Steel Awards Since it was first celebrated 38 years ago, the SAISC Steel Awards has grown to become the steel construction industry’s premier event. Succeeding years have seen this event growing to this year’s record entry of 94 entries. In the lead up to the awards, […]
SARMA Appoints New Manager Hanlie Turner has been appointed Manager at the Southern Africa Readymix Association (SARMA). Following the departure of Johan van Wyk who was the face of SARMA for many years, Turner has taken over the reins at the SARMA office. She brings years of experience in the cement and concrete industry, including […]
Construction industry urged to recommit to Code of Good Practice to solve current challenges A group of construction industry stakeholders has urged the industry to return to basics in order to overcome its current challenges successfully. The call was made at a stakeholder meeting initiated by Master Builders Association North, as mandated by a recent […]
Women in construction: More progress needed By: Boitumelo Thipe, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Master Builders Association North Entrepreneurial women are making their mark in construction, but more needs to be done. Doing so will have benefits. Construction remains a male-dominated industry but there are signs that women are starting to become better represented in this […]
“Workshop: Understanding Roof Inspections” – In Cape Town And Johannesburg In October The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA)has informed SA Builder that, in an effort to boost skills development in South Africa’s roofing industry, the ITC will be hosting CPD-accredited workshops on Understanding Roof Inspections in both Johannesburg and Cape Town from 22 […]
RFP For Woodstock/Salt River Inclusionary Housing Project Cancelled South African Builder has confirmed that the City of Cape Town has unilaterally cancelled the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the highly anticipated Woodstock/Salt River inclusionary housing project. In a discussion with Deon van Zyl, chairperson of the Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) it was […]
WearCheck Announces Acquisition Of Reliability Testing Company AFS WearCheck’s new NDT capability further enhances its offering to the construction sector. Durban-based condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, has acquired Anglo Field Services (AFS), which adds three new established divisions to the company’s comprehensive reliability solutions portfolio, including non-destructive testing (NDT), technical compliance (TC) and rope condition assessment […]