AFRISAM SUPPLIES NEW BLACK-OWNED, MARKET-SHAKING MALVILOX TILE PLANT Technology, transformation and a niche opportunity have been brought together in the recent launch of black-owned roofing solutions company Malvilox, which looks set to become a success story in the Department of Trade and Industry’s Black Industrialist Programme. Having set up its factory in Chamdor, Krugersdorp in […]
Concrete versatility and sustainability important for infrastructural development The versatility of concrete boosts the building material’s sustainable merits and should be a decisive factor when maximum quality and longevity are aimed for in infrastructural projects, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute (TCI). Perrie says the user or designer can basically decide what […]
Tri-Star works with AfriSam on top-drawer Infinité apartments A glittering new residential development featuring fluid spaces, transparency and the spectacular use of glass is under construction in the suburb of Bedfordview, east of Johannesburg, with Tri-Star Construction as lead contractor and AfriSam supplying the readymix concrete. Developed by Fatasy Property, Infinité is a luxury ten […]
Dangote walks away from PPC deal – causing PPC shares to plunge 7 OCTOBER 2017, 5:30PM / This IoL report by JOHN BOWKER PPC shares plunged the most in more than two months after Dangote Cement walked away from a potential takeover of South Africa’s largest cement maker, leaving Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. as the […]
Dangote Cement elbows in on PPC takeover deal According to the following report by Bloomberg news agency, Dangote Cement has approached PPC about a takeover deal, signalling the start of a possible bidding war for South Africa’s biggest cement maker after an earlier offer led by Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings. Dangote has told PPC’s […]
First-ever industry-wide Conference unites concrete industry South Africa’s concrete organisations have emerged from a first-ever, industry-wide conference united and better equipped to deal with challenges facing the concrete and construction sectors. This is according to organiser, Johan van Wyk, of the Southern Africa Readymix Association (Sarma), co-host of the event along with the Concrete Manufacturers […]
AFRISAM READYMIX FOR UNIQUE DYNAMIC’S DROOGHEUWEL RESERVOIR PROJECT Gauteng continues to be an urban magnet drawing job seekers from far and wide, making the Droogheuwel municipal bulk water reservoir in Randfontein a vital piece of infrastructure to keep sufficient water flowing to the growing area of Randgate. Hard at work on this 20 megalitre reservoir […]
Students: start preparing now for Advanced Concrete Technology training Potential candidates for The Concrete Institute’s next Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) diploma course at the beginning of 2018 or even the following one in 2020 should immediately start their preparations for this formidable but highly respected concrete training. That is the advice of John Roxburgh, lecturer […]
Register now for the Concrete Conference 17-18 August It’s all systems go for the first ever Concrete Conference, a joint initiative of South Africa’s concrete industry associations to bring concrete professionals together in the interest of developing the industry. Concrete is the most important building block in the development of our country and the conference […]
Free Tickets Available for Africa’s Mega Construction and Infrastructure Show The Gauteng construction, cement and concrete industries are abuzz with excitement as over 71,000 free tickets to the fifth annual African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo – taking place on 23 and 24 May 2017 at the Gallagher Convention Centre – have been made available. […]