Celebrating 40 Years Of Commitment Quality and technical excellence has been on the forefront for Terraforce since 1979. The well-known Cape Town based pre-cast concrete manufacturer, specialising in modular hollow-core concrete blocks, has maintained a strong foothold in the South African concrete retaining wall market. 2019 marks the companies 40th anniversary of being engaged in the […]
NDP action long overdue A lack of progress on National Development Plan implementation is killing off SA’s construction sector and hampering economic growth, says Master Builders’ Association North. The news that Group Five has filed for bankruptcy protection has come as yet another blow for South Africa’s construction sector, following shortly after a disappointing 2019 […]
Safcec calls on government to halt ‘construction mafia’ By Roy Cokayne, IOL Business Report Safcec has sent an SOS to government and demanded urgent intervention to halt the so-called “construction mafia”. The SA Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors of South Africa (Safcec) has sent a SOS to government and demanded urgent intervention at the highest […]
Construction mafia derailing projects causes engineers to flee Widespread concern has spread like wildfire across the built environment due to the construction mafia and gang-related activities on project sites. Yunus Bayat from the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) says that a major intervention is needed to protect infrastructure projects, investor confidence, and the […]
Building confidence slightly more positive Marginal growth in the building sector is anticipated to continue as this is not driven by the public sector, but by the private sector. Yet infrastructure spending seems to be stabilising, but the construction sector remains in dire straits as the demise of the big contractor continues. This is the […]
Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution At the Master Builders South Africa Congress held in Port Elizabeth in September 2018, delegates devoted considerable time and energy discussing the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and our preparedness (or otherwise) as custodians of the South African Construction Sector to train and stay abreast of this immense […]
Construction Foundations fail…so do Claims! By Stefan Müller Structural failures such as Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy or the mining dam in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, or even more recently the walkway collapse at the Driehoek High School in Vanderbijlpark here in South Africa result in intensive and extensive investigations with different opinions […]
14 March 2019 Is there light end the end of the tunnel for SA’s construction sector? On Monday this week we saw the collapse of industry giant Group Five as it was put into business rescue with its stock being suspended after it filed for bankruptcy protection. There has been a significant decline of South […]
CBE Transformation Indaba ignites possibilities The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) hosted its second annual Transformation Indaba in Pretoria in February. The Indaba, under the theme Igniting the Possibilities, served as a “past-present-future” mirror with the aim of gauging the status of transformation and provided a platform for collaboration and sharing of knowledge among […]
Construction Sector Wheelchair Challenge South African Builder magazine supports this important initiative by Little Eden. We challenge all MBSA and MBA directors, members, affiliate members and stakeholders in the construction sector to a) encourage their CEOs to participate in this campaign, and b) to demonstrate their pro-active efforts in incorporating wheelchair-friendly design into all of […]