Long-term preservative protection for timber
VACSOL® Azure treated timber is treated with Vacsol® Azure wood preservative, which contains new organic insecticides and fungicides and uses white spirits or Kerosol as the medium...
CCSA updates important manual on construction of concrete roads
CEMENT and Concrete SA (CCSA) has published a third and updated version of its highly respected manual, “Concrete Road Construction”, authored by Bryan Perrie...
City’s new one-stop-shop for all development related business
The City of Cape Town is implementing an exciting new portal that will make it significantly easier and convenient for the public and professionals...
Focusing on both rights and obligations – not only rights – will benefit SA’s...
By Ian Massey, Director MDA Consulting
South Africa’s construction sector is facing strong headwinds, not least of which is the loadshedding currently causing havoc in...
Unhydrated cement the key to effective concrete recycling
WITH the concrete industry globally determined to become more sustainable, increased consideration is being given to the recycling of concrete, says John Roxburgh, senior...
The GrandWest gets grander
Sun International expands popular GrandWest hotel
SUN International is investing an initial R122-million to increase the size of GrandWest Grand Hotel, currently the busiest in...
The condition of SA’s infrastructure
In this extract from the latest Infrastructure Report Card (IRC) by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), the overall condition of South...
Foot dragging delays titanium dioxide duty rebate
THE South African coatings industry is desperately waiting for a government rebate on the import duties for titanium dioxide which is costing its members...
Gas takes off in residential new builds
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W Cape Government cuts red tape to stimulate economic growth
ANTON Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, on Thursday 27 October 2022, granted an exemption to all municipalities...
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