Tag: building
Joint action now urgently needed to halt Construction Mafia
Years of disruption by construction mafias in the civil engineering sector are holding back South Africa’s recovery, and all parties now need to throw...
Investing in technology for a bright, stylish future
FOR over 45 years, Ceramic Industries has been a leading player in the ceramic tile and bathroom ware manufacturing sector. During this time, the...
Steel shortage a bonanza for some
SOUTH AFRICA’s current steel shortage is compounding an already serious obstacle to the efficient functioning of the subcontinent’s overhead crane market: declining service footprints.
Currently,...
Building human resource capacity and skills to strengthen South Africa’s public health supply chains...
Supply chains don’t just get goods from manufacturers to end users. They save lives. This has never been more evident than during the COVID-19...
Small and medium general building confidence at highest level in three years
Activity is being driven partly by the rebuilding of infrastructure damaged in the July unrest.
Confidence in the general building sector of the construction industry...
Innovation at Paarl Rock
CONSTRUCTION is underway at Paarl Rock, the fifth building in Concor’s 22-hectare Conradie Park development in Cape Town.
Piling for the eight-storey block began in...
Is converting office buildings to residential space the answer?
Converting the expanse of vacant office space in South African cities to residential apartments, especially in a time when the current low interest rate...
New housing development will incorporate ‘synthetic sand’ building blocks
RESIN8 – the panacea to the plastic pollution problem?
ALTHOUGH many grades of plastic are recyclable, only 9% ends up being recycled – which has...
Water conservation should remain top of mind for building owners
WHILE the dam levels in the Western Cape have improved slightly in recent weeks, currently standing at approximately 70%, Cape residents and indeed the...
Contractors warned against building of houses of poor quality
North West cooperative governance, human settlement and traditional affairs MEC Mmoloki Cwaile has warned contractors that his department will not hesitate to take steps...
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