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Transformer protection is crucial for corporate clients
Transformer protection is crucial for corporate clients because transformers are essential components in power distribution systems. They step up or down voltage levels to ensure efficient power...
Best fire safety practice for BESS installations
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have become increasingly important for supporting renewable energy integration and grid stability. However, they pose unique fire safety challenges due to the...
Rational design is not just a tick-box exercise
Rational design is about achieving performance-driven fire safety measures through sound engineering principles. “Rational design is not just a tick-box exercise. It involves a deep understanding...
Safety tips for LPG cylinders for heating and cooking
With many residents turning to LPG for heating and also cooking, media reports have emerged about consumers buying or refilling LPG cylinders from unlicenced resellers. “It is important to note...
Fire-suppression concerns mean Joburg Library remains closed until 2025
The City of Johannesburg closed the public library in the central business district in 2021 over safety concerns, mainly about fire suppression. A report into the building’s condition raised issues...
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Aspen warns of lower full-year earnings
JSE-listed pharmaceuticals manufacturer Aspen has warned that its normalised headline earnings a share are likely to drop by 27% to 32% to between R10.15 and R10.89 a share for the financial year...
Stellenbosch University launches new Chair, focused on concentrated solar power
Stellenbosch University (SU) has officially launched a new solar energy Chair (Professorship) in its Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and announced the name of the inaugural...
Adcock’s full-year results benefit from good second-half performance
JSE-listed pharmaceuticals manufacturer Adcock Ingram has recorded a 1% increase in revenue to R9.76-billion for the financial year ended June 30, while basic earnings a share increased by 8%...