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Little cheer from Budget speech, but construction resilient - AfriSam
It was a sombre tone at this year’s annual AfriSam Budget Breakdown event, but sales and marketing executive Richard Tomes reminded stakeholders that the company’s 90 years in business should be an...
Budget shows an economy treading water, not collapsing – Jammine
Although Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget, delivered on February 21, seemed somewhat prudent, Econometrix director and chief economist Dr Azar Jammine said there was not much in it to...
Major infrastructure needed to access limestone deposit
A new quarry in the Northern Cape set to be an important source of limestone for a local cement plant, will require significant infrastructure to enable access to the deposit. The deposit is said...
AfriSam expects to start mining new Ulco limestone quarry later this year
Aggregates and construction materials company AfriSam will soon start mining at a new limestone deposit near its Ulco cement plant, in the Northern Cape. The relocated quarry will be capable of...
New limestone quarry for AfriSam at Ulco
As the important mineral component of its cement, limestone will soon be mined from a new deposit by AfriSam’s Ulco cement plant in the Northern Cape. The relocated quarry will be capable of...
Tackling the construction sector skills shortage
South African construction materials supplier AfriSam says that the company’s ongoing investment in training and development aims to address the lack of technical skills which it says is hampering...
Concor clinches construction world best projects awards for two projects
Concor' s name has long been associated with Construction World's Best Projects with numerous of the company's projects, both in infrastructure and the built environment, winning accolades over the...
Concor secures accolades at Construction World's Best Project Awards
Construction company Concor has won awards for two projects at the twenty-second instalment of Construction World’s Best Projects Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise excellence in civil...
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New environmental screening platform for projects in South Africa now fully operational
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Web-Based Environmental Screening Tool is now fully operational. This was announced on Thursday by Forestry, Fisheries and the...
Cape Town Container Terminal receives first batch of new rubber-tyred gantry cranes
The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) has taken delivery of components of the first nine of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes, which original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Liebherr Africa has...