In a significant stride toward improving Gauteng’s transportation network, Slim B&D Construction, assisted by Ricasha Build, has been awarded the tender for the roadworks on the dual carriageway... 

This year’s Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards, hosted by the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) on August 22, highlighted the importance of diversity... 

A local South African company is changing the Australian skyline, with its innovative and fresh take on the building of cooling towers for power stations. Recognised as a thermal solutions market... 

Amid the efforts to attract, progress and retain women across key sectors of the economy, rail sleeper and infrastructure products manufacturer Colossal Concrete Products CEO Gwen Mahuma-Madida... 

The fifth tier of the inner containment was installed at Unit 3 on August 14. 

R250-million has been spent on the contract to date. 

ISO accredited and 51% black woman-owned company Sekta Group is renowned for its excellence in specialised industrial and maintenance services, mechanical and civil engineering. The Sekta Group of... 

The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, two South African engineers who have been imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for 558 days, this week attended a session of Parliament to appeal to the... 

This week we profile Gwen Mahuma-Madida, CEO of Mahuma Investment Holdings (MIH), chairperson of Colossal Concrete Products, and executive director of BBD Steel Suppliers and Remkor Manufacturing.... 

Privately owned, Afrikaans, Christian higher education institution Akademia has announced the development of a R3.2-billion campus in Pretoria East. The campus will be developed by real estate... 

AfriSam, a leading construction materials company, has reaffirmed its dedication to the sustainable development of the communities surrounding its operations with the completion of the Verulam... 

Plant construction and wellfield development activities are progressing on schedule and close to budget. 

Increased investment in construction projects has been seen across East Africa, leading to a growing demand for concrete products. Infrastructure development such as roads and railways are said to... 

Taking into account the total cost of running and maintaining a transformer over its lifespan is an important consideration in ensuring a cost-effective purchase, explains Trafo Power Solutions MD... 

Schneider Electric’s Inclusion and Care by Design strategy is embedded in all its processes and behaviours, ensuring that inclusion is hardwired end-to-end, with clear accountability.  As the... 

Southern Africa’s largest manufacturer of railway sleepers, Colossal Concrete Products has outlined its vision for delivering optimal solutions for the rail sector. Lumkile Nkomfe tells us more. 

Australia-listed Centaurus Metals has announced a significant increase in both the size and confidence levels of the mineral resource for its flagship 100%-owned Jaguar nickel sulphide project in... 

JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging business and recycler Mpact saw revenue decrease by 1.1% to R6.17-billion during the half-year period to June 30, down from R6.24-billion in the comparable... 

Construction materials company AfriSam highlights the specialist solutions it has developed for concrete product manufacturers (CPMs) over its 90 years of operating within the sector. Concrete... 

The construction of the Senqu bridge marked a significant milestone on May 24, when the first deck segment was cast on the northern abutment.  

As construction materials group AfriSam celebrates a legacy of 90 years, the group plans to continue innovating, reduce its carbon emissions and improve sustainability, boost skills, and drive... 

Leading black-owned contractor, Concor company completed the hollow-cast of the last base at the San Kraal Wind Energy Facility in the Noupoort district, currently being developed by EDF Renewables... 

Wind energy company Nordex Energy South Africa, which is building a new wind turbine concrete tower factory in Jeffreys Bay, says the ongoing construction is benefitting the region. “The... 

Plant construction and wellfield development activities at ASX- and OTCQB-listed Peninsula Energy and its wholly-owned US subsidiary Strata Energy’s Lance project, in Wyoming, are progressing on... 

Few municipalities comply with waste management legislation for landfill sites intended to protect the environment from pollution and communities’ health, says civil society organisation AfriForum.... 

Rio Tinto plans to refurbish two anode baking furnaces at Grand-Baie that have reached the end of their useful life. 

The project is the only coal-to-nuclear project under development in the world. 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson, in an address to the National Council of Provinces on July 23, committed to ensuring that his department would be transparent so as to... 

With the construction sector in East Africa seeing an upswing, CHRYSO East Africa has grown its offerings to the market while ensuring its admixture solutions are targeted at local conditions.... 

Civil concrete work is complete. 

As the imminent six-month closure for scheduled maintenance of the Lesotho Highlands tunnel draws closer, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) assures that it is ready and that all... 

Rather like a vehicle, the total cost of running and maintaining a transformer over its lifespan will be considerably higher than its purchase price; these other cost factors therefore deserve... 

The board of Canada-based Foran Mining has made a formal decision to proceed with the C$604-million construction of the underground McIlvenna Bay copper and zinc mine, in Saskatchewan. The board... 

Australia-headquartered mining major Rio Tinto is continuing to grow in the materials the world needs for the energy transition and is doing so “with discipline”, CEO Jakob Stausholm said on... 

Global fastener solutions manufacturer fischer India announced the launch of its pre-positioned undercut anchor, or FSU, which is a “ground-breaking addition” to fischer's line-up designed to meet... 

About half of the turbine blades and other components required for the project have been delivered to site. 

The European Union (EU) is one of the first regions to establish a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) scheme, with the current requirement that companies report on the total carbon footprint... 

Manufacturing concrete products is an industry segment that faces its own special demands, and AfriSam’s 90 years of experience allows it to take some of the weight of these challenges off its... 

Low temperatures and cold weather conditions are known to slow down the curing of concrete, leading to the disruption of production schedules. The use of accelerating admixtures, or accelerators,... 

The latest version of a cloud based software tool, the Peikko Designer Bolted Connection tool is now available in South Africa. The tool is a module in a software portfolio used to assist... 

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has achieved significant progress with the rehabilitation of 28 km of bulk sewer pipelines – the country’s largest sewer upgrade of its... 

Unit 5 was transferred to Eskom's generation division on June 30.