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Joyce Evans ran her own coal yard until 2000 and still works at the site near the convergence of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky.
Biden assurances on jobs sting like insults in mines, oil patch
16th February 2021 By: Bloomberg

The Biden administration has gotten off to a rough start trying to reassure coal miners and oil workers whose jobs are threatened by the president’s fight against climate change. Vice President... 


DEPENDABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION
Key advantages of this power distribution system over conventional busbar systems include a simple design, quick installation and improved performance
Range provides dependable power distribution
12th February 2021

Electrical and digital building infrastructure provider Legrand’s range of Zucchini busbars includes the LB PLUS range of busbar trunking systems, designed for the distribution of power from 25 A... 


Walterscheid EWESK adjustable elbow fittings are suited for a range of outdoor applications
Adjustable elbows offer end-to-end tube-fitting solution
5th February 2021

A new series of adjustable elbow fittings have been introduced to the market, aimed at mobile original-equipment manufacturers seeking an end-to-end tube-fitting solution. Power management company... 


Molecor TOM PVC-O large-diameter pipes in the field
Pushing the limits of plastic pipes
11th December 2020

SPONSORED POST: Well-laid plastic pipe has a maintenance-free work life of more than 50 years, and in some cases 100 years. Built on years of innovation and experience, Sizabantu’s PVC-O pipes... 


Victaulic adds innovative Series 124 to its Installation-Ready™ Butterfly Valve range for HVAC Systems
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

World leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems launches latest innovation for European HVAC market, the Victaulic Series 124 Installation-Ready™ Butterfly Valve Rubber-lined valve... 


City of Cape Town energy efficiency – Case Study
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Author: Menno Sulsters, Design and Operations Manager at SEM Solutions The City of Cape Town has been working hard to achieve the goals laid out in their Energy Climate Action Plan (ECAP) that was... 


FRESH AIR The Titan 
Power Breather is a high flow breather which is perfect for tank farms and large flow applications
Range of solutions ensures clean fluids
27th November 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s Fluid Technology division’s filtration solutions comprise a range of fluid power components and systems. These solutions are supported by the team’s broad... 


DMT Kai Batla's SAFEGUARD system enables remote monitoring of mines after closure
Ensuring the effective maintenance of system critical infrastructure
26th November 2020

System critical infrastructure refers to any system, function or asset that plays a vital role in a country’s security, economy, public health or public safety.  Ensuring the maintenance of such... 


A Hytec hose workshop, supplied by Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse (HAW)
Easy access to on-site supplies increases plant uptime
25th November 2020

Ensuring an adequate on-site supply of hoses and accessories and readily available service and repairs, helps to improve on-site productivity and efficiency. Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse... 


Mechanical Pipe Joints Perform Under Pressure
20th November 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Since their introduction nearly 100 years ago, mechanical grooved piping systems have provided a wide range of performance benefits for system designers, installers and end users.  The application... 


BUILDING CONSENSUS 
When the industry becomes more satisfied with this approach to building, and realises the cost benefits of IBT, the uptake of IBT in construction will increase
IBT construction reduces cost, time
20th November 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Student accommodation group STAG African says it can reduce construction time and costs for student accommodation using innovative building technology (IBT) – a first for Africa. “By using such... 


GEMÜ announces its latest generation of soft seated butterfly valves
12th November 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Valve specialist GEMÜ has redesigned its tried-and-tested butterfly valves and now offers the GEMÜ R480 Victoria in wafer version. In redesigning the GEMÜ R480 Victoria series, a specialized team... 


EXPERIENCED RETAIL OUTLET
Many of the staff at Stewart & Lloyds Booysens branch have worked at the store for more than 20 years
Steel supplier relaunches flagship store
23rd October 2020

Steel supplier Stewarts & Lloyds has designed a new retail experience, offering a wider range of products and stock at its flagship store in Booysens, which is expected to facilitate the growth of... 


The SKF TLGB 20 battery-operated grease gun
Battery-operated grease gun simplifies lubrication
14th October 2020

A battery-operated grease gun offers a solution for a wide variety of manual lubrication tasks such as the lubrication of bearings and machines in industrial and manufacturing environments as well... 


Stewarts & Lloyds Projects- Supplying Steyn City Development
5th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Stewarts & Lloyds Projects (SLP), a level 2 BBEEE, a partnership between PeoSeed Solutions and Stewarts & Lloyds Holdings, proudly supplied all the piping and fittings for the fire protection... 


Mining tops demand for IPS Fibreglass Mouldings products
Mining tops demand for IPS Fibreglass Mouldings products
1st October 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The mining industry continues to represent the greatest demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic for the fibreglass products, such as belt guards, produced by fibreglass moulds and mouldings solutions... 


Cracking the Code – North American Plumbing Product Compliance
30th September 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

There is no doubt that export is important to the South African economy since 30%(1) of the South African GDP is tied to the export of goods or services.  Any manufacturer sending products into... 


Continental’s EcoRubber garden hose with Eco-brass fittings
‘Green’ garden hose made from plant-based materials
22nd September 2020

A new ecofriendly garden hose made from ‘green’ raw materials has been introduced as the first plant-based polymer hose in the world. The hose, launched by technology company Continental, uses... 


Stewarts & Lloyds relaunches retail store in Booysens
4th September 2020 By: Halima Frost

Steel and tube supplier Stewarts & Lloyds Booysens branch manager Ryan Purdon tells Engineering News & Mining Weekly that the group plans to open its Booysens-based retail store, at the end of the... 


Hydrocam hydraulic bolt tensioners are manufactured by SKF-owned Pilgrim
Hydraulic bolt tensioners improve safety of couplings
4th September 2020

Bolted assemblies are prone to a number of safety risks, such as incorrect assembly, which accounts for about 45% of all fatigue failures, insufficient preload, over- or under-tightening and... 


A NEW GENERATION
The Gen III foam proportioner can handle all types of foam agents, even highly viscous, alcohol-resistant and fluorine-free foam agents
New proportioning system ideal for refineries
4th September 2020 By: Darren Parker

Fire-suppression systems developer FireDos launched the third generation (Gen III) of its foam proportioners for fire extinguishing systems globally at the end of last year. The technology has... 


New EPDM seal material from Parker Prädifa with global approvals for drinking water applications
24th August 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Engineered Materials Group of Parker Hannifin, the worldwide leader in motion and control technologies, has developed a new, robust EPDM sealing material named EJ820, specifically designed for... 


Continental introduces new eco-friendly garden hose with ‘green’ raw materials
Continental introduces new eco-friendly garden hose with ‘green’ raw materials
14th August 2020

The technology company Continental has introduced a new eco-friendly garden hose called EcoRubber that uses sugar cane ethylene rather than petroleum-based products thereby reducing greenhouse gas... 


EMMA CORDER
Consultations determine which chemicals would best suit a company’s requirements and assists in providing a methodology that would best suit the application of these products
Stricter compliance regulations for chemical disinfectants
7th August 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the demand for disinfectants to help mitigate the spread of the virus, which, in turn, has prompted the need for strict compliance in... 


Babcock prevails under pressure
31st July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Following a rupture on the mainsteam piping system on one of the units at a major power station, Babcock’s Ntuthuko Engineering division, along with two other major boiler companies, was part of a... 


EXCLUSIVE VIBES 
Astore Keymak is the sole South African distributor of the Italian-manufactured FIP thermoplastic valves range
Local industry pressurised by ‘cheap imports’
31st July 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

As multinational corporations continue to make inroads into the South Africa market, the thermoplastic valves sector is finding it challenging to compete in an already difficult business environment. 


INNOVATIVE PLASTIC
A SAFi installation in the hydro-metallurgical sector was at a copper mine, where thermoplastic valves provided a solution for the storage and transport of sulphuric acid
Mining trending toward thermoplastic valves
31st July 2020

Industrial manufacturing company BMG’s Fluid Technology division works closely with the mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that all valves, strainers and flow control equipment supplied,... 


Reid Lifestyle Centre targeting a net-zero certification
24th July 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

In May, the Reid Lifestyle Centre, developed by Balwin Properties, achieved a six-star Green Star Public & Education Building certification. Part of an upmarket lifestyle estate situated close to... 


MINIMISING DOWN TIME 
A well-integrated fire suppression system minimises the risks of costly downtime that a fire can entail
Webinar discusses heavy-duty-mining-vehicle fire risk
24th July 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Vehicle fire suppression system solutions provider Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection hosted a webinar last month to discuss the most common fire risk trends for heavy duty mining vehicles, as well as... 


CURIOUS COMPOUNDS
The medical-grade compounds that the company produces are supplied to vendors in the healthcare industry and have been in constant supply
PVC manufacturer emphasises proper use of plastic
17th July 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

While the world is moving towards using less single use plastic, Durban-based polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound manufacturer Innovative PVC Compounds (IPC) CEO Mubeen Siddiqi says the world cannot... 


Delta Realty’s Menlo Pinnacles Obtains a Four-Star Green Star Rating
3rd July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Delta Reality, with Delta Built Environment Consultants (Delta BEC) as its Green Star consultants, successfully obtained a four-star design rating for its Menlo Pinnacles development from the Green... 


Mechanical pipe systems offer cost and time savings to a struggling construction sector post COVID-19
2nd July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

There is no disputing that the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to have a devastating impact on the South African construction sector. According to construction market intelligence firm... 


Equipment supplier offers range of hoses and fittings
26th June 2020

The Eaton Winner hydraulic braided and spiral hose and fittings distributed locally by industrial equipment supplier BMG meet stringent industry standards for pressure, temperature and abrasion... 


Pipes range offered for various industries
26th June 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Cable conduit and subsoil drainage pipe manufacturer Dura-Line components, which meet stringent quality specifications, are used in conjunction with geosynthetic products manufacturer and supplier... 


Company receives certification, improves product quality
26th June 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Piping manufacturer Rare Plastics has received SANS 4437.2 certification – which is a duplication of ISO 4437.2 – for the manufacture of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) gas pipe in May this year.... 


Your business’s sustainability depends on your fire protection system
15th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

If you count warehouses, storage facilities and distribution centres among your business assets, the installation of high-quality fire protection systems within these spaces is critical. In... 


Sustainable building designs on the rise
12th June 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Although it was previously widely thought to be prohibitively expensive to make the upfront capital investments to go green, uncertainty about the availability of power and water resources, as well... 


SAFI applauds local procurement amidst the need for hospital beds and temporary healthcare facilitie
11th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The South African Furniture Initiative (SAFI) commends the support from sponsors like Old Mutual and the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) by, respectively, establishing a... 


Macsteel merges fluid control, pipes divisions
5th June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Steel and value-added steel products supplier Macsteel has merged its fluid control division with its pipes, fittings and flanges division. The vertical merger forms part of the company’s focus... 


Six Green Star As-Built rating for One Discovery Place in Sandton
4th June 2020

The new Discovery head office is only one of a handful of projects to have achieved a six Green Star As-Built rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa, pushing the envelope for an... 


Coal mine in Serbia gives up new Roman treasure
29th May 2020 By: Reuters

As the sun sank over a vast opencast coal mine in eastern Serbia earlier this month, a small crane eased the front half of a Roman ship from the steep sides of the pit. An excavator cutting... 


Hudaco unlikely to pay dividend as Covid-19 impacts businesses
21st May 2020 By: Donna Slater

Branded automotive, industrial and electronic consumable product importer and distributor Hudaco reports, that despite business disruptions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, its business... 


Macsteel merges fluid control, pipes divisions
20th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Steel and value-added steel products supplier Macsteel has merged its fluid control division with its pipes, fittings and flanges division. The vertical merger forms part of the company’s focus... 


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