Construction and mining services company Concor won two prestigious Construction World Best Projects 2024 Awards for its impressive work, undertaken in joint venture with Lubocon Civils, on the Ash... 

Concor won two prestigious Construction World Best Projects 2024 Awards for its impressive work, undertaken in joint venture with Lubocon Construction, on the Ash Disposal Facility (ADF) expansion... 

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... 

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 Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II passed a significant milestone in May, following the casting of the first deck segment on the Northern abutment of the Senqu bridge. Work on the... 

The Senqu bridge is expected to be completed in early 2026. 

Concor recently completed the final foundation cast for the San Kraal Wind Energy Facility in Noupoort, as part of the Koruson 1 Cluster being developed by EDF Renewables and project partners H1... 

South Africa’s colder months can bring headaches for contractors – as well as concrete product manufacturers – if low temperatures slow down the curing of their concrete and disrupt production... 

Fabricating six massive reactors that are over three storeys high in Gauteng and then transporting these more than 2 500 kilometres to a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - where all... 

The Kendal Ash Disposal Facility expansion project, responsible for the storage of ash produced by Kendal Power Station until 2023, has successfully reached over 80% completion. With a projected... 

As underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client, copper miner Palabora Mining Company (PMC) continue their journey towards the 1 200-m mark in the construction of the... 

An additional 5.74 MW of solar power has been added to the fast-track project being undertaken at Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gauteng, while trading continues. As part of the ongoing work... 

The addition of another 5.74 MW of solar power at Eastgate Shopping Centre, east of Johannesburg, is being undertaken by diversified infrastructure and construction company Concor, while keeping... 

The addition of another 5,74 MW of solar power at Eastgate Shopping Centre, east of Johannesburg, is being undertaken by leading black-owned contractor Concor, while keeping the movement of tenants... 

Constructing wind energy facilities on mountains presents unique challenges, particularly in terms of accessing the construction sites. The Phezukomoya Wind Energy Facility, situated near Noupoort... 

Scientists have developed a way to grow building materials using knitted moulds and the root network of fungi as a potential alternative to traditional building material. The composite, called... 

Construction has started on a demonstration plant at the project.  

Construction has started on a demonstration plant at rare earth minerals developer Ionic Rare Earths’ (IonicRE’s) 60%-owned Makuutu heavy rare earths project, in Uganda. The installation contract... 

British scientists have developed a new building material which uses a paste derived from the root network of the mycelium fungus in combination with a knitted textile framework (more pedantically,... 

The pylon spires of South Africa’s Msikaba Bridge megaproject are soon to tower almost 130 m high at each side of the 197-m-deep Msikaba river gorge.  The bridge forms part of the South African... 

The pylon spires of the Msikaba bridge megaproject will soon tower almost 130 m high at each side of the 197-m-deep Msikaba river gorge.  

The pylon spires of South Africa’s Msikaba Bridge megaproject are soon to tower almost 130 m high at each side of the 197-m-deep Msikaba river gorge.  The bridge forms part of the South African... 

The pylon spires of South Africa’s Msikaba Bridge mega project are on their way up, soon to tower almost 130 metres high at each side of the near 200m deep river gorge. For Laurence Savage,... 

Phase 2B, 2D, 2E, 2F and 2G are in the feasibility study stage. 

As it recently completed a project for diversified miner Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa copper mine, in Kolwezi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South African construction company Moladi has... 

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge near Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, should be complete in the last quarter of next year.  Work on the project, which forms part of the N2 Wild... 

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge should be complete in the last quarter of 2023.  

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge near Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, should be complete in the last quarter of next year.  Work on the project, which forms part of the N2 Wild... 

The multi-award winning Moladi Building System is enabling houses and other structures of a superior quality to be built in record time and at a fraction of the cost of conventional building... 

Geosynthetic products manufacturer and supplier Fibertex South Africa’s geosynthetic solutions encompass controlled permeability formwork (CPF) liners, which are designed for concrete surface... 

South African construction company Moladi has supplied its removable, reusable, recyclable and lightweight plastic formwork mould construction system for miner Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa copper mine, in... 

Construction materials supplier Peikko South Africa has partnered with a local construction company to develop an innovative ventilation tunnel design for a headgear structure in a mine located in... 

The three-year construction of the Senqu bridge is set to start soon. 

The three-year construction of the 825-m-long, 90-m-high Senqu bridge is set to start soon following the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) awarding of the M2-billion construction... 

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased retrenchments and job losses in the consulting engineering industry, which, in turn, has led to a skills drain in the sector, temporary works consultant... 

The quality of new bridges being built generally complies with South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) standards, which are aligned with international best practice, but the quality of... 

Construction products and solutions specialist Peikko South Africa’s bolted column connections are helping to fast-track the development of a large residential project in Ferndale, Gauteng. The... 

GVK-Siya Zama, a leading specialist contractor in the field of building, renovation, restoration and recycling of buildings, has been awarded two notable projects in recent months. Amounting to... 

The Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in February opened a new 500-bed residence for students, which will be followed by the launch of 300-bed and 1 000-bed residences later this year on the... 

Concrete strength can be difficult to estimate, as it does not always develop at the same speed – with temperature and weather conditions affecting how fast or slow the strength of a structure... 

Contractors need to know when their concrete has reached a certain strength, to move ahead with the next stage of construction, but this has never been very easy to find out – until now. Having... 

Construction is under way at Paarl Rock, the fifth building in diversified infrastructure and services construction company Concor’s 22 ha Conradie Park development, in Cape Town. Piling for the...