Final preparations are underway for the inaugural WoodEX for Africa Exhibition & Conference taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre from 22 – 24 March 2012, with international exhibitors and speakers in attendance ensuring that this event will soon be among the finest of its kind anywhere in the world. Lynn Chamier, Exhibition Manager of WoodEX [...]
Decor trend talk: “Future Forward”
Plascon will be hosting am informal gathering to share some delicious visuals and provocative ideas and thoughts on the lifestyle trends that will touch us in 2012. It is taking place this Wednesday 15th February, from 3.30pm-4.30pm (with some time for Q&A or chat afterwards) at the Freeworld Auditorium, Freeworld Design Centre , at 71 [...]
Grohe presents its new Eurocube line
Grohe proudly presents Eurocube, a new design to its popular Euroline tap range. As the name suggests, the geometric design is entirely focused on square shapes. With its precision-crafted pure forms and flawless surfaces, Eurocube is a perfect complement to bathrooms inspired by straight lines and a purist interior. Apart from its extensive utilisation in [...]
Sika acquires Axim from Italcementi Group
Sika AG acquires the global concrete admixture and cement grinding aid business of the Italcementi Group, on the market under the brand Axim. Axim generated sales of around CHF 75 million (EUR 61 million) in 2010. Bergamo and Baar – Sika is to acquire the global concrete admixture and cement grinding aid business of [...]
Certified Measurement & Verification Professional (CMVP) – training for tax incentive measurement and verification
South Africa has just under 40 Certified Measurement and Verification Professionals (CMVP®) that are within the process of qualifying to measure and verify energy savings in accordance with the Regulation 12L of the Income Tax Act. SANAS is the authorised body to accredit M&V Bodies for this purpose, and a stipulation is that CMVP® is [...]
Stylish new basin mixer adds extra shine to Cobra’s range of tapware
Cobra Watertech has just unveiled its latest tapware range which sets a new industry benchmark for high quality products that combine sleek and sophisticated aesthetics with innovative functionality and superior finish. The Belina range was designed specifically to fill a gap in the market for value-for-money single lever basin, bath and shower mixers that [...]
Another ‘exclusive supplier’ accolade for Echo
Summercon, one of Gauteng’s biggest and busiest home-building companies, has appointed the Echo Group as “exclusive supplier” of hollow-core concrete floor slabs for its sectional-title forward development programmes. “We have tried other hollow-core slabs on an ‘experimental’ basis, but in the end we found that Echo’s combination of product quality, design expertise and on-site [...]
Updated ‘Fundamentals of Concrete’ now available from C&CI
The updated, second edition of the Cement & Concrete Institute’s acclaimed reference book, Fundamentals of Concrete, is now available from the Institute. The book – first published in 1998 – is intended for students of engineering, building management, quantity surveying, architecture and other practitioners who require a working knowledge of the subject. [...]
Corobrik recognises landscape architecture
In the pursuit of creating sustainable cities, the value of Landscape Architects in creating urban environments people appreciate and desire to live in, is now undisputed. This has been borne out of the economic success of so many well conceived new and urban renewal projects undertaken in major cities and tourist towns around the world [...]
Latest Issue - January/February 2012
In This Issue:
- Goba offices by Elphick Proome Architects
- Central Government Offices by MEG Architects and Muhammad Mayet Architects
- Edgars extension at Ballito Lifestyle Centre by Evolution Architects
- House van Dyk by BbA Architects
- Retrofitting and Energy Efficiency
