Coinciding with its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has announced that its 2012 Awards for Excellence competition will be run on an entirely new basis. Unlike in the past when the competition categories were product-based, this year the emphasis is on the core values and standards on which precast concrete products [...]
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Updated township-roads brochure highlights the benefits of concrete block paving
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has updated its ‘Township Roads’ paving brochure. Aimed at non-technical decision makers in national and local government, the brochure promotes the use of concrete block paving (CBP) for township roads. CMA director, Hamish Laing, says that although CBP has been used extensively for township roads, the potential for its [...]
Free user-friendly, architect-designed, subsidy-housing building plans
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is offering architect-designed plans for a 40m² subsidy house at no charge to anyone wishing to use them. Dubbed the CMA House, it is an initiative which if adopted by the construction industry will improve the quality and building productivity of subsidised housing dramatically. The project was officially launched by [...]
Precast concrete standards – essential armour plating for CPA disputes
Although the Consumer Protection Act has been in force for several months, the jury is still out as to the impact it will make on the South African economy and, more specifically, on precast concrete manufacturers. However, Concrete Manufacturers Association director, Hamish Laing, observes that companies which adhere or manufacture to a certifiable standard [...]
The CMA – quality cast in concrete
2011 sees the Concrete Manufacturing Association (CMA) adopt a fresh approach to its advertising strategy. In addition to promoting its members’ products, it has chosen to go the corporate route as well, with the emphasis on the CMA brand and its associated benefits for the consumer. The first of the new adverts has already [...]
Awards of excellence
This year’s Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) Awards for Excellence competition was exceptional in that five rather than the normal four projects were awarded Cathay Industries (formerly Cathay Pigments) Trophies In addition to the five Cathay Industries Trophies, 16 national awards were presented in October at a gala dinner held at the Theatre on the Track [...]
Latest Issue - May/June 2012
In This Issue:
- The Alexander Forbes head office campus by Paragon Architects
- The New Jerusalem Children’s Home by 4D+A Architects
- The Quarterdeck by CHT Architects
- The 2012 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
- Paragon Architects profile
