BASF has opened its first production plant for dispersions in South Africa located at Umbogintwini Industrial Complex in Durban. With this new production facility BASF will serve its customers in the fast growing South African and Sub-Saharan African coatings and construction industry with acrylic dispersions based on state-of-the-art technologies. South Africa is the largest market [...]
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Concrete Manufacturers Association injects R80 000 towards housing provision
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) in collaboration with its member companies, Aveng Manufacturing and Technicrete together with Betcrete Gauteng, a licensee of Betcrete Western Cape and Eastern Ready Mix have collaborated with South African Government to build and sponsor a house for the disadvantaged community of the Sokhulumi Village near Bronkhorstspruit. CMA’s contribution is to [...]
Investec Property pioneers development within multi-billion Rand Cornubia project
Investec Property will be among the first developers to break ground within the multi-billion rand Cornubia project, following its acquisition of 13 hectares of land earmarked for retail development. Architectural plans for a 90 000m2 shopping centre are in their final stages of approval. The exciting new location and the innovative design of the centre [...]
Building a nation of empowered women
The theme of this year’s Women’s Month is ‘Working together to enhance women’s opportunities to economic empowerment’. While there has been enormous transformation across a number of industries in terms of female employment and empowerment, the construction industry is still largely male-dominated. Rob Johnson, Executive Director of the Master Builders Association of the Western Cape [...]
AHEC invites architects and designers in South Africa to nominate projects for ‘Commercial Interior Design Awards 2012’
With just over a month left until the ‘Commercial Interior Design Awards 2012’, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, is inviting architects and designers in South Africa to nominate their projects for the prestigious awards. For the second year in a row, AHEC is sponsoring [...]
Mapei elevates product range with new roofing and waterproofing membrane
Mapei South Africa, local representative of the global industry leader in construction and concrete technology, has introduced a new roofing and waterproofing synthetic membrane, Mapeplan, to its local product range. The Mapeplan range is available in a choice of two materials – made from flexible polyolefin TPO/FPO – Mapeplan T, or PVC-P. Mapeplan T [...]
Distributed generation is here
The electrical power grid is under pressure as capacity continually increases, and cascading outages or systemic collapse are problems that are increasingly likely. The solution: distributed generation. “By distributing smaller generating capacity at multiple locations, the pitfalls of relying on a single remote source of power are greatly reduced,” says Trevor de Vries, MD [...]
Recovery in building industry years away
A complete recovery in the building and construction industry in South Africa will take a number of years until world markets regain the impetus that was lost after the worldwide recession began in 2008. According to Nedbank economist Nicky Weimer, there needs to be a recovery in consumer spending in the world’s major economies to [...]
Central Park at Waterfall Business Estate
South Africa will soon experience quality urban living on a scale beyond any this country has ever seen with Waterfall City, developed by Atterbury Property Group. South Africa’s most ambitious urban development is taking form at Waterfall Business Estate. Unifying northern Sandton and Midrand, Waterfall is a massive 330 hectare mixed-use development. Waterfall [...]
Another sweep for Grohe in South Africa
Grohe, the world’s leading premium brand for bathroom fittings, recently teamed up with Life Glynnwood Hospital in a successful partnership. Selected Grohe products are now home for patients and professionals to enjoy. Special designer solutions meet the highest hygiene requirements and yet aesthetically pleasing. In addition to upgrading newly renovated sections of the facility [...]
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