Mar 20, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
Kouga Municipality is pioneering a new approach to building roads which could spell the end of potholes, create jobs and help save the planet. Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said the local authority would be taking hands with a Scottish...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News
WHEN delays during a routine maintenance project on the R603 in KwaZulu-Natal caused severe problems, Kaytech was contacted to supply GlasGrid, an asphalt pavement reinforcement system that the company says dramatically extends the lifespan of roads, runways and...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Mining & Quarrying
WHILE many organisations are scrambling to meet increasingly stringent sustainability legislations, Corobrik continues to exceed expectations by implementing advanced technologies and forward-thinking approaches to keep ahead of the curve. That’s according to...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa has unveiled plans to increase the collection and recycling rate of post-consumer polystyrene. According to association CEO Adri Spangenberg, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the recycling supply chain has been the...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE current practice of lowest cost procurement of professional consulting engineering services is clearly not working, as evidenced by the debacles at Eskom and other state-owned entities, where the total cost of ownership that includes maintenance over the lifecycle...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
FINANCE Minister Tito Mbowen’s pledge during his budget speech to stimulate economic activity and growth through infrastructure spending received an enthusiastic response from construction professionals gathered in Durban recently for the KZN Construction Expo. The...
Mar 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Plastics & Rubber, Projects, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
THE technically-complex KwaNobuhle Area 11 Link Sewer project has made a substantial difference to the living conditions of people living on the outskirts of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. That’s according to JG Afrika, the firm of consulting engineers appointed by the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Petrochemicals
OILTANKING Grindrod Calulo (OTGC) and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently turned the first sod at the site of the Port of Ngqura’s future liquid bulk tank farm. This comes ahead of the planned decommissioning and rehabilitation of the existing liquid...
Mar 5, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
HUNDREDS of jobs have been created thanks to the building of safer walkways for pedestrians and periodic road maintenance in far-flung rural areas in Northern KwaZulu Natal. That’s according to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) which is managing the...
