Feb 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
CONSTRUCTION industry professionals eager to propel their skills and capacity forward in KZN’s ballooning R200 billion industry are invited to register for any of the fourteen CPD accredited workshops offered at the KZN Construction Expo. This year marks the third...
Feb 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, SMME Development & Support
KWAZULU-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda recently announced Xmoor Transport as the company that will build the 3.3km stretch of the P6-3 at Msinga. The long-awaited road will link Greytown, Tugela Ferry and Dundee and will enable...
Feb 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Projects
A row has erupted between the contactor tasked with building the Mtentu Bridge in the Eastern Cape and national roads agency SANRAL over the company’s decision this week to pull out of the R1.6-billion contract. The Aveng-Strabag Joint Venture (ASJV), a partnership...
Feb 4, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Plastics & Rubber, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Quality Assurance, Water & Effluent Management
THE Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has added its voice to a recent warning about substandard high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes that do not comply with relevant product standards, issued by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI)...
Feb 4, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Projects
FIBERTEX recently worked with Siyamba Earthworx contractors to design and install a green-wall solution, rather than using conventional retaining blocks, for a project in Salt Rock, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Jeremy Wayne Muthusamy, Key Accounts Manager,...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, Water & Effluent Management
THE Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply project is in line for a major upgrade aimed at doubling its capacity from 55 megalitres (ml) of potable water per day to 110ml. That’s according to Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Pamela Tshwete, who visited the weir at the...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News
The real manufacturing gross value added (GVA) for KwaZulu-Natal was estimated at R80.8-billion, making it the second highest contributor to the South African GVA behind Gauteng. That’s according to Nick Sarnadas, Portfolio Director at Specialised Exhibitions...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
KWIKSPACE, the mobile and modular building specialists, will be exhibiting at the KZN Construction Expo again this year. The 2019 Expo, taking place on 20 and 21 February at the Durban Exhibition Centre, will feature over 80 companies exhibiting products in all...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects
THE growing demand for fibreoptic cable infrastructure has seen a Durban installer acquire eight Kwagga rammers from Hire It. According to the KZN-based equipment hire company’s Sales Director Richard Fraser, this is testament to the success of the rugged and...
