Oct 17, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, SMME Development & Support
With all development rights in place, civil construction on the much awaited Ntshongweni Urban Development will commence in early 2019. This 2 000-hectare project located 30 kilometres west of the Port of Durban on the N3, is the next logical urban precinct expected...
Oct 3, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects
THE almost complete Mount Edgecombe N2/M41 Interchange at uMhlanga on KwaZulu-Natal’s rapidly expanding North Coast will have a significant impact on this area’s urban quality and spatial connectivity as well as a major business enabler.. That’s according to...
Sep 26, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control
THE next generation of healthcare buildings will be very different from the hospitals, clinics and general practitioner (GP) surgeries we are familiar with today. A revolution in building design is already underway, which has largely been prompted by an acceleration...
Sep 19, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
DEVELOPING one of the last open sites on Umhlanga Rocks Drive in the Ridgeside precinct in Umhlanga afforded architecture and interior architecture company Paragon the unique opportunity to shape the landscaping as part of the overall design. Known as Pran Boulevard,...
Sep 5, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, SMME Development & Support
THE South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) project on the N2, between Mtunzini and Empangeni has brought with it a series of challenges that placed it in a category of its own. That’s according to Jonathan Pearce, Concor Infrastructure’s contracts manager on...
Aug 30, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
THE setting up of a precast plant requires proper scheduling with each aspect of the project requiring specific planning and adequate time allocation. That’s according to Elematic, which says its expertise in this process has assisted both local and global customers...
Aug 30, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Fire Protection, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Petrochemicals, Safety
A Durban firm has played a key role in the success of a trailer-based foam fire-suppression system making inroads into the local petrochemicals sector. According to DoseTech MD Mike Feldon, the fire protection equipment supplier has for three consecutive years...
Aug 30, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
VEOLIA Water Technologies South Africa recently completed its contract for the 55 Mℓ/day potable water treatment plant in the iLembe District in KwaZulu-Natal. Part of the Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme (LTBWSS), the plant, constructed at a cost of R1.4...
Aug 29, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment
THE construction sector – and particularly civil engineering – will remain in the doldrums for 2018 with hopes for some improvement to begin next year, according to Industry Insight senior economist David Metelerkamp. Speaking to construction industry stakeholders at...
