Mar 1, 2019 | Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
A complete range of newly-designed continuous slot polyurethane (PU) panels with improved efficiency, drainage, and durability is available from Aury Africa. According to the company, these panels are ideal for all applications where wedge wire and poly wedge panels...
Feb 27, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Food & Beverage, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
HOMEGROWN water and wastewater specialist Talbot & Talbot recently celebrated 30 years in business, a milestone it describes as “momentous achievement” for a company started by two brothers in a garage in Pietermaritzburg. In that time, it has grown to employ more...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
THE Southern African Plastic Pipes Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has issued an invitation to professionals interested in presenting at their Pipes XII Conference, to submit their abstracts as soon as possible. “We have reserved two full days for Pipes XII in...
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)...
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 23, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Water & Effluent Management
IN more gloomy news for Eastern Cape farmers battling the prolonged drought, the province’s combined dam levels have dropped again over the past week. “The Eastern Cape dam levels have decreased by a fraction from 58,6% to 58,0%,” said Department of Water and...
Jan 14, 2019 | Chemical & Allied Industries, Education & Training, Environmental Management & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Water & Effluent Management
AN innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on keeping a river clean and free of alien vegetation, has been acknowledged with a major award. The AECI Wise Wayz Water Care (WWWC) programme is a joint...
Jan 14, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
STARTING small as a ‘one-man show/ in 1993, the Pietermaritzburg office of engineers and scientists SRK Consulting has served its region and beyond with projects as diverse as drought relief, water reticulation, stormwater infrastructure, tailings dams, waste...
Nov 21, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Water & Effluent Management
HELP is on its way for Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) which has been affected for many years by water shortages and no water at all in some areas, for days at a time. To solve this crisis, Amatola Water was appointed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) as...
