REHABILITATING PARLIAMENT
Draco Group has been appointed to assist with the restoration and rehabilitation of the Old Assembly Building at the Parliament of the Republic of Sou [...]
CONCRETE THROUGH THE AGES
The most fascinating part of the Pantheon in Rome is its giant dome, with its famous hole in the top (The eye of the Pantheon, or oculus). The dome wa [...]
A NEW BENCHMARK FOR BOTHA’S HILL
Botha’s Hill, KwaZulu‑Natal – Isphetho Developments has officially marked the on‑site launch of Inqaba Views Residential Estate, a boutique seventy‑fi [...]
BLACKLISTING ROGUE CONTRACTORS
Analysis by the Building Industry Bargaining Council (BIBC) links blacklisted firms to broader patterns of non-compliance across South Africa’s buildi [...]
TOTAL TOOLS RANGE FOR TRADE AND SMALL BUSINESSES
As cost pressures and project demands continue to shape the South African construction, maintenance and small business landscape, access to reliable, [...]
WEST RAND TRUCK STORE OPENS SITS DOORS
TruckStore, a division of Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA), today announced the opening of its new West Rand facility, reaffirming its long-term c [...]
DIESEL PRICE CRISIS HASTENS THE ENTRY OF ELECTRIC LOADERS
The South African concrete industry has become increasingly exposed to global energy shocks with the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East [...]
COLLOIDAL SILICA: AN EASIER, CLEANER, TOUGHER ALTERNATIVE TO SILICA FUME
Africa faces unique construction challenges. These include sulphate-rich soils and groundwater in mining areas, coastal chlorides, variable quality ag [...]
BOOM TIME MAY BE COMING
South Africa is heading into one of its biggest construction periods in decades. At the South Africa Infrastructure Investment Summit in May 2026, Pre [...]
LIDAR OFFERS CERTAINTY WHEN ITS NEEDED
People often think LiDAR scanning is simply a more advanced way to measure a building. According to Edward de Jager, Head of Operations at BPAS Archit [...]
ROCLA INTRODUCES THE SQUARE MANHOLE
Manholes are traditionally expected to be round in shape, but industrial sectors such as electrical, plumbing, fibre optic networks, infrastructure, i [...]
MANUFACTURER EXPANDS DIGITAL DESIGN CAPABILITIES
Building Information Modelling (BIM) continues to reshape the way building professionals design construction projects and is leading manufacturers to [...]
10 REASONS TO SPECIFY READYMIX CONCRETE
South Africa has a well-developed readymix concrete industry supported by extensive manufacturing capacity and established delivery networks. Despite [...]
