Author: Staff Writer
CONTRACTORS FAVOURITE BAKKIE GETS RESTORED
Many contractors and suppliers will fondly remember the fabulous ISUZU KB bakkies of old. For years they dominated the sales charts and were regarded [...]
TERRAFORCE CRB WALLS USED IN SPANISH CEMETERY EXPANSION PROJECT
Concrete Manufactures Association (CMA) member, Terraforce, has scored another notable offshore retaining wall success. Its Terraforce® L12 rock-face [...]
AFRISAM CONSTRUCTS VERULAM COMMUNITY HALL
Cement producer AfriSam has reaffirmed its dedication to the sustainable development of the communities surrounding its operations with the completion [...]
ELECTRIC TRUCK RENTALS A CONSIDERATION
Fleet owners of trucks used in the transport of cement bags or concrete products have an option to rent fully electric trucks from Volvo Trucks South [...]
THE CONCRETE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION – THRIVING IN ADVERSITY
Now in its 52nd year the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is in a good place. Despite being entirely self-funded, the association continues to [...]
CAST-STONE CLADDING ADDS A CLASSICAL TOUCH
In 2022, The Brodie Room, a building which overlooks the two Memorial rugby fields at Cape Town’s SACS high school, underwent a major face lift. What [...]
CMACS EXTENDS NAMIBIAN FOOTPRINT
CMACS, the Concrete Manufacturing Association’s certification arm, has gained a second Namibian client, Vula Namibia. The company’s first audit took p [...]
CONCRETE BLOCK PAVERS ARE BEING MIS-SPECIFIED
South Africa’s national standard for the manufacture of Concrete Block Pavers (CBP), SANS 1058:2021, is based on several performance measurements. Ten [...]
CONCRETE IS AN EVERGREEN BUILDING MATERIAL
Through the ages building materials of different sorts have come into and out of fashion as shortcomings or cost prohibitions have shown the materials [...]
CONSTRUCTION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COULD ALLEVIATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
South Africa is faced with a severe youth unemployment crisis, disproportionately affecting underskilled workers. A key driver of employment in this s [...]