Author: Staff Writer
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 [...]
SAFETY FIRST AT MENLYN TAXI RANK PROJECT
Menlyn Taxi Rank is a recently completed, fast-tracked project by Concor to reconfiguration an underground parking area into a taxi holding facility a [...]
TEN YEARS OF INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENTS – AND COUNTING
On 16 June this year, it will be 10 years since Twinstar Precast opened its doors and began manufacturing custom precast products for the civil engine [...]