May 2002
World Leader strives for sustainable solutions in cement - targeting both mature and emerging economies in 75 countries and on four continents, the Lafarge group sets its sights on growing its market base internationally.
Founded in France in 1833, the Lafarge Group has a long and proud history of innovation, establishing itself as a world leader in the building materials sector across its four divisions, namely cement, aggregates and concrete, roofing, and gypsum.
A major player in the market, the Group's number one leadership slot in cement was confirmed in 201 with the acquisition of Blue Circle, at the time the world's 6th largest cement producer.
In today's market, the Lafarge group of companies now operate in more than 75 countries, employing some 85 000 employees. Sales revenues have increased significantly over the past five years, growing year-on-year from a recorded turnover of 6,4 billion euroes in 1997, to 15 billion euros in 2001.
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Spoornet gets new high-tech rail profiling machine
Built in South Africa under license, Lennings Rail Service's new Speno RR24M-12 rail profiling machine takes to the tracks
Proposed super highway part of integrated solution for Gauteng
Plans to build a toll road section between Johannesburg and Pretoria form part of a longer term strategy to facilitate economic expansion in Gauteng
The value of information technology in the construction industry
Enterprise resource planning forms the backbone for an integrated information technology system, where business processes run in parallel to achieve significantly improved project delivery, greater productivity and higher levels of satisfaction ?
World leader strives for sustainable solutions in cement
Targeting both mature and emerging economies in 75 countries and on four continents, the Lafarge group sets its sights on growing its market base internationally
Cape Town's international convention centre takes shape
WBHO, working on conjunction with its JV partners, reports good progress on the ground-breaking international convention centre and hotel development on Cape Town's foreshore, working to demanding deadlines to meet the official opening in August 2003
Fast track construction at KZN's Suncoast Casino
Tsogo Sun's Suncoast Casino begins to take shape on Durban's beachfront, with the first phase of development scheduled to open to the public in December 2002
Revolutionary Alu-Dalle system custs formwork cycles
A fast erect/strip system which outperforms conventional formwork
The use of cementitious binders in the formation on in-site soil cement columns
Recent advances and innovations in the field of soil improvement in situ has lead to the successful introduction of soil cement columns being formed, using both jet grouting and deep soil mixing methods
