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March 2003

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Landmark deal spurs industry transformation
Mvelaphanda Strategic Investment's recent acquisition of a 51% equity interest in Arcus Gibb, one of SA's leading consulting, design and managements firms, provides meaningful career opportunities for previously disadvantaged persons in the cons sector
CIOB: setting the benchmark for construction management
The recent awarding of Fellowship qualifications to key industry professionals serves to highlight the value offering of the CIOB of Southern Africa, aimed at all professional disciplines in the built environment construction management delivery process
Private equity fills the finance gap
Addressing the need to grow young black entrepreneurs, the R100m FNB-Momentum-UYF Progress Fund gets off to a good start following the recent conclusion of its first private equity deal with the East London based Power Plant Hire Group
Tilt-up construction - gaining recognition and endorsement in South Africa
Challenging conventional thinking, two recent projects serve to illustrate the outstanding flexibility of tilt-up construction as a cost-effective and high-quality method of erecting structures, with the benefit of offering boundless design capabilities
Bell loaders retain number one position
Richards Bay based OEM, Bell Equipment Company, retains it market leadership position for the second consecutive year with the highest number of wheel loader sales in the South African market.
A shift to integrated catchment management
A paradigm shift in the approach to stormwater and river management considers the needs for water quality improvement, ecological protection and sustainable use of river corridors
Thesen Islands: innovative advancements in marina development
Home to the Knysna seahorse and other remarkable species, the construction of an interlinking residential island development in the Knysna Estuary required a unique engineering solution in establishing the viability of the project
Fast documentation via project templates
Remodelling the entire design for a shopping centre within only 11 working days - in the process producing 350 detail drawings - is achieved through the combination of a range of software packages
Integrated turnkey solutions in steel
New trends in total project delivery, a focus on automation to improve quality and cost, and integrated information management systems are changing the face of steel construction in South Africa
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