August 2007
Drumrock Properties, a leading Pretoria based property development and construction company, is expanding its Komatsu fleet. Recent acquisitions include a Komatsu PC300-7 excavator, seen here loading from a stockpile at a Drumrock development in Mpumalanga. See pages 20 & 21.
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Industry leader posts exceptional year-end
Group Five's annual financial results for the year ending 30th June 2007 portray an intelligent assessment of market opportunities and construction excellence
Steel Awards 2007
Local and international examples from South Africa showcase innovation in steel construction at this year's Steel Awards, hosted annually by the Southern African Institution of Steel Construction, with the winners announced across six possible categories, including the coveted prize for the Overall Winner
Guidelines for catchment management strategies
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has released a new set of guidelines which will now facilitate the formulation of catchment management strategies for South Africa within the 18 defined Water Management Areas (WMAs)
Berg River grouting
The completion of an intensive 30 month project by Rogel JV, a joint venture between Ground Engineering (GEL) and Rodio Geotechnics, at the Berg River Dam project near Franschhoek included the establishment of an extensive grout curtain below the 990m wide, 65m high dam wall
Boosting container traffic at Pier 1
Carried out by Basil Read Construction, the completion of a new 180 000m2 hard-standing area at Pier 1 in the Port of Durban forms part of a R2bn development plan by transport parastatal, Transnet, to maintain and grow this facility, currently the southern hemisphere's largest and busiest container terminal
Crane-independent climbing combination builds Polish towers
During the building of the ""Sea Towers"" mixed-use high-rise in Gdynia, Poland, the use of PERI's modular RCS climbing protection panels and ACS self-climbing formwork meets complex site requirements
Precast renditions
Colours, exacting finishes and world class techniques in precast concrete, including design trends in self-compacting concrete, are explored by Dr Hans-Dieter Beushausen, post-doctoral fellow of UCT's Department of Civil Engineering
Preparing the way for Centurion's new viaduct
Complex dolomite ground investigation works for the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project being carried out by the DURA-Geomechanics JV will establish a sound foundation for a 5,8km long viaduct running through Centurion
Gauteng's Piazza ready in 2009
Adding nine separate, highly individual buildings with street-level retail and prime office space in the upper levels, the R1,1bn Melrose Arch Piazza project provides a further extension to the highly successful Melrose Arch precinct, situated north of Johannesburg
Civitas facelift will be joined by new tower
Being undertaken for the Department of Public Works, Vela VKE consulting engineer's contract for the upgrading and extensions to the Civitas building in Pretoria has been extended to include the design of a new 15 storey office block adjacent to the existing tower
Non-woven erosion control promotes vegetation
Kaytech's Grassfence geotextile provides the ideal erosion protection measures during the construction of the Simbithi Eco-Estate in northern KwaZulu-Natal
