May 2007
The most exciting new development opportunity in Africa? Barloworld Eauipment and Tractafric Equipment have formed a new company, Congo Equipment, to supply Cat products for the development of the long-ignored infrastructure in the DRC's minerals rich Katanga province.
See pages 20 & 21.
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Architectural expressions in concrete
Concrete isn't just for civil structures with Hugh Fraser, architectural consultant at the Cement & Concrete Institute, providing six examples from South Africa to illustrate emerging design trends
Nairobi under pressure from its population
Sewage overload, an over-reliance on charcoal for energy, and groundwater depletion are just some of the areas highlighted in a new United Nations report focused on establishing a msterplan to address and reverse urban decay in Kenya's capital, Nairobi
African Capital targets R20 to R100m range
An investment of R79,8m in four properties in Randburg, Gauteng, marks the first of a steady acquisition drive by African Capital Property Portfolio Limited since its establishment in November 2006
Winelands amphitheatre: a cultural expression
By adopting Terraforce's novel 4x4 Multi Step retaining block system, a remarkable new amphitheatre has been created in Stellenbosch at Kayamandi's new Tourism Centre. Initially, the amphitheatre ws planned as a concrete structure, supported by ground beams, but this alternative proposal proved more cost effective and attractive
Electro-technical ecology: building Polokwane's 2010 legacy
Equipped with enough power to run a small town, Polokwane's new R800m Peter Mokaba 2010 stadium evokes a bushveld theme. Four powerful ""baobab"" structural elements at the corners of the stadium support the canopy roof
SCREWSOL launch backed by Bauer acquisitions
DURA Soletanche Bachy has launched its SCREWSOL piling technique into the southern African market, with the first contracts awarded for the Ambatovy Project, a nickel mine in Madagascar, as well as for a private project in Johannesburg
Self-climbing against the wind
A customised and integrated formwork solution devised by PERI is enabling rapid floor advances during the construction of a new office building, comprising two 106m towers, for the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
Forming the future
Changing the face of the built environment worldwide in all areas of formwork, Doka unveiled a number of new product developments at the bauma 07 trade fair in Munich. Amongst these, the Table Lifting System TLS is particularly interesting, with a number of units already sold into the South African market
The world's construction leaders met at bauma 07
According to an independent survey 91% of the exhibitors at bauma 07 - the world's largest construction industry trade fair - presented new developments in response to global demands for faster, more efficient and sustainable mechanised solutions in construction
Erosion control through gabion interventions
On three recent projects, environmentally engineered solutions using River mattresses and gabions supplied by Gauteng company, Gabion Baskets, reinforce the effectiveness of these permeable structures in countering erosion control
