Cape Town based construction company, NMC, is following leading global trends with the formation of the NMC Alliance – linking contractors, professionals and specialist sub-contractors into an integrated team that’s been proven to fast-track projects and deliver real value for clients

As in the first competition launched in late 2004, US$2m in prize money is on the table in the second round of the global Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction. Regional winners will be announced at five ceremonies internationally towards the end of 2008, with the top three revealed at a global ceremony in 2009

If one of SA’s criticalassets is engineering, why wasn’t the Engineering Council of South Africa consulted concerning proposed amendments to the statutory regulatory framework of the Built Environment Professions?

Construction is now well under way on the new head office campus for the Department of Foreign Affairs, with work on this Public Private Partnership project scheduled for completion by March 2009

The extensive use of marine outfall sewers is gaining popularity globally, with Richards Bay’s Mhlathuzi Water showing the way for South Africa’s widespread coastal municipalities

A tailor made and cost-effective solution has resulted in the rapid construction of a vertical retaining wall structure and access ramp for a new mine tip at BHP Billiton’s Optimum Colliery. In the initial planning stages three alternatives were up for consideration

Drainage, compaction, slope angle and geotextiles are key factors, which combined with site specific data, must be taken into account in perfecting the intricacies of building environmentally engineered structures – in all instances requiring a professional design approach

A custom built water powered down the hole drilling system delivers outstanding performance during injection grouting operations at a US reservoir, carried out by local US based Soletanche Bachy subsidiary, Nicholson Construction

Accuracy and speed were key criteria when it came to selecting the 3D package used to complete the spectacular Al Kazim Towers in downtown Dubai

The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction and DSE Structural Engineers and Contractors have officially opened their School of Draughting

During 2008 work on Johannesburg’s Gautrain rapid rail link ramps up as work intensifies on a myriad of project phases, from viaduct construction to tunnel excavation and the construction of the new stations

Given the international trend towards the phasing in of green building codes, structural glazing provides an ideal solution in reducing energy loads

For the second successive year, Bell Equipment Ltd has recorded the highest pre- and post-tax profits in its history for the period to December 2007, with R&D rollouts such as the Mach 5 articulated dump truck series impacting on current and future profitability gains

Industrial chemical company, BASF, has devised a new approach to admixture technology with the development of the Glenium SKY series, a product breakthrough that provides a whole new level of performance control