May 2008
Caterpillar's D6 and D7 bulldozers from Barloworld Equipment are making a return to South Africa in the form of the Cat D6G2 and D7G2 models, powered by the renowned Cat 3306 engine. See pages 14 & 15
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Top award for Africa's largest PPP
The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link won the ""The Best Global Project to Sign"" category at the tenth annual Public Private Finance Awards, held on 29th April 2008 in London
Establishing built environment emission indicators
WSP Consulting Engineers aims to develop a framework that benchmarks the sustainability of global cities against each other in order to devise envrionment emission indicators in master planning future urban environments
Asphalt disintegration under severe climate conditions
The importance of the correct construction technique and effective lifecycle management of flexible pavements is well illustrated by a recent in-depth study in KwaZulu-Natal
FDS pile approach at King Shaka
Expanding technological frontiers in South Africa, leading geotechnical concern, Franki Africa, is successfully adopting the internationally proven full displacement screw-type pile technique on the new King Shaka International Airport development at La Mercy, north of Durban
Springs to Leandra made safer
Valued at approximately R260,9m, Grinaker-LTA Roads & Earthworks is currently carrying out remediation works on a 47,5km stretch of the N17 between Springs and Leandra. Included in the project's scope is the construction of three bridges and the redesign of three dangerous intersections
Diaphragm walls in challenging ground conditions
Internationally acknowledged for the construction of Africa's longest slurry cut-off wall at the Ngqura Harbour development north of Port Elizabeth, Dura Soletanche Bachy is investigating the possibility of introducing further diaphragm walling technology in SA with the introduction of the patented Hydrofraise technique
SA turnkey specialist is a water, waste pioneer
Whether it's developing closed water circuits for mines, devising sewage plants for remote property developments, or recycling car batteries into commercial products, Thuthuka Group Limited (TGL) is proving to be a South African company with a turnkey approach that's world class
Climbing ahead on the FIFA stadiums
Doka SA has its eye firmly on the ball as the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup approaches, supplying formwork solutions on three of the stadiums being built
Aiming for the sky with hollow core concrete blocks
As an engineered structure, concrete block retaining walls offer extensive flexibility at a range of heights and in varied soil conditions when designed by experts in this complex field
Berg River: SA's first eco-compliant dam
The Western Cape's Berg River Dam is internationally unique and the first in South Africa that is required to make both low and high flow ecological reserve releases
World's first hybrid truck
Volvo Truck Corporation has launched the world's first hybrid refuse trucks, with two vehicles undergoing pilot testing in Sweden. Volvo has announced the commercial production of hybrid trucks in 2009 for longer term downstream applications that will include construction
Turnkey wastewater pump station solutions
ITT Water & Wastewater's innovative ""TOP"" system passes on major cost savings for utility owners without the need for extensive civil infrastructure requirements