Maccaferri recently constructed a 29 m tip wall as part of Iduapriem’s expansion project. The new crushing station is closer to the mine, which will result in operational cost savings and an increased throughput.

The newest wheel loader from New Holland offers various exciting enhancements that will improve productivity, operator comfort and serviceability.

The increased use of light steel frame building in South Africa is exciting and offers quality, cost efficiency and speed of erection. Although this method of building is relatively new to South Africa, it has been used successfully elsewhere.

Angola is slowly but surely getting back to where it was before the devastating civil war. Over the past years it has had unprecedented growth. Shortage in the supply of cement, bricks and electricity is a factor that can cause this growth to be hampered.

Architecture that voluntarily improves energy efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality has surged in popularity in the past two years, especially in Europe and major US cities. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, commonly known as LEED, has become the standard for green building design.

Cradle City is the first planned city situated around an airport in South Africa. It will be a green-driven mixed-use development on a substantial 912 hectares of land.

The R600-million project to extend and upgrade Eastgate in on track and will be completed by August 2009.

AfriSam has been awarded the contract to supply ballast for the Gauteng Rapid Rail link project. This project is key in the success of the Gautrain.

Grinaker-LTA is well on track with two facilities aimed at the fight against crime: the first is the South African Police Service’s new forensic facility and the second a prototype prison in Kimberley.

Esor was contracted to provide lateral support across a range of conditions and to great depths.

Most buildings being built today are not energy efficient. This escalates energy wasting. Insulation and glazing can vastly improve this.