January 2010
This month’s cover features the relatively new Group Five Construction Materials. This company aims to leverage the entire building materials supply chain.
The January issue focuses on Roads and Bridges in which the preparation and logistics of jacking a 4 500 ton bridge underneath a live railway line is explained, while the project profile focuses on how the development of the Absa Towers building in the centre of Johannesburg is contributing to urban renewal.
Over an above our regular focuses on the marketplace, the building environment, property, projects and contracts and the latest in equipment and products and services for the construction industry, the magazine also looks at innovative Information Technology.
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Regular FeaturesMarketplace Project and contracts Diary & Appointments On the cover - Leveraging the value chain Whether for large or small clients, Group Five Construction Materials is striving to be the service provider of choice to the Gauteng market for construction materials in terms of aggregates, ready mix and building supplies. Demolishing a symbol of frustration
For decades the Allandale Bridge has represented motorists’ worst nightmares. This bridge over the Ben Schoeman highway was demolished late last year as part of the new free flowing Allandale intersection.
Long wait worth it
The Quadrant project in Claremont is hailed widely as a top Private Public Partnership. The multi-million rand redevelopment of the civic heart of the Cape Town suburb of Claremont is an example of a successful Public Private Partnership.
“Developers have breathed new life into the area,” says ward councillor Ian Iversen. He was speaking at a celebration to mark the opening of the new private sector funded Claremont Civic Precinct and public library at The Quadrant, Cape Town.
City centre regeneration The intricate logistics on the congested Absa Towers west site are overcome with careful planning. This ambitious development currently being built in the Johannesburg CBD will contribute to the planned regeneration of the city centre.
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