November 2011
The Steel Awards, held simultaneously on 15 September 2011 at Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Suncoast Casino, Durban and the One&Only Hotel, Cape Town was hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC).
From a unique rooflight in Sandton to a railway station in Durban, from a record-breaking steel headgear in Gauteng and a brilliant Cape Town pedestrian bridge to a King's college in the North West Province, from an Athletes Village in Maputo to a futuristic skywalk in Johannesburg, this year's Steel Awards reflected the outstanding quality of the steel construction industry in all its diversity.
From left to right: The overall winner of Steel Awards 2011 was the Protea Court Rooflight in Sandton; the Buitengragt Pedestrian Bridge won the Bridge category while the Tubular Category was won by the Saxon Hotel Skywalk project.
Outspoken solar water heating expert Jim Hickey, who has previously been very critical of South Africa's approach to solar water heating, has praised the recent amendment of the National Building Regulations act.
"South Africa is moving towards a more sustainable approach in its development of infrastructure and housing," says Hickey, managing director of Selected Energy.
The ongoing shortage of skilled personnel within the construction and steel industry has not abated. The cost of attracting and retaining skilled professionals is increasing and it has become imperative for companies to take control and up-skill their employees for the sake of sustainability and continuity. B&T Steel is doing just that.
On the product side, Ludowici's recent acquisition of Meshcape is set to expand the company's revenues and manufacturing capabilities across Africa.
From left to right: Trevor van Vuuren, CEO of B&T Steel; Jim Hickey, managing director of Selected Energyand Ludowici Meshcape managing director, David Sibley.
Three new products are featured in Construction World this month. High Power Equipment (HPE) Africa is officially launching its new range of 9-Series Hyundai earthmoving equipment, at the company's headquarters in Jet Park, Boksburg; Terex is breaking new ground with the launch of the new TLB840 backhoe loader in South Africa - the most versatile, innovative and efficient Terex® backhoe loader yet; while Doka is introducing the revolutionary new Staxo 40.The Doka development engineers have been successful in greatly reducing the dead weight of the Staxo 40 frames while retaining their high stability and load-bearing capacity.
From left to right: One of the machines in the 9-Series from HPE; the recently launched Terex TLB840 backhoe loader and Doka's new Staxo 40.
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BRT's sections 3 and 5 completed
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Development Agency (City of Johannesburg) for the upgrade of existing road infrastructure to provide corridors for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network of transport for public commuters in Gauteng.
Revolutionary load-bearing tower
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